# Incomplete elements import from AutoCAD **URL:** \ **Category:** Pro\ **Tags:** sketchup\ **Created:** [April 30, 2021, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/incomplete-elements-import-from-autocad/162994 "2021-04-30T09:25:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kimbryan.riel.archi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/919ad9/32.png) [@kimbryan.riel.archi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kimbryan.riel.archi)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/incomplete-elements-import-from-autocad/162994/1 "2021-04-30T09:25:38Z")
Why is it that there are only few elements, as in literally few, that were imported to my SketchUp from AutoCAD? In my case, I was assigned by my professor to do a 3D model of a restaurant interior then surprisingly, I only see a vertical line in my SketchUp? Can someone please help me? ☹ ---
**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 30, 2021, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/incomplete-elements-import-from-autocad/162994/2 "2021-04-30T10:01:05Z")
> [@kimbryan.riel.archi](#): > > I only see a vertical line Did the person who created the file draw correctly in Autocad? Are all the elements (vertices, lines, etc) at the same elevation? Or a line that was supposed to be 2D was drawn in 3D, with the end points at a great distance ?? [https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/importing-and-exporting-cad-files](https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/importing-and-exporting-cad-files) ![import cad](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/e/f/ef131d4c95d829715c582a3abb30e1edc82646a6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![kimbryan.riel.archi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/919ad9/32.png) [@kimbryan.riel.archi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kimbryan.riel.archi)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/incomplete-elements-import-from-autocad/162994/3 "2021-04-30T10:21:37Z")
Hey! Thank you so much for the reply. Well I suppose, considering it was from a professor from an institution. I’ve tried zooming out from the model, or even clicking the zoom extents, but I still can’t find it. Now, I’m studying about the image you sent me about the unsupported files, especially the XRef and the ADT/ARX objects. I’m quite unfamiliar with these things. ---
**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 30, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/incomplete-elements-import-from-autocad/162994/4 "2021-04-30T10:26:42Z")
If you have Xrefs in Autocad, use the Bind command (Bind converts the objects in the xref into a block reference). > **[To Bind an Xref to the Current Drawing | AutoCAD 2021 | Autodesk Knowledge...](https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Core/files/GUID-5BF89799-D496-4AAD-8773-9D4BF9B9E8CD-htm.html)** > > Click Insert tab Reference panel Dialog box launcher. Find In the External References palette, select the reference name that you want to bind. Right-click, and click Bind. In the Bind Xrefs dialog box, select one of the following options: Bind... Learn about importing dwg/dxf [https://learn.sketchup.com/track/3-ways-boost-your-cad-3d-workflow](https://learn.sketchup.com/track/3-ways-boost-your-cad-3d-workflow) ---
**Author:** ![kimbryan.riel.archi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/919ad9/32.png) [@kimbryan.riel.archi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/kimbryan.riel.archi)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/incomplete-elements-import-from-autocad/162994/5 "2021-04-30T10:44:57Z")
My blockmate sent a file already. So I won’t problem it anymore. But according to him, the problem was with the scaling of the AutoCAD file. I haven’t noticed that it was still in millimeters, though it was kind of in meters (but annotations were in millimeters). I think I messed up what I said. I don’t know if you can imagine what I’m saying. But all the more, thank you so much for the effort! Problem solved.