DELFTship to Google Sketchup??
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January 28, 2011 at 01:19 #34607
Dennis V
ParticipantHi all,
I wonder how I can import a delftship model to google sketchup.
I readed somewhere that you have to import it as an .dxf file but it doesn’t work, because it says that it can’t be opened with Sketchup. I run the latest version of SketchUp.I hope anyone can help me with this,
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February 1, 2011 at 20:58 #34615
David Telles
ParticipantYou must export your model out of Delftship as a dxf 3d mesh. Then you have to open sketchup and import the file. You can’t right click the file and use “open with”. Hope that helps.
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February 1, 2011 at 22:32 #34617
Papp Miklos
ParticipantThe dxf is a AUTOcad file. The SketchUp can’t read it, because the process of 3D is different.
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February 2, 2011 at 00:54 #34618
David Telles
ParticipantSketchup, even the free version, supports dxf.
The process is as I mentioned – I do it all the time. Autodesk did create the format but it’s almost universal now. It’s a rare modeler indeed that won’t support dxf. If you try exporting the dxf mesh and importing into Sketchup, it should work. I do it often to check the underwater shape of my heeled model and to see its waterline. you can even place your model on a semi-opaque wave system to see its shape heeled and in motion. not very scientific but it beats guessing. -
February 2, 2011 at 01:45 #34620
Papp Miklos
ParticipantThank You the answer, but I don’t know what is the good file end (dxf or other?) The mesh file end is dxf and the SketchUp not see. See below the picture: in the 22 dictionary have a *.dxf file, the SketchUp not look it.
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February 2, 2011 at 05:42 #34621
David Telles
ParticipantAh. The evils of upgrading.
I don’t use Sketchup 8. They apparently have removed the ability to import dwg and dxf files – so much for my support of their efforts to bring free 3d to the masses.
I assume the pro version for 500 bux does support it.
Never mind, just DL version 6 herehttp://sketchup.google.com/gsu8/download.html
Seven might also work but I haven’t tried.
I never upgraded because I never thought their improvements warranted it and, with the no dxf support “improvement”, I guess that’s correct.
Dump 8 or keep it, they run independently.Good luck!
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February 16, 2011 at 16:59 #34670
alex noble
Participantyou can only download pro 6 not normal 6. 🙁
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February 16, 2011 at 18:32 #34671
Marven
KeymasterA simple search revealed this: http://www.brothersoft.com/downloads/google-sketchup-6.html
Version 5 to 8 of the free edition.
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February 16, 2011 at 19:21 #34672
David Telles
ParticipantMy bad Alex. Years since i actually visited that page. Anyway, Marven is quite right, the version you need is available all over the place.
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February 16, 2011 at 19:29 #34673
David Telles
Participantbtw, don’t know if you’ve seen this before but here’s a mind blowing sketchup model.
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=20385
SU is not my choice for this kind of work but the results are pretty spectacular.
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