Importing drawings into Vcarve

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Hi,
I’ve just downloaded and altered your sketchup model and reimported it into Vecrtic’s Cut2D Pro (It uses exactly the same SKP import procedure as VCarve - same company etc). I’ve re-attached the model for you to download.
vectric test 1.skp (65.0 KB)

All of your various sub-objects are now visible when imported with Vectric software. Here’s how…

1. In your S.U. model, create a parent component which houses all the path vectors (lines), rebates and the cut profile of the part.
2. Name the parent component. The name must begin with a double underscore!!! For Example; ‘__NewPart’.
   …As per the checkbox in component/group handling in the import dialogue of Vcarve/Cut2DPro.

Here is the screenshot from Cut2Dpro after import (lines showing)…

I have a more detailed explanation in this post:

SketchUp to CNC - VCarve / Mozaik / CabinetSense / Dynamic Components / Parametric?

Hi, I use Sketchup to model projects for a small, high-end, custom woodworking company. We do mainly cabinets that are all variations on a common type of box, but we also get some really random projects. We just got our first CNC and are trying to figure out the best method to go from Sketchup model to CNC cut parts. We got VCarve Pro because that allows you to import a Sketchup model, and it gives you a 2D layout of the parts. However this doesn’t tell you what the depth of rabbets / dados /…

Hit me up if you need more help.