| 3D modeling from CAD drawing | Little Green | 8/7/12 4:11 AM | SketchUp Version: 8.0.14346 OS: Windows XP, service Pack 3 How can I model this thing using SketchUp? |
| Re: 3D modeling from CAD drawing | George Knowles | 8/7/12 8:22 AM | Hi LG, What are you asking? • How to import the CAD file into SketchUp? Indicate what kind of CAD file ... 2D, 3D, file type. Confirm you’re using the Free or Pro version of SketchUp Or • How to work with the model after import? Again, we can’t |
| Re: 3D modeling from CAD drawing | Little Green | 8/7/12 1:31 PM | Thank you George. In the meantime I found how to solve my problem. Sorry for disturbing the community. Kind regards, LG |
| Re: 3D modeling from CAD drawing | Little Green | 8/8/12 10:34 AM | It is necessary to be little bit patient and read Help and Forum. |
| Re: 3D modeling from CAD drawing | FIG. 1 | 8/8/12 11:10 AM | Very nice work, LG! Clearly your persistence paid off. BTW, you might be interested in this plug-in; it's named Curviloft: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=28586 http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=674 |
| Re: 3D modeling from CAD drawing | FIG. 1 | 8/8/12 11:21 AM | P.S. The second URL links to an outdated version (1.1a) of CurviLoft. The current version is to be found at the first URL namely: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=28586 |
| Re: 3D modeling from CAD drawing | Little Green | 8/8/12 1:45 PM | Thank you for the links and encouragement. I am new to SketchUp and must first to learn how to instal and use plug-in. Regards, LG |
| Re: 3D modeling from CAD drawing | George Knowles | 8/8/12 2:11 PM | Well done, LG. You certainly have the knack! Was this created from a 3D CAD import or were you modeling from just an imported profile? If your interest in SU leans toward becoming truly proficient you would shy away from the use of plugins until la |
| Re: 3D modeling from CAD drawing | Little Green | 8/9/12 12:00 AM | Thank you Geo! I did this after importing TIF file with 2D profiles. I can't import anything from the CAD program. Of course, I will leave the use of plug-ins for later. I am in an early phase of learning basics of SketchUp. Thank you for the link to |