Sketchup to 3Ds Max issue

[mihai.s]

@lember

and when I file → export 3D model (as 3Ds) and open it in 3Ds max

No need to export from SketchUp as a 3ds file, you can directly import the SKP file from inside the 3ds Max, use File > Import

How to Import SketchUp Models Into 3ds Max

@lember

1.) overwrites the existing model in the file

What do you mean by “overwrites”, because if you import a 3ds file into SketchUp, this is a separate object, it comes as a Component and it doesn’t overwrite anything.

@lember

2.) essentially moves the model import around by cursor.

Just choose an insertion point and that’s it.

@lember

It also seems like the wrong scale.

Make sure you set the same units in 3ds Max as those in the SKP file (File > Import > Options…).