Adding coodinates to a sketchup model for export

SketchUp
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Hi There

A colleague of mine has created a sketchup model of a bridge that has then been exported as a dwg. then coordinated to real world coordinates within AutoCAD.

I am hoping to avoid the step of coordinating the model in AutoCAD in future by having the sketchup model coordinated from the start.

Is there a way to add coordinates to a sketchup model so when I import it into Autocad or other programs it is imported to the desired coordinates?

Thanks,
Lawrence

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Are you asking about geo-locating the model? You could do that in Window>Model Info>Geo-Location and click on Set Manual Location. Enter the lat/lon in the fields. I’m not sure if the location is included in an exported DWG file but it would be easy enough for you to test that out.

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Positioning the model relative to the origin might or might not do it, but I don’t have experience with ACAD to say either way. It does work between one SketchUp file and another with “copy” and “paste in place.”

Is there a “preserve origin” option when importing into ACAD? The only possible problem is we’ve seen some trouble with SketchUp when models are drawn far from the origin.