I've been watching so many of your videos recently across your channels for help when I've been stuck or for tips and tricks. You're so clear and helpful, keep up the great work Justin!

1. File > Import 2. Select autocad dwg files 3. Options > merge coplanar faces, orient faces, import materials > Set Scale 4. Reset Scale 5. Tape measure within group > turn off create guide mode > using the guide, resize a part of the entire model 6. Trace each part of the model > using rect tool + reverse faces > separate them into groups

I have recently learned AutoCAD and I am finding that drawing my floor plans in AutoCAD kind of forces me to develop a stronger floor plan (working out all the space planning and circulation issues in autocad first). I also love the dimensioning tools in AutoCAd a lot better--it is just a lot smoother. With that said I love that I am then able to bring that finalized floor plan into SketchUp to do my 3D renders; ie there is none of that 2D AutoCAD work has gone to waste! I love this workflow. I am also learning that you can spend a lot of time trying to develop a furniture plan after you bring in your 3D furniture because you'll constantly be tweaking things (it's tempting to do when you have all your 3D elements available and ocd and perfectionism kicks in). So if you really think through your floor plan and furniture in plan view, get that to a really solid point and then bring into SketchUp it minimizes all the necessary tweaking that I have fallen victim to!

thank you for this! this was really helpful. Could you tell me where to find the part 2 video?

Thank you so much for sharing knowledge...your explanation is amazing and super clear...easy language, the pace...everything is just perfect.THANK YOU

@Thesketchupessentials

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😎

hi jayson, just watching your video helps me a lot as a beginner in sketchup.Cheers!

Dude, your explanation is just crystal clear. Keep it up!

@Thesketchupessentials

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome - glad you liked it!

I have seen many videos and every time I find you are the best Sketchup Guy! Thanks

@Thesketchupessentials

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! :)

Thank you to the Sponsors for having cool products and keeping Justin on the You Tube!

Thanks Justin - importing dwg files can be really tricky. You make it seem simple.

This is really helpful I do tha same you did but sure new steps I've just learned THX!

you are really awesome men, I always learn from all your tutorials thank you very much!

omg i've learned alot from your blender channel. Can't believe that you have a sketchup one as well. You're amazing

You always give the best and easiest tips. Thank you!

i really like your videos brother. They are very helpful. Thanks alot!!

Thank you so much for this! Your videos are so helpful!

Bless your sketch-up magic & teachings, such a helpful video!

@Thesketchupessentials

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Really easy to follow along with! Super appreciate this video!

@Thesketchupessentials

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Wow your teaching style is so good and easy

Thanks bro do you have tutorials for autocad as well?

Thanks a lot for your efforts in making this video but i am interested to start from scratch and how it was made in 2d autocad. Do you have its links please?

This was super helpful thank you so much!

Thanks again for this video, it is really beneficial. What I have found important to do is to clean up the cad file before importing it to here. Really I draw AutoCad with all lines; Lines of the Walls, Finishing, axis... So I have found it so essential to clean up the CAD file before importing it to here. 14-02-2022

I learned so much, thank you sir. Keep up the good work!

@Thesketchupessentials

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

When i double click it goes downward than upwards?

Hey sir, 7:26 how to do that automatic in all of line, whether use a plugin?

This tutorial very helpful for me,thank sir

Nice video, but the workflow is far from optimal. I first use Edge Tools² coz it happens there are open ends in the CAD file. Then Eneroth Flatten to Plane to take out eventual Z-differentialities, and last Eneroth Face Creator to create the faces automatically. Then copy the whole 2D drawing for safety and start extruding.

I am trying to import autocad file 2018 version to my sketchup 2018 pro, but it shows import failed all the time, how to resolve this issue, thank you

failed collada file import in sketchup .. how to solve ? please reply

first video..... short and to the point. thx.

tnx Brother I got it when I turn the subtitles on

Brilliant video, thanks Justin! Your videos really help me a lot

Very helpful, thank you so much.

Whatsup guys, great explanation,, you are the go-to guy, Thanks and appreciation

How do you deal with the lines from the undercoat that doesn't want to lay the plane even after tracing manually in Skp? Intersect> With Selection doesn't work for everything. Any plug?

intro is always on fire

How can I import my autocad .dwg file in to sketchup8 free version

Please sir how can i get the full setup of PulsSpec. thank you

A very useful lesson for all aspiring softians

hey i want to ask a question, i need answer ASAP.(im a very very new to sketchup, and i need to submit an assignment fast). ive done the pull thing to create walls, but now my objects are transparent how to make it look solid? i can see the lines that ive made pls help EDIT : I FOUND THE SOLUTION, ITS A BACK EDGE PRESS K TO TOGGLE OFF

It says that components within the model that were loaded from external file cant be resize what should i do?

hi, Justin! Thanks! I think you've answered some specific AND general questions I had. Just to check: Short of saving drawings as DXF, is there a way to get *Inkscape* SVG files directly into SketchUp 2021 Pro? Also, given your tip about having SU "remember" a measurement, might there still be a way to manually select non-contiguous faces to pull them up at the same time? Thanks!

@Thesketchupessentials

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know about SVG's - I've never used them before

@rt83021

2 жыл бұрын

I just did an Inkscape SVG from a silhouette i downloaded. I exported it as a png from Inkscape. I uploaded it like Justin did in this video. Png to dxf. It turned out very well. Thanks Justin!

Hi. Thanks for your explanations, but the scaling of measurements from 5:31 time mark still don't work on my model... ;)

I'm having trouble when I import cad files. it says that the file can't be import/error.

THANKS.....SO HELPFULL .... BUT I HAVE IMPORT A 3D MODEL FROM AUTOCAD AND WHEN YOU OPEN IT , IT BRINGS THE COLORS FROM AUTOCAD LAYERS, EVEN IF YOU´RE WORKING IN NON COLOR MODE IN SKETCHUP... THAT AFFECTS IN ANYTHING?... IF YOU'RE GOING TO WORK IN TWINMOTION LATER?.....HOW CAN I TRASFORM THOSE COLORS IN SKETCHUP?.....THANKS

Nice video. Easy to understand. A link to next in progression would be nice. Ready for doors and windows!

@Thesketchupessentials

4 жыл бұрын

You may want to try this series - kzread.info/dash/bejne/iXunsJetcsmzhLw.html - I went totally start to finish on a small house - thanks!

Maybe you can add a link to that video that talked about moving all the lines onto the same plane? I don't remember which video you did to talk about it but it would help a lot with some CAD files. Also, any tips on getting rid of tiny lines that extend into the face, making it impossible to fill it in by tracing the edges? I would usually have to zoom in really close and then erase those stray lines before any faces can be made.

@Thesketchupessentials

5 жыл бұрын

Here you go - kzread.info/dash/bejne/p4aV1tdyia3gedI.html - no real tips on erasing the lines, other than you possibly could use a tool like edge tools? kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqZ22pOtgqm_gso.html

Thank's Brow Your Video is Really Helpful, I really LOVE its .

its really helpful thank you bro.

so good explanations and tutorials. support from philippines.

Sir can u please tell me... How to fix import error 313 for sketchup 2017 please

To import my windows doesn't show option for acad, def or DXF. How to solve this

Hey, I tried importing contours but the contour lines couldn't be imported even after merging all the contour lines in one layer . Only the site and trees are detected 🤐 please help.

hi thanks, if i import cad dwg only outer lines getting imported, i can't able to import walls have to redraw again in sketchup?

Waiting for Part-2 @Justin

Great video, thank you so much!

very informative and helpful. thankyou. more videos please. God bless you

Thank you Justin. I am a newbie even though I have been playing around with SketchUp for a few years. Now my new employer found out I know a little about it and is wanting me to do more in it. "Yikes!" right? Anyway, I noticed that in your drawing when you where raising the walls that you didn't just connect all the walls together. example is what I think is a bedroom bathroom wall on the left.So now the inside wall is not part of the outside wall geometry. Why is that? I am sure I am missing something of value because on models that I have done I go crazy linking and group all my walls so that I can "Raise" all the walls together... Mind you, I come in later and push the holes for the doors and windows after the wall raising, and your example already had doors in the CAD drawing. Just wanted to see if I was missing something of value by doing it the way I do appose to what I see you've done. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Hi. Im doing this project where i uploaded architects cad files onto sketchup but the drawings have a lot of lines and dimensions. I was hoping to keep the cad drawing for helping me wit the interior design later on but im having a problem that the lines and dimensions are affecting me commands like push pull and a lot of strange things happening even if the files are hidden i still have problems.

hello what version of AUTOCAD to match SKETCHUP 2017?

Check out the plugin Make Face. I use it importing DXF logos into SketchUp. Just select geometry and poof. Extrudable faces. Thanks for the vid!

Hello Justin, first of all I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge with us in this playful and pleasant way, specific to you...I'm sorry to bother you with a question which is the following: I work on Sketchup and when I render my SU Podium, my floor does not appear, it appears all white...:(

@Thesketchupessentials

2 жыл бұрын

Does it appear white if you reverse the face in SketchUp?

Thank you so much for this upload

@Thesketchupessentials

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

thanks, it actually let me through so i could download it.

So for SketchUp make users we gotta measure on ACAD everything and strat drawing in Sketch-up... There's no other way to import CAD files/JPG on Sketch up make?

Thanks a lot, you're very helpful

Thank you, thank you mate!

When I draw I line over my cad I don't get the wall. What set up I need in SketchUp? Thank you!

HI, i'm having problem with importing my CAD file, when i imported the file on sketchup it only shows square outlines. But the import was successfull. Please help :(

@Thesketchupessentials

4 жыл бұрын

No idea - is there something special about that CAD file? Do other more simple files import?

I imported an image in "png type", the image always comes into sketchup blurry. Any solution

How are you forming a face with the line tool so quickly? Without having to take the line tool all around the shape of the wall?

gee, helps a lot! thanks!

thank you for this video, really helped alot.

when I resize imported dwg file, I got error message says 'component withint the model that were loaded from external files will not be resized!' , how to resolve it? Also how to align the house wall in the imported drawing with the axis? Thank you so much

I wanna know how to bring all edges in same plane or same scale.

Thanx a lot! I've watched a lot of videos before, but only you show how to resize a plan after import.

@Thesketchupessentials

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you. very helpful!!

can u say how to import sketch up file to design builder

it worked! thank you so much!!

So helpful. Please make a more video tutorial brother, thanks

@Thesketchupessentials

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I will

how would I do it on skecthup 2017 it doesn't show autocad option in import

Soooo helpful!! thank you!!

WOW! your videos are amazing! love it! Your works are GREAT! I just started my KZread channel and hope i can improve my works too!

can autocad files be used with 1001 tools plug in?

Thanks Justin, always more wrinkles to iron out and you seem to know them all! I appreciate your time to help others learn SKUp

@Thesketchupessentials

2 жыл бұрын

:) - Trying my best!

Can you do what is in your video with the free version or shuold i purchase Sketch Up

HI im new too sketch-up but man is it the bomb digidy of a program. The reason for this mail is to ask you if it is possible to send drawings over email and how too perform this please

does anyone know how to use the trnsys3d plugin to make zones on the imported drawing?

How can you clean up the layers from a CAD file once you have imported the file into SketchUp?

How can I add the navigation bar you are using?

Hii.. I have a doubt. When i am pushing the walls up, & then when i see it from below, it is hollow. how to do I correct this ?? :((

@janjeetmazumder3407

4 жыл бұрын

Nothing in sketchup is 3d..everything is hollow, even when u make a cube it is just 6 surfaces and hollow in the inside

Are there any videos specifically for how to best use SketchUp on imported ACAD drawings of grouped components of office furniture? Like how to apply materials and colors to manufactured office furniture? I can not currently apply any finishes, materials or colors to any of my manufactured furniture typicals.

@Thesketchupessentials

3 жыл бұрын

I haven't made anything specifically for this application - I don't understand - are the CAD drawings 2D or 3D?

@pjlillie

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thesketchupessentials The drawings are small, A size, 3d's of individual typical office layouts for one station or one office. The 3d's are made up of intelligent AutoCAD blocked components that are used to assign finishes to and run a bill of materials from in order to process orders. They start out as 2D blocks inserted from a CAP2020 office furniture spec program that works in conjunction with ACAD. Cap then converts or copies the 2D to 3D. Then I save the 3D as an ACAD13 wblock to be used in sketchup.

Thnaks a lot 🤗

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO EXPORT LAYOUT PLANS TO AUTOCAD - the other way around

thank you so much sir!

Hello Brother! can I also use this trick in Sketchup 2018?

@Thesketchupessentials

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

Your videos are very good! Thanks for sharing you knowledge!

How to import smooth surface from Cad to Sketchup

Thanks Justin Could you do a tutorial related specifically for scaling precise units from imported CAD. As I study Landscape Architecture I am mostly concerned about setting scales for 1:1250 or 1:5000 and designing from maps.

@Thesketchupessentials

5 жыл бұрын

I don't understand - you set a scale based on a known distance - it's not really any different than what I did in this video - find a distance that you know, then use the tape measure tool to re-scale your model

@RobinHood-hk5dk

5 жыл бұрын

Justin, my point is when working in something like AutoCAD and 3ds Max, often unit settings have to be changed before importing drawing data to ensure Real World Coordinate information is correct when working in those programs. For example, going from mm to meters and vice versa before creating anything. The Scale tool in any 2d/3d app is only accurate to relative or absolute unit settings in the first place. For example, if I import a terrain map set at 1:5000 from Digimap to Auotcad, I have to be sure to set the Scale units first correctly relative to real world coordinates. Just because something measures 10 meters in Sketch up doesn’t mean that is accurate to real world coordinate information. One way Architects can check this is by printing out a map from a 2d/3d app and using a scale ruler to see if the Scale was set correctly on the drawing by measuring an object. If I am working in AutoCAD on a drawing set in meters and decide to use centimetres, merely using the Scale tool to resize everything will be inaccurate unless I change program unit settings too. www.landfx.com/docs/sketchup/getting-started/item/2285-sketchup-units.html