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Tue, May 23, 2006 at 4:46:50 PM | importing sketch up models

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Hi Has anyone had success importing sketch-up models into Revit 9? What is the procedure please? Thanks

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Tue, May 23, 2006 at 5:21:16 PM | RE: importing sketch up models

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Depends how you want to use it... If you want to use it as a base to create your model in revit then best to import it into to revit. Note it will not import if you've added too much detail in sketchup. For using a mass revit is only expecting a mass like form from sketch up. If you just want to show it you can import it straight into revit rather than in a mass. HTH.

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Wed, May 24, 2006 at 11:51:44 AM | RE: importing sketch up models

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Do I need to save my sketch up file a certain way? When you say mass, do i need to convert the sketch up file into 1 component to bring it in? What is an IFC file? Thanks for tolerating my questions...

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Wed, May 24, 2006 at 10:06:59 PM | RE: importing sketch up models

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You can import your sketchup as mass. Go to a 3d view Create mass<give it a name File<Import cad formats<file type Import. I have only been shown this once so it may not be completely correct. Good luck.

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Do I need to save my sketch up file a certain way? When you say mass, do i need to convert the sketch up file into 1 component to bring it in?

What is an IFC file?

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Shouldn't need to save your sketch up file any specific way. Mass is a revit term, as outlined by puzzle.

IFC stands for industry foundation classes and is set to be the method of choice for sharing BIM models, however still needs a lot of ironing out.

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Fri, May 26, 2006 at 8:48:54 AM | RE: importing sketch up models

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Hi Ok - thanks for helping me import my sketch up model. Now that it is in there, do I need to expode it in order to assign levels and edit, cut sections, etc.? Thanks

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Hi

Ok - thanks for helping me import my sketch up model.
Now that it is in there, do I need to expode it in order to assign levels and edit, cut sections, etc.?

Thanks



Does anyone know if the sketchup model brings in the materials...or ifyou can force it to in some smart and clever way?

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Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 2:49:18 PM | importing sketch up models

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I have tried several time to import a sketch up model into revit 9.1.  I keep getting a fatal error and crashing.  I tried puzzle's advise with the same results.  What's the trick?

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Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 2:52:10 PM | importing sketch up models

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You need to back save sketchup to Sketchup 5 not 6.  Sketchup 6 makes 9.1 crash, this issue is resulved in RAC 2008.

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Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 3:08:23 PM | importing sketch up models

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Thanks! Didn't know that.  Worked great.

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