that every DWGs does not import in SU f. macOS is pretty unlikely, parts of them may of course lead to issues depending on the ‘specialities’ of ACAD entities used by the creator of the document not being compatible with anything besides ACAD itself… and there are lots of.
You could open in the free ODA Drawings Explorer and save down to an older version of the DWG format, e.g. ACAD v2000… which is typically sufficient for transfering at least the relevant stuff, i.e. the geometry.
That’s so weird. I’m on a Mac, and I’ve used dwg import to get my PowerCADD drawings into SketchUp since I started with it 19 years ago. Just recently, a surveyor gave me a dwg that’s too new a version for PowerCADD to open, but SketchUp would.
I’ve wanted Revit import because of all the manufacturers that provide CAD symbols of their products in Revit format only. I’m grateful for companies like Kohler, Kraftmaid and Marvin that have put real effort into actual SketchUp components and even a 3D Warehouse presence, but not everyone does.
Yeah, there is no native import for a Revit file. Revit files are a close architecture, so no one (other than Revit) can open a Revit file. All converters/importers work by exporting a files from within Revit or (in some cases) running Revit on a server somewhere doing the same.
@ziggystardog as we have discussed in your other thread the .dwg import issues you are having are unique to your setup as SketchUp in general imports .dwg and .dxf just fine, on Mac and PC. I still have hope that we will find a solution for this problem in your setup as it’s not normal. I know saying that is little consolation to you as we have tried for a while now to identify the problem, but don’t give up.
The Revit import is a different question and not natively supported, I’d be very intrigued to see @PeeWee demonstrate their method.
I really appreciate all the effort. I thought my problems would be solved by moving to the newer Mac but I seem to have brought all my problems along with me in the transfer. One day, between projects, I will devote some quality time to learning SketchUp and Layout in depth. As I have said elsewhere, I often resort to winging it when I am rushing on a deadline. That does not make for small, efficient, organized files.
I don’t know
My post above about an SDK was just guessing what the requirements would be. It would be about time for Autodesk to take such a step. That BIM application vendors strive to make their products as incompatible as possible is a huge handicap for the whole business.
It is a somewhat different issue. Revit families are sort of dynamic components on steroids. To be able to set their paramaters and then import into another app probably requires more than a simple conversion of what can be seen in the 3D window in Revit.
Hi Ziggy,
It is very simple, export the Revit file to Sketchup, by families as follows, first you export from Revit to DWG, taking care that it goes in the same units as the original file (meters, feet, inches, etc…), you must take care placing the names of the families clearly. Later you import from Sketchup the family files applied in DWG with the same method. Once the family is installed in Sketchup, you must exploit them, give them textures and create the groups again. Clever…! If I can help you with anything, write to soyoh44@gmail.com.
The question is not about how to import a .dwg. It’s about how to import a Revit file. You are assuming that the OP has access to Revit, which is incorrect as stated in the very first post. This thread is about importing a .rvt file.
It’s also not a good idea to post personal details on the forum, best to remove your email.
You can download the trial version of revit and export the file from there, if you use Mac you can either use a VM if you don’t want to make a disk partition and install windows on it, if you have an Apple silicon Mac VM is your only option.