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Wed, Apr 4, 2007 at 9:27:53 AM | Importing Sketchup into Revit

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How do I import Sketchup model into Revit?

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Wed, Apr 4, 2007 at 10:21:26 AM | Importing Sketchup into Revit

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From the Revit help file:

SketchUp (SKP) files can be imported directly into a Revit Building mass or in-place family.

TIP:Make sure you import the geometric data needed for the Revit Building capability you plan to use. For more information, see Suitability of Imported Geometry.

When importing SketchUp files, keep these considerations in mind:

  • Two-sided surfaces: If a material/color is assigned to only one side of a surface in SketchUp, Revit Building applies the material/color to both sides of the surface by default. If there is material on both sides of the surface, Revit Building applies the Face 1 material to both sides. If faces are flipped and painted differently in SketchUp, they may not display the correct material in Revit Building.
  • SketchUp properties: The following SketchUp properties are currently not supported in Revit Building import: Texture Image Maps, Transparency, “Smooth” Curved Surfaces, Text and Dimensions, Raster Images, and saved “Pages”.
  • Cut planes: Imports cannot be cut by a cut plane unless imported into a cuttable family category.

    See Cuttable and Non Cuttable Family Categories.

  • SketchUp and Massing: Not all SketchUp imports are appropriate to massing. See Suitability of Imported Geometry.
  • Scaling: Groups or components that have been scaled in their entirety with the SketchUp Scaling tool may be incorrectly scaled when imported to Revit Building. Exploded SketchUp models should import at the correct scale.

To import SketchUp files

  1. Create a mass or in-place family. See Using the Mass Editor or Creating an In-Place Family.
  2. Click File menuImport/LinkCAD Formats.
  3. In the Import/Link dialog, navigate to the directory containing the file.
  4. Select the SKP file type.
  5. Click Open.

 


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Wed, Apr 4, 2007 at 10:31:39 AM | Importing Sketchup into Revit

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there is also a tutorial on this in the Revit tutorials section

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Wed, Apr 4, 2007 at 10:37:49 AM | Importing Sketchup into Revit

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Also check out this thread and the DGCAD video tutorial

http://www.revitcity.com/forums.php?action=viewthread&thread_id=5080 


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Sat, Jul 7, 2007 at 1:25:55 PM | Importing Sketchup into Revit

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I keep getting this error when I try to load a simple SKP test file either into an inplace mass family or a regular mass family.  I'm using the latest Skepchup and Revits builds.  Suggestions?

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Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:16:23 PM | Importing Sketchup into Revit

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Hi, I've read the tutorial and several threads posted here regarding importing sketchup file into Revit, but I am still getting an error message that says, "cannot import ____(file name)___". The error message does not give me a reason why I cannot import. At first, I thought it's the file problem, but I cannot even seem to import a very simple .skp file either - even if it's just one rectangular box.

I also tried to export .skp file to .dwg or .dxf file then tried to import it into Revit. That does not work either.(I just get 2D import rather than 3D

I tried to follow the link for Suitability of Imported Geometry on this thread, but it's a dead link now.

It seems like W1ZYWIG (on another thread) had similar issues and he resolved it by cleaning up his computer... but I don't think my computer is infected with virus... 

Any other thoughts? (I'm using SketchUP Pro7 and Revit Architecture 2009.)


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Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 12:02:26 PM | Importing Sketchup into Revit

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I'm getting the exact same thing... and I'm at my wits end... In Revit's program folder there is an executable labeled SketchUpWrapper.exe, but I cannot run the file. Not sure if this has anything to do with it though.  Anybody's help would be greatly appreciated

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Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 1:17:25 AM | Importing Sketchup into Revit

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For that particulr file, I ended up asking my friend who uses VectorWorks to import it directly from SketchUp, then export it to .dwg for me. then importing that particulr .dwg worked in Revit! Crazy work around, but it worked...

Try saving the sketchup file to version 3 too. it didn't work for me, but  that at least gave me a different error message. 


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Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 12:49:58 PM | Importing Sketchup into Revit

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If your are using 9 just make sure you save your sketchup file back to version 5 and I had no problem at all.

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Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 4:11:36 PM | Image

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can someone help me? I've created a bar table and i was to place an image with drink and ice. How do i go about doing that? (the image is a photo) but i've created the table in revit


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Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 4:57:32 AM | Importing Sketchup into Revit

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"...and i was to place an image with drink and ice. How do i go about doing that? (the image is a photo) "

You can place a "Decal" but if you want to place at that table some stuff like bottles, cups and so on, just use 3D objects and not an image.

 


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Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:39:37 PM | Importing Sketchup into Revit

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Thank you very much but the decal is appearing flat on the table. The Table is a bar with light i created with revit 2010. I want to add the champagne on the table. Do you if there are any templates with champagne?

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Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 1:38:06 PM | Importing Sketchup into Revit

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That's what i told you: "..... but if you want to place at that table some stuff like bottles, cups and so on, just use 3D objects and not an image." - if you haven't here that in download section you must create that in a family.

 


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Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 10:57:40 AM | Importing Sketchup into Revit

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THANK YOU! So much! I've been tryint to get my sketchup models to go into Revit for weeks. Saving the sketchup file as an old version (5 worked for me) did the trick. This make me very happy.

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