I am drawing simple 2-D house plans in Sketchup, importing them into Layout, dimensioning and finishing all of the notations there and hoping to be able to export to my engineer from there as a .DWG file.
He needs to be able to work with these drawings in AutoCad.
I purged the drawings before saving, and am ready to export to .DWG
Below is a screenshot of my choices when exporting from Layout.
Please advise which items to include in order for the engineer to work with my files and all scaling, dimension, etc will work later on
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Fair enough. Wait for someone who uses Layout to export DWGs to respond (I rarely use it at all, and almost never have to export DWG).
PS. I canât help you with the subject of your question, but having noticed your image didnât upload, I wanted to help you get a response from someone who can help you from their experience.
Based on the settings you have set, the file should export fine and the results will be as follows:
The LayOut dimensions and notes will be exported on the layers you establish in LayOut to autocad modelspace.
With the âExport for SketchUpâ option selected, the SketchUp linework will be exported to modelspace based on the scale in LayOut paperspace - So if this is exported as 1" = 1â-0" it will need to be scaled up by x12 once in autocad.
It might be best not to use the âExport for SketchUpâ option though. By not having it selected your file will be exported as follows:
Dimensions and notes created in LayOut will be contained in the paperspace in autocad.
The SketchUp file will be exported as 1:1 and will be contained in the modelspace. The modelspace will be scaled based on the scale you had it set to in LayOut. (You must set a scale in LO for the export to export correctly).
Please note, if your LayOut viewport is Raster rendered, either change it to Vector or Hybrid or select the âExport raster-rendered SketchUp models as Hybrid-renderedâ option on the DWG export dialog. It may be that your viewport is raster rendered and if so will only display an image and not the linework when exported.
Also would you able to share your file? I may be missing something. You could PM it to me.
The method of exporting for SketchUp is the only export method that correctly stacks layout stacked viewports into DWG model space.
There probably should be a third method that is a mix between both: stacking viewports in model space and sending Layout specific entities to papers pace. Stacking viewports is (still) standard workflow
Hi Trent.
I have now attempted the following when exporting to .Dwg:
Document setup: references: Purge
In the export to .Dwg window: i have selected the following
Please see the attached drawing that I exported to .dwg format based on the aboveâŚ
Are you able to tell if it can be opened and modified with AutoCad?
I noticed that when I saved the DWG in my files, LO added an image of the Sketchup version of the drawing. Do I need to send that to my engineer as well?
In terms of Scaling, you wrote the following:
The modelspace will be scaled based on the scale you had it set to in LayOut. (You must set a scale in LO for the export to export correctly).
The only thing I can see that resembles units in LO is under File: Document setup: Units, which is set to Fractional 1/4" = 1â
Last items:
Is there a way to lighten the background on a drawing when importing into LO? My drawings are a medium grey toned background which obscures the drawing and makes it harder to see the lines on the page, especially after printing it out as a PDf drawing⌠Can I make the drawing background lighter or the lines darker?
I also noticed the screenshot that my engineer sent me his drawing background was black with white lines. Is that normal? Do I need to change a setting for that?
Thanks,
Andy
Hi sales1,
Yes, I am able to open the file in acad and it appears that the data came over correctly with the exception of some dimensions. They appear to not be connected to the SU file so are displaying the paperspace diimension.
The image that LO added is essentially the raster render of the SketchUp view. This can be included but does not need to be included to your consultants. If you set the SketchUp viewport to Vector and not using the âExport raster-rendered SketchUp models as Hybrid-renderedâ checkbox it will export just the linework and not create an image.
The scale is set by selecting the SketchUp model viewport, and setting the scale from the SketchUp model panel. This scale will be passed to AutoCad as a scaled viewport.
Using the setting you used this time, the model is correctly exported to the model space at 1:1 so your consultants will not need to scale it up using these options.
Without seeing your file I am guessing that the style you are using is why the background may be too dark. You can turn off the background via selecting the SU model and unchecking the background from the SketchUp model panel, Style tab.
The screen shot your engineer sent sounds correct. The missing image .png is seen accross the background. This can be unloaded within acad but is not needed.
If possibile could you send me or SketchUp support the .layout file?
Hi Trent
I am having this same trouble I mentioned in my last message, with at least two of my drawings.
Please advise.
Is there a chance we can chat over the phone?
I need to get these drawings out as soon as possible
Thanks,
from Andy
