Hi, I am new to Sketchup and will be using it to design a house. I have some topology survey data in the form of a .csv file which I would like to import into Sketchup to give me a plot topology to work from. Does anyone know how to import the data?
Sample of .CSV
There are multiple ways to get your points into SketchUp. For the most part, you will need to install an extension for SketchUp. Here are a few depending on your need.
In the attached gif, I am bringing in your sample data with the PointGadget2 extension. Note that I had to reformat the data in a spreadsheet in order to create a usable csv.
After the import, I modify the imported point marker symbols in order to create a terrain. If terrain generation is your end goal, be aware that there are alternate methods to create the terrain as well.
Hi ChrisD, brilliant, thank you, I will try this tomorrow. I have more data points but omitted some in the post hence the gaps in the BDY and LEV number sequence. Thanks again, Gavin.
One thing… you mention other data fields in your dataset. Be aware that the PointGadget 2 extension only looks for a Point Number field (Col 1), 3 coordinate fields like XYZ (Cols 2,3,4), and one Label/Description field (Col 5). All other fields are ignored.
