@jim78b said: I HAVE A model ...I can not make it ok for exportation in stl format... We might need more details to come up with some really useful advice... I suspect your model is not 'solid'... Most 3dPrinters [i.e. taking STL] expect 'manifold solids'... There are lots of posts about this... Please give more [helpful] details... Can you attach the SKP to a post ?

ok thnaks very much

thanks a lot i will try

I have tried a little doing something like this on the Mac but it doesn't work for me. However in the last post TIG, it seems that the update would not be automatic anyway. Do I understand that correctly? In that case a method that I have used is print or save the excel file to a pdf file that has been inserted in LO. update the pdf by over-writing to the same file and LO will update. But as I understand it the holy grail is to have auto update from SU to Excel to LO. You can probably script some of the process. Now I wonder if anyone knows why inserted graphics are not at proper size, or is there some rule they follow?

I'm not finding anything you guys have in Word on a Mac (insert button with link submenu?) If I choose insert file and pick a box in the open dialog "insert as link" I get an error not valid file name.... Anyway is LO reference supposed to be able to update when you update the Excel this way (rtf)? or do you also have to do something with the rtf file? I use an alternate method myself. I update the excel then print to pdf, Iinsert pdf to LO. Later if I change the excel file, I print to pdf and over-write the same pdf file The LO file can then update ther reference. Is this more steps?? If you use macs the print to pdf will use the excel name so you don't even have to worry about the name--if you are in the right folder. Regarding OP I think the missing step is using ruby to export the information about his DC to the csv file. Just guessing.

hello my problem is thath i use 2d drawings e don't transform from 3d drawings. in autocad i use the border of my drawing in model space and not in layout. i want drawing in 2d in sketchup and rthen plot to pdf correctly. other problemare layers, if i will convert my drawing....

LayOut cannot import DWG/DXF. You can either export the titleblock as an image from AutoCad (use the raster "plotter") or recreate it in LayOut. Anssi