# Issues exporting sketchup drawings **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Created:** [March 30, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issues-exporting-sketchup-drawings/265994 "2024-03-30T23:46:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jrcjearich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jrcjearich](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jrcjearich)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issues-exporting-sketchup-drawings/265994/1 "2024-03-30T23:46:59Z")
Hello everyone! I am a beginner in sketchup. I was trying to export some scenes from sketchup to autocad but I kept having issues with back edges, all the lines show up on autocad. It does the same once I try to convert layout(sketchup) to pdf. Sorry for my english, I am not a native speaker. I’m attaching a picture that will illustrate what I am talking about. I hope someone can help me, I would be grateful. ![autocad](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/d/1ddced165c430283cf3ea996ec1f32f749559b15.png) ---
**Author:** ![rtches](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/rtches/32/131827_2.png) [@rtches](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/rtches)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issues-exporting-sketchup-drawings/265994/2 "2024-03-31T10:59:55Z")
You should upload your model in order us to help you. It’s easier if we can see the model… ---
**Author:** ![jrcjearich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jrcjearich](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jrcjearich)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issues-exporting-sketchup-drawings/265994/3 "2024-03-31T12:42:44Z")
Thank you for your reply! As I am a new member of the community they did not allow me to upload more pictures. This is the front view that I was trying to export, for some reasons it shows all the back lines and components on autocad. ![sketchup](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/d/c/dca025465c238bf12b55737381368e02b9693f0e.png) ---
**Author:** ![rtches](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/rtches/32/131827_2.png) [@rtches](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/rtches)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issues-exporting-sketchup-drawings/265994/4 "2024-03-31T14:02:36Z")
Try to export from layout with the viewport configured as vector not raster. and make sure you don’t have checked the las item in this photo: ![Captura de pantalla 2024-03-31 a las 17.42.29](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/3/0/30af6d3db3746d5bd787f396dbef15e878773a95.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issues-exporting-sketchup-drawings/265994/5 "2024-03-31T16:49:32Z")
Are you exporting a 2D image or a 3D model? If you export to a 3D model it will export everything in your model, and if you view it in AutoCad in a normal 2D wireframe view, it will not hide anything. You can use the 2D Image export or use a hidden line style in AutoCad. I think that the 2D Image type export is what you are after in this case. ---
**Author:** ![jrcjearich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jrcjearich](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jrcjearich)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issues-exporting-sketchup-drawings/265994/6 "2024-03-31T20:59:23Z")
I tried all this before, it didn’t work. Finally I had to use a previous version, now everything is fine. Thank you for your help tho. ---
**Author:** ![jrcjearich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jrcjearich](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jrcjearich)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/issues-exporting-sketchup-drawings/265994/7 "2024-03-31T21:01:24Z")
I was exporting 2D, I tried everything but still couldn’t get rid of the lines. I finally had to used a previous version of sketchup in order to get what I needed. Thank you for replying!