# Importing Cad file but it goes straight to not responding **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Created:** [April 10, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461 "2022-04-10T03:42:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![adinakohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@adinakohn](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/adinakohn)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461/1 "2022-04-10T03:42:24Z")
I am trying to upload a cad file to SketchUp. I have saved the plan in a new file and cleaned up some layers. It was a larger file so the amount of layers is extensive but i do not think that’s the problem. I click to download it even after I saved it to a lower version and i get this remark ![sketchup issue](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/3/f/3f82849fab451364b170a85a4a105a68484cbc8a.jpeg) when I press close it just goes straight to not responding. Any ideas I am desperate here!! ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461/2 "2022-04-10T03:50:11Z")
Not responding means the computer is working on it and you may have to wait. Some imports can take a very long time. The comment about some geometry being extremely far from model origin can also cause major issues. In the import options you have the choice not to preserve drawing origin. ---
**Author:** ![adinakohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@adinakohn](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/adinakohn)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461/3 "2022-04-10T04:02:52Z")
what does that mean that the geometry is far from model origin? how can I fix that? ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 4:05am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461/4 "2022-04-10T04:05:09Z")
It generally means the cad file has geolocation info that is nowhere near Boulder Colorado, the default for a sketchup file, and so it tries to place the geometry thousands of miles/kilometres away. In the Import Options do not tick Preserve Drawing Origin. ---
**Author:** ![adinakohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@adinakohn](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/adinakohn)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 4:09am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461/5 "2022-04-10T04:09:07Z")
thanks for your quick respoonse! I tried again and it did nnot say not responding this time it just did nothing after I tried to import it ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461/6 "2022-04-10T04:10:16Z")
Attach your .dwg/dxf here and I can check it. ---
**Author:** ![adinakohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@adinakohn](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/adinakohn)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461/7 "2022-04-10T04:11:37Z")
[autocad file for sketchup.dwg](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/9APnnqgKu7TL2DERMdDz3akkHdR.dwg) (2.8 MB) I deleted a lot of the extra hatching and text but the file was huge before I just placed this one on its own could that be the problem? ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461/8 "2022-04-10T04:29:12Z")
It does import but it is problematic and creates quite a large file, 43mb .skp. I would suggest the CAD file itself needs some attention before you import it. I can’t help you with that. This is what imports for me. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/5/7/57f7f571e964612782f4c2b5c18a5dd16a384171.png) ---
**Author:** ![adinakohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@adinakohn](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/adinakohn)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461/9 "2022-04-10T04:33:36Z")
oh man thanks for trying!! ok any ideas how i can do that or who can help me with that? ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461/10 "2022-04-10T04:35:14Z")
There are CAD people that frequent the forum, but I’d guess most of them are asleep at the moment, you may just need to wait for someone with that experience to help. ---
**Author:** ![mihai.s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/mihai.s/32/202022_2.png) [@mihai.s](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mihai.s)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2022, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461/11 "2022-04-10T05:07:56Z")
In the dwg file you have a lot of x-refs. Depending on what information they contain and you need, either delete it or insert it in the dwg with the Bind command. ![Capture-04](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/2/2/224fe466b9b3eff20187d2f303197b5ee7ee51bd.jpeg) ![pag-05](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/0/8/086cb32e3198fa159f202cb8bacc1abe754f4336.gif) Learn about Bind in X-ref - [https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-lt-forum/exporting-dwg-files-with-xref/m-p/2776218/highlight/true#M95572](https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-lt-forum/exporting-dwg-files-with-xref/m-p/2776218/highlight/true#M95572) Use WBLOCK command to export only what you want - [WBLOCK](http://docs.autodesk.com/ACD/2011/ENU/filesACR/WS1a9193826455f5ffa23ce210c4a30acaf-5226.htm) [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/d/0/d067bb340e8a2351d239b37e3f477eeefe5af01c.jpeg "How to Bind XREF to the drawing | Autocad BIND Command") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD_AhuC9pSg) Without X-refs in SU ![Capture-04d](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/6/e/6e96105f07fd3e5d3d46943e02f139253c3800a6.jpeg) * * * > [@Box](#): > > … CAD file itself needs some attention before you import it. Very good advice and normally first thing to do when you want to import DWG files in SketchUp. > [@adinakohn](#): > > … any ideas how i can do that… ![pag-05d](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/c/b/cb764ffa851d49040a35f4c125d0d3a7fc265eaa.gif) ---
**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:** [April 10, 2022, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461/12 "2022-04-10T09:19:29Z")
One thing to note is that turning layers off or freezing them has no effect on the import into SketchUp. The DWG looks a mess. Are there several plans of approximately the same structure, some at a different scale? ---
**Author:** ![adinakohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@adinakohn](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/adinakohn)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 2:04am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-cad-file-but-it-goes-straight-to-not-responding/195461/13 "2022-04-11T02:04:32Z")
thank you so much everyone! I think I got it. Its not perfect but it definitely works!