AUTOCAD TO SKETCHUP

Before starting 3 d development of a project in Sketchup Pro, following are the steps you need to perform in Autocad so that their are minimal chances of error:

Sample layout for a bedroom
Photo by: Mitu B

Step 1 : Delete all the unnecessary objects from your plan such as dimensions, texts, hatches and even furniture (if required). Type E and then press enter for ERASE command in Autocad. You can then select objects which you want to remove.

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Step 2: Turn all the layers into a single layer (Layer 0). This can be done by selecting all objects and then either selecting Layer 0 at Layer control bar.

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or selecting Layer 0 at Properties bar (For PROPERTIES command, type PR or MO and then press Enter).

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If you have polylines or block, you can explode them using EXPLODE command (Type X and then enter). 

Step 3: After that you can select all the objects and then type OVERKILL and then click OK and this step will remove all duplicate and overlapping objects or segments.

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Step 4: Select all objects again and type FLATTEN and press Enter. It will ask to Remove Hidden Lines and press Enter.

This command will flatten the entire drawing.

Step 5: You can either save the file by typing SAVE command and press Enter and then select the file location where you want to save. 

or 

You can select the objects and type WBLOCK command and select the file name and path to choose where you want to save your file.

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Step 6: Open Sketchup Pro and Go to File> Import and select your file.

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Step 7: Now go to WINDOWS > DEFAULT TRAY > LAYERS and click on Layers.

and you will see that there are still some layers apart from Layer 0 which are present in file. 

To delete them just click onand the layer will be deleted. 

Step 9: Now you can select the plan and press G and this will create a component. Press on create and you can start with developing your 3 d model.

     

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