Re: Importing from SketchUp issues @mouse51180 Thanks for uploading the file, tried to open with Rhino and QCad and the file seems empty. There are some unused blocks but nothing visible so it's not just Fusion that's unable to read the file. Convert Rhinoceros 3DM to SKP Sketchup file. Start Autoconverter program available from the Windows menu. Open & load your input 3DM Rhinoceros file. Edit & fix the model geometry if defects ie. Mesh holes are present. Save & export your 3DM model as SKP Sketchup file format. The reverse conversion from SKP to 3DM is also supported. Aug 18, 2008 Thanks for replies. I had to use a sketchup file in rhino because someone did some work in sketchup. But i can't stand the meshes. I tried to do what rR16 said: downloading some files and pasting them in the Rhino plug-in folder. But, I still can't open the sketchup file in Rhino. Any other suggestions?
The best way to get 3D I have found from sketchup to rhino is to use the obj export filter - this is a free download from the sketchup site. If you have textured the model the textures ride along with it and can be seen when rendered in rhino (V3 or 4). You need to look at how the model is put together in sketchup, esp if using layers to get the model into logical individual pieces in rhino - do a few tests. This is a smaller and cleaner file than going through dwg. If you are exporting sections as 2D dwg then the file will need a lot of cleaning up in rhino (or anything else).
Arcs and circles all come in as tiny segments, many lines will overlapping. Once in rhino(V3 or V4) check your units - I use mm - then loosen your rhino tolerance to 1 (assuming mm). Run seldup to pick up duplicates and delete them, then run selshortcurve and enter 1 to pick up all curves less than 1mm long and delete those. (Depending on your model you can choose to select all curves less than 5mm or whatever) Now on a layer by layer basis select all and run crvend and crvstart - this will mark all the hidden overlapping lines and you can then go through and clean them out - window select and delete them and fillet with 0 radius to clean up straight lines. Select and join all the little arc segments or simply use arc3point and snaps to draw a true arc over them and delete the original mess.
Importing Sketchup Into Revit
On a big model with many section exports this is a lot of hassle, and if I had to go through this again I think it would be far better to model the whole thing in rhino which has a far better toolset for anything you want to be precise, perhaps using sketchup just for initial concepts. Cheers rabbit DaveW 14:03.
Import Sketchup To Rhino
Note: When Rhino opens a non-3dm model, the title bar reflects the name of the model that was opened. When the model is saved for the first time, this model name is entered as the file name. SKP Import Options. Import faces asTrimmed planes. Imports objects as planar trimmed surfaces. Mesh. Imports the objects as mesh faces.
Join on import. Determines whether or not objects will be joined on import.
Sketchup Models
Edges. Joins edges. Faces. Joins faces. Weld angle degrees.
Sets the angle between faces to determine welding. Embed textures in the model. Applies textures to the imported mesh. Always use these settings. Do not show this dialog again.Saves the current settings and turns off the dialog display.