# \[HELP\] Convert 3D dwg drawings to sketchup **URL:** \ **Category:** Commercial and Collaborative Work\ **Tags:** export, 3d-export\ **Created:** [September 8, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280 "2017-09-08T16:39:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shukrysharby91](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/shukrysharby91/32/174596_2.png) [@shukrysharby91](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/shukrysharby91)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/1 "2017-09-08T16:39:31Z")
Here are the files: 1- [https://goo.gl/skj51m](https://goo.gl/skj51m) 2 - [https://goo.gl/rP6v3s](https://goo.gl/rP6v3s) both are in dwg. If someone manage to export these into sketchup or an .obj file, that would also be great. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/2 "2017-09-08T16:43:22Z")
Are you hiring someone to do this work? ---
**Author:** ![shukrysharby91](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/shukrysharby91/32/174596_2.png) [@shukrysharby91](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/shukrysharby91)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/3 "2017-09-08T16:57:48Z")
nope. it was from a colleague. just needed it to convert to sketchup. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/4 "2017-09-08T17:11:13Z")
Is this for your work? ---
**Author:** ![shukrysharby91](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/shukrysharby91/32/174596_2.png) [@shukrysharby91](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/shukrysharby91)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/5 "2017-09-08T17:32:03Z")
yeah, but it’s mostly a personal project. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/6 "2017-09-08T17:34:30Z")
Since it’s a work project, you need to be using SketchUp Pro. ---
**Author:** ![shukrysharby91](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/shukrysharby91/32/174596_2.png) [@shukrysharby91](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/shukrysharby91)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/7 "2017-09-08T17:38:39Z")
Yeah I have my own personal copy of SketchUp Pro. It’s just that it can’t import the model into sketchup, eventhough I’ve tried using the import function. ---
**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:** [September 8, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/8 "2017-09-08T17:41:30Z")
What happens when you try? Those are large files and they will take awhile to import. You should fix your profile. ---
**Author:** ![john\_mcclenahan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/john_mcclenahan/32/135377_2.png) [@john\_mcclenahan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_mcclenahan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/9 "2017-09-09T00:53:07Z")
I have no problem importing the first one (Eagle’s Lair). Took only a couple of minutes on my iMac. I don’t have access to Google Drive, but will put it up on OneDrive, with a link. Here’s a link to the file. [https://1drv.ms/u/s!AuW7CgDj-R-trik4a1BkDWOTRbDr](https://1drv.ms/u/s!AuW7CgDj-R-trik4a1BkDWOTRbDr) It reduces to 17MB as SKP from about 56MB as DWG. It’s getting extremely late here, so I’ll look at the other tomorrow. PS. It’s lost a lot in the import - I was able to look at the original in AutoDesk TrueView, and it had colour, much detail in wire eyelets, shackles etc. which seems wholly or partly missing in SU. Unfortunately, I can’t get a screen grab quickly for comparison - TrueView is running under Windows 7 in Parallels, and I can’t see how to capture the image. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/2/1/21d06ecde5aec391549fd5cb049c28ed6f7569c1.png) I just used the default import options, and didn’t capture the import report to see what might have been ignored as there are quite a number of AutoCad object types that the importer and/or SU can’t handle. PS. Finally worked out how to take a screenshot from my VM - here’s what the original DWG file looked like in TrueView: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/c/1/c1552c712dc7b3439dfd8762e188e418e490f6d9.jpg) And here’s some of the detail that’s lost: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/6/0/604fbd419d6ff8b9dfc786649d0d30658ab18636.png) ---
**Author:** ![john\_mcclenahan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/john_mcclenahan/32/135377_2.png) [@john\_mcclenahan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_mcclenahan)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/10 "2017-09-09T11:56:40Z")
Importing your second file gives the following Import Results: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/5/2/52f04cfe8c5fe6d0a5ec3d08df15a8f382823512.png) And an apparently empty SU file with half a dozen components, none of them showing in the model, and none of them worth having when placed in the model - they look like some sort of AutoCad symbols for lighting. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/3/b/3b02d24707344faccb9cd6252fe1988e2c3e5a90.png) I think that like the Irishman’s response when asked ‘How do I get to Ballysloughguttery?’ I would say ‘Don’t start from here’. You might have better results if some other program can convert direct to .obj format. ---
**Author:** ![shukrysharby91](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/shukrysharby91/32/174596_2.png) [@shukrysharby91](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/shukrysharby91)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/11 "2017-09-09T16:05:29Z")
> [@john\_mcclenahan](#): > > Finally worked out how to take a screenshot from my VM - here’s what the original DWG file looked like in TrueView: Thank you so much for the effort! Yes, I think the main problem is because the initial modeler modeled in pure AutoCAD, rendering exporting to Sketchup useless. I have a workaround for this, but it made viewing in Sketchup super laggy experience. You can barely edit it because you can’t move anything without waiting for 10 minutes for each action. My workaround: I exported it to Fusion360, convert it into fusion, open the cloud version of Fusion360 in my browser, convert it into Sketchup, and received the exported version via mail. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/12 "2017-09-09T16:52:03Z")
To me it looks like that the detail lost is very small. It might help to use a bigger import unit (meters or feet, perhaps) The import statistics hint at something else than pure AutoCad being involved. Something like Mechanical Desktop? SketchUp can only import regular AutoCad 3D geometry. ---
**Author:** ![AndrewRubySketch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/andrewrubysketch/32/182273_2.png) [@AndrewRubySketch](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/AndrewRubySketch)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2017, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/13 "2017-09-11T05:58:48Z")
Have you tried duplicating the CAD file and then purging/deleting anything you do not need including title blocks etc? ---
**Author:** ![kennyvoorhees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kennyvoorhees](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kennyvoorhees)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/14 "2017-09-12T06:16:49Z")
I just have a ??? ---
**Author:** ![SketchUp\_Moderator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@SketchUp\_Moderator](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/SketchUp_Moderator)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2017, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/15 "2017-09-12T06:25:28Z")
> [@kennyvoorhees](#): > > I just have a ??? @kennyvoorhees , Then you should ask the question in the appropriate thread rather than to make your statement as you just did in this thread. That effort achieved nothing because no one can tell what your issue is, so it is counter productive. The **[Forum Guidelines](https://forums.sketchup.com/guidelines)** encourage users to be mindful of other users’ time. (Click the bold type to be taken directly to the Forum Guidelines.) Posts framed in a manner such as your example may simply be deleted sometimes by an admin to avoid unnecessary confusion. In most cases, it is best to start a new topic thread to post your inquiry unless the subject is already being considered in an existing post. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-convert-3d-dwg-drawings-to-sketchup/51280/16 "2017-12-12T22:25:33Z")
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