Hi - I’m trying to export a design which is simply 12" x 10", but when I open it up to test it in FreeCAD, it shows up as many feet larger. I used the Top Perspective and Parallel Projection, but still doesn’t seem to work. My export settings look like this:
So, for example, when I open up the .DXF file in FreeCAD (or any other program), the width is not 10", but is like 20’. Can anyone tell me what I’m doing wrong, please? My .SKP file is attached. I should mention - I’m using the online version for $119: SketchUp Shop.
Thank you for the reply. I did, actually, choose the Parallel Projection which you’ve indicated - not sure why the .SKP file doesn’t reflect that. And that enabled me to check the Full Scale (1:1) box. (The Width and Height numbers are what seem to be causing the trouble, but there’s no way to edit them once the Full Scale button is checked…and I do want it in Full Scale. The Width and Height numbers appear to change when zoomed in/out, however.) I would just like the .DXF to have the 12" x 10" output. Thank you.
Forgot to add…here’s how the file you provided appears in FreeCAD:
the Width and Height numbers come from the dimensions of the model window in your browser. Here I’ve changed the size of the browser window from the previous one. Those dimensions have no affect on the size of the export.
Evidently. I imported the .dxf file I made into both SketchUp, LayOut, and DoubleCAD XT and got the same correct size. So your export is working just fine.
Looking at your screen pixels, it might still be that your export is not using a parallel view and a top camera position but a slightly skewed view. And the bottom part is probably not visible on your computer screen.
Exporting 2D, top view, parallel projection from your file gives me the same results as what Dave got, 10 by 12 units as viewed in Autodesk’s DWG TrueView.
I’ve selected the central icon in both of those settings, and in that order, so I’m on the Parallel Projection when I do the export. Still come out weird and scaled oddly.
Yes - I clicked on the Perspective (center icon) first, and then clicked on the Parallel Project and chose the center icon. Then did the export. I just found something else. I decided to install DWG TrueView and get an informative message when I opened up the app (see first image below).
I adjusted my laptop screen display from 150% to 100% and, voila, the next export did, indeed, export the whole thing and in the correct dimensions. So that resolved the issue for that file. But, to prove that it works, I tried it out on a more complicated file and the results were different…
With this more complex file, which is supposed to be 12" x 12", I measured across the output and get slightly more than 13". So, I’m going to assume that, for this more complex file, the export is somehow over-zoomed by some small percentage, which is leading to some parts cutting off. Is there a way to use the LayOut extension with the SketchUp Shop version that I have?
@swabygw , I think I’m going through the same issues as you do. I contacted the support for it, but they friendly asked me to post in the forum. Ok, if the forum can help me, I’m fine, but I paid +130 EUR incl. VAT for SketchUp Shop specially to be able to export to DXF, and there seems something not working.
I made the below drawing. As you can see it is 257 mm wide and 89 mm high.
Exactly like mentioned above, I’m using parallel projection, and topview.
When I use Export/DXF/2D, I select 1:1 scale. Honestly, I have no clue where the dimensions come from (574.51 and -301.62 - this is even not a ratio of my drawing)
When I import the result in “DWG TrueView 2018”, and I measure the width, then it shows 290.2062 mm.
I tried it in Google Chrome (not via de app), but exporting gave same result
I also exported as DWG/2D, but the same (wrong) dimensions are shown
I have attached both skp file as exported dxf.
My solution so far: I export as DXF with wrong dimensions (I have not much other choice) and import it in the free tool LibreCAD ( LibreCAD - Free Open Source 2D CAD ). I calculate the scaling factor (257/290.2062 = 0.885577), and use this to scale the drawing in LibreCAD. Then I just save it. Although this is an intermediate step, it works as a charm!
What do you get with this .dxf file? I exported it from SketchUp Shop and imported it into a CAD program as well as into LayOut. It is perfectly sized for me. Bot_Bottom.dxf (1.1 MB)
@DaveR Your DXF file seems to show the correct dimensions.
With all respect, please don’t say that it working. We have 1 person (you) that seems to be able to correctly export, but we have 2 persons (swabygw and myself) that seem to have the same, unexplainable issue. We seem to use exactly the same steps as you do, but still, there is a difference. So there must be some setting that we overlooked.
