@pbacot ah ok, got it

hi alpro,

thanks for the response. what do you mean by work arounds...do you have any example?
the problem with two reference points is, that this doesn't work for instance if you have an underlying raster-satelitte image.
and sorry for the question, but what is PIA?

anyone? never ever had anybody else this problem?

Or just asked generally: how can I "transfer" a geographic reference while importing a 3D-model from another source ?

Dear Forum,

I have a georeferenced dxf-file (GK-Zone 2, EPSG 31466) and I want to get it into Sketchup to export it to GE. The location is also correct, tested it in QGIS.
If I directly import it, Sketchup will screw the geolocation. And if I get a "reference point" in my dxf and transfer this point to WGS84 and use it as origin point in SKP, the location and the dimensions seems to match, but the model is rotated for roughly 2-3 degrees. And when I transfer the dxf in QGIS to WGS84 and to later on the same, I have the same problem.
Does anybody know what has to be adjusted in the procedure?
Or is there a more simple way to get a referenced acad-file referenced into sketchup?