# Colors/materials not showing after import from dwg to skp

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colors-materials-not-showing-after-import-from-dwg-to-skp/203521>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Tags:** import, bug, mac\
**Created:** [July 17, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colors-materials-not-showing-after-import-from-dwg-to-skp/203521 "2022-07-17T11:31:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![virjinia\_todorova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3e96dc/32.png) [@virjinia\_todorova](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/virjinia_todorova)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colors-materials-not-showing-after-import-from-dwg-to-skp/203521/1 "2022-07-17T11:31:30Z")

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Hey there, I have a model of a house dvg format and when importing to sketchup the colors/materials are not imported properly. Could someone help please? I have uploaded the file here.  
[21924-AR-R9.dwg](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/pA24XxztEE5N7p564FcWhbrc4li.dwg) (12.1 MB)

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colors-materials-not-showing-after-import-from-dwg-to-skp/203521/2 "2022-07-17T12:15:30Z")

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I get colored faces when I import the file. Look for the Options button in the Import panel and make sure the box for Materials is checked.

 ![Screenshot - 7_17_2022 , 7_13_58 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/e/9/e96dc25d9272e6f0dab0ec7e5685ea641d21a030.png)

 ![Screenshot - 7_17_2022 , 7_13_42 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/5/9/59f9d515d788735fe532142aef651ab22a293166.png)

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**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colors-materials-not-showing-after-import-from-dwg-to-skp/203521/3 "2022-07-17T14:53:14Z")

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TO verify that this is not Mac-specific, here is what I get - clearly the same as @DaveR showed:

 ![Screen Shot 2022-07-17 at 10.52.29 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/9/f9b8cb5f5416faedd18388c5b20b6d8f6daa3421.png)

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**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colors-materials-not-showing-after-import-from-dwg-to-skp/203521/4 "2022-07-17T17:30:18Z")

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As to textures, the built-in render engine in AutoCad is an extension that stores the information in a proprietary way in the file’s Xdata so that it is not readable by other applications. Perhaps exporting the model to some other 3D format from AutoCad might contain textures.

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**Author:** ![virjinia\_todorova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3e96dc/32.png) [@virjinia\_todorova](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/virjinia_todorova)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/colors-materials-not-showing-after-import-from-dwg-to-skp/203521/5 "2022-07-17T17:46:25Z")

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Hey Anssi, actually the architects are exporting from Revit program into dvg file and then I’m importing to Sketchup. I see same colors as the others, however the outside of the house has nothing to do with the materials/colors that we have decided.

 ![3](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/a/1/a17c9f5105a4d99047db22e61e09ede5341b129f.jpeg)