Import DWG files using SketchUp API

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Hi Everyone,
Is it possible to import a DWG file in SketchUp using ruby API or C API? If possible, kindly suggest how it can be done. I’m exploring the SketchUp API but couldn’t find anything helpful.

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The Model #import method is used to load a file by recognizing the file extension and calling appropriate importer.

See the Importer Options file for information on creating a valid hash for the various importers.

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Thanks for your response @dezmo

This is what I’m doing. Refer the code snippet below:

model = Sketchup.active_model

options = { :import_materials => true,
:merge_coplanar_faces => false,
:orient_faces => true,
:preserve_origin => true,
:show_summary => true }

filepath = “c:\Users\tks\Desktop\Sample AutoCAD\SampleDrawing.dwg”
status = model.import(filepath , options )

It gives me below results:
Imported elements
Import Failed

Can you please suggest what I’m missing here?

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I tried your code with a different filepath and it works for me…
Maybe the space between Sample and AutoCAD could be the problem?
Have you tried to import the file by SketchUp menu import option?

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This is your problem.

In double quoted string literals the \ is used to escape characters.
The \U is for inserting Unicode sequences.
The \t is a TAB character.
etc.

See: Ruby Doc - String Literals

Use either:

  • single quoted strings
  • forward slashes instead of backslashes
  • or escape the backslash as in "C:\\Users\\tks\\Desktop\\SampleDrawing.dwg"
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Thanks for pointing that out. I shouldn’t have just copy pasted the path. It made unnecessary issues.

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