Select whether to import geometry as a group of mesh objects or 3D polygons Solid colors will also be imported as Renderworks textures. Imports texture and transparency materials as Renderworks texture resourcesĬreate Renderworks Textures for All MaterialsĬreates Renderworks textures for all imported materials from the input file. Import Transparency and Image Data as Renderworks Textures If Layer/Material Import Method is selected, any imported architectural objects will automatically be assigned the correct properties as defined in the SketchUp file. When selected, choose whether to assign fill colors from the imported objects according to the colors of the materials of objects. Select the material/layer from the list and specify whether it should be imported as a mesh/3D polygon or as an architectural objectĬlick the Options tab to specify which material properties to import, whether to import geometry as mesh objects or 3D polygons, and set the parameters for architectural objects. To omit one or more layers/materials, select the item(s) to be omitted and click to remove the check mark. A check mark to the left of each layer/material indicates that it is to be imported. Select Layer to display the list of layers in the SketchUp file or Materials to display the list of materials. All materials/layers are selected for import by default. Specify which materials/layers to import. Vectorworks recognizes faces in the SketchUp file and determines whether they should be converted to building elements by analyzing the angle of the face relative to the horizontal plane. Vertical faces becomes walls, horizontal faces become slabs, and oblique faces become roof faces. Meshes/3D Polygons imports all objects as meshes or 3D polygons.Īrchitectural Objects imports objects as Vectorworks architectural objects. Click to show/hide the parameters.Īutomatically imports all objects in the input file. Select the method for importing geometry through the options on the Import Method tab.Ĭlick to show/hide the parameters. The SketchUp Import Settings dialog box opens. The Import SketchUp Model dialog box opens. Walls are unjoined upon import, and may need to be rejoined.Īlternatively, select the file to import and drag it into an open Vectorworks file. When importing as architectural objects, faces which are not part of a group or a component instance in SketchUp will import as roofs, slabs, or floors. Both front and back materials are supported when importing as architectural objects. When importing as 3D polygons, only the front material is assigned to the imported objects, as Vectorworks only supports one material for 3D polygons. The SketchUp format supports materials on the front and back of each face of an object. When selected, architectural objects in Vectorworks are created from SketchUp faces that are not contained in SketchUp groups of components. SketchUp components are imported as Vectorworks 3D symbols except for the rare cases when they have non-linear scale, in which case they are imported as groups of converted geometry.Ī component which creates an opening in a vertical face is imported as a symbol in wall, if attached to an object imported as a Vectorworks wall. If the SketchUp group has a scale assigned, the imported objects inside the group will be converted with that scale.
SketchUp groups are imported as Vectorworks group objects. Geometry from invisible layers in SketchUp have their class attributes set to invisible in Vectorworks.
SketchUp layers are imported as classes in Vectorworks.
After importing, refine the design using Vectorworks editing tools, or replace imported 3D symbols with Vectorworks 3D symbols.įlexible import options either allow automatic conversion of architectural elements based on their orientation, or allow geometry conversion to be mapped to specific SketchUp materials or layers.Ĭonsider the following points when importing a SketchUp file into a Vectorworks file. SketchUp component instances are imported as 3D symbols, and geometry can be designated as walls, roof faces, or floors. The Import SketchUp command allows architectural drawings created in SketchUp (versions 4 through 2020) to be imported into a Vectorworks file.
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