# Importing stl file

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-stl-file/164277>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Tags:** stl\
**Created:** [May 11, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-stl-file/164277 "2021-05-11T03:01:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![isnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/59ef9b/32.png) [@isnat](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/isnat)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 3:01am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-stl-file/164277/1 "2021-05-11T03:01:59Z")

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Hello everyone, Sorry to bother. Can you guys please help me with this? Whenever I try to import this stl file in SU, it shows the message “import failed”. Immediately after I press import. no loading or delay, anything. I tried changing the stl units. Nothing worked. What can I do?  
[Nourfalk\_3d.stl](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/i1TBzQF33FXDHzeX9R25x6WWe3L.stl) (3.9 MB)

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**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:** [May 11, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-stl-file/164277/2 "2021-05-11T03:56:19Z")

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[Nourfalk-imp.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/pBAti9WnLSH1zdah9yTRHdh2YIh.skp) (6.6 MB)

 ![nourf](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/3/6/3630e9536ced7988f1c53bd918b0f33641b8fb16.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![isnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/59ef9b/32.png) [@isnat](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/isnat)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-stl-file/164277/3 "2021-05-11T10:18:15Z")

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Thanks man. You are a life saviour.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-stl-file/164277/4 "2021-11-10T18:18:18Z")

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