first did you chose the units in the options when you import a dwg file ? If you pick the wrong one, you’re going to end up with something rather really tiny or really big.
Then, once imported, checks if some tags (formerly layers) are hidden, and did you extend zoom ?
try to import the dwg in a blank new model and zoom extend
Thanks, I have adjusted the units. I think there is an issue with the DWG file but no idea what! Here is the file…Master1.dwg (426.4 KB) For some reason it won’t let me draw in the DWG file either…no idea what’s going on! Any help much appreciated!!
many layers were hidden, but sketchup is still going to import them. I assume you’d had hidden all the ones you did not need. So I selected everything that was visible and pasted it in a new file (still in autocad, and that time close to origin)
your dwg was not in 2D, possibly because it was drawn above a file that was given by a surveyor that had 3d information. see screenshot :
you can either fix that using flatten command in autocad while beeing on top view, or use plugin in sketchup such as flatten selection among thomthom’s architect tools
I imported it into SketchUp and although the geometry isn’t visible here, the component is. (Outliner is a big help for this.) I don’t know what the units are supposed to be. I used Meters but no matter what, the geometry covers a large area. The box is nearly 5000 km long/ Looking at the geometry inside the parent component most of it seems to be very short.
