I don’t even know where to begin. Several years ago, I installed Sketchup 15. I had been using it to draw small, two dimensional items, and then exporting a DXF to another program to create a drawing that could be printed as a PDF. I recently had to do away with my old Win7 computer, and reinstalled…

Are you referring to SketchUp 2015? Is there a chance you used to have a trial and it just expired? Are you open to possibly using different software to get the same job done? As far as I know (not a ton), exporting a dxf is purely a Pro feature and that you have to pay for.

See if this works … "Simple DXF" CNC exporter [image] Tessmacher: I know everyone is going to tell me to upgrade to the NEW and IMPROVED version, but let me state emphatically, that is NOT an option for me, for several reasons … The main reason TO upgrade is that v2016 was the first to of…

Thanks, these are some good answers. I’m not entirely sure why, or how, but I had some sort of plug in or aftermarket add on that enabled exporting DXF and STL from Sketchup. I do know that it wasn’t a “trial” or anything, it was just regular plain old Sketchup, and I was able to export from it. I a…

If you have experience with CAD programs you can install DoubleCAD XT (free) that can open SKP files and save out as DWG/DXF or print to PDF. https://www.turbocad.com/content/doublecad-xt-v5 It’s not the greatest program but it does do what it claims to do in regards to opening SketchUp files and …

You don’t need pro to use plugins and extensions. The one that you mention that unfolded things would most likely have been called Flattery by Pumpkin Pirate.

My bad. I thought only Pro allowed extensions. Just trying to help!

That’s ok, just making a correction.

Thanks. I found an online converter that claimed to convert STL to DXF, but it doesn’t work in the CAD program I have. Instead of giving me an outline of the part, which is what I need, I get the outline, plus hundreds of lines (Think “spider web”) inside the shape that cannot be removed. I’ve tried…

I’m not sure that’s the one, but it may have been. I just don’t remember. Sometimes, I feel that if my memory got any worse, I could plan my own surprise party! I wish I could find another decent unfolder for the version I have. Thanks!

Yeah sometimes those online converters promise the moon :wink: What if you went straight from SU to DXF and skipped STL all together? This was my idea in pointing to DoubleCAD. Best of luck Tess.

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