Sketchup Import Issue?


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I have imported quite a few skp files into CA without much issue, until now. In this case the item I wanted, looks perfectly normal in Sketchup, comes into CA "exploded" ,in pieces that is, and although I can see the individual items, can't "unblock" in CA to even try to put it back together.  

 

Is there something new I'm missing? I have done complex and simple imports before, but this is happening on several items I just tried. Tried to "make component" in Sketchup and that didn't help. Again, looks normal there, whacked and locked in CA.

 

One case in point is here: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=u6bf3fe8a-55cd-48af-988d-a2c2314ef302

 

Any Sketchup folks here that might have a clue?

 

Thanks,

Keith

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Michael,

I guess I have some questions then. What version of SU are you using? What, if anything, did you do in the import process (there in SU and while into CA)?

Thanks,

Keith

I have Sketchup 2015 but I didn't use Sketchup at all. Just dragged and dropped 2015 version of the model directly into Chief.
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I had never just done a drag and drop, and didn't even know that you could do that, versus using CA import. But, results are the same for me?? Clearly I'm missing something as I used the 2015, and also using X7.

 

See what I get when it comes in >>>

 

 

 

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Michael,

 

Thanks for your assistance on this. For you, and all that may encounter this, here is what I did "differently" that caused this and how it now works. I had been bringing this in to the existing plan that I needed it in, a Central American Metric Plan I'm needing this on. The key, I think, is it's metric, whereby I usually just do imperial. I brought it into a "New" plan, imperial, and it works just fine.  

 

The other possibility, is that it simply needed to come into a "New" plan, but I have gone direct to existing plans before many times without any issues. Not sure, but in case anyone else has this issue in the future.

 

Thanks again Michael, as you telling me it worked for you got me to think what was different between what I was doing, versus you. That helped me figure it out.

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Almost had to be the metric thing, as I had tried numerous downloads of the file, before posting here, and all did the same thing. If this was created in a imperial units format, the metric thing may have just screwed it up.

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Must be something with your PC or I'm not sure what format you saved the file or what format you used to export. I downloaded into Sketchup Pro 2016 and saved it in Sketchup 2013 SKP format and imported to CA without issues.

Greg,

 

It had to do with bringing it into a Metric Plan. It works fine coming into a Imperial Plan

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