For those of us still using VectorWorks for 2D drafting only (or am I the only one left?), the problem with importing from Sketchup is the millions of tiny lines in a Sketchup DWG export file.
SU is great at exporting plans, elevations, and sections, which could then be turned into construction drawings in VW. But, unfortunately, every line in the DWG file is broken at every intersection. In order to work with it efficiently in VW, all the co-linear line segments need to be joined into long, unbroken lines. Google should fix this, but they have little incentive to do so since there's an Autocad command that can convert a whole file at once.
VW's Compose command can combine those tiny lines into polylines with millions of tiny segments, but that doesn't help in this case. A special Sketchup Cleanup command is needed. This is one case where Autocad has a significant advantage. It's the only case that I can think of offhand, but it's crucial to anyone who models in SU and then switches to 2D for construction drawings. It would be worth paying extra for, in case anyone thinks they can do it with VectorScript.
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For those of us still using VectorWorks for 2D drafting only (or am I the only one left?), the problem with importing from Sketchup is the millions of tiny lines in a Sketchup DWG export file.
SU is great at exporting plans, elevations, and sections, which could then be turned into construction drawings in VW. But, unfortunately, every line in the DWG file is broken at every intersection. In order to work with it efficiently in VW, all the co-linear line segments need to be joined into long, unbroken lines. Google should fix this, but they have little incentive to do so since there's an Autocad command that can convert a whole file at once.
VW's Compose command can combine those tiny lines into polylines with millions of tiny segments, but that doesn't help in this case. A special Sketchup Cleanup command is needed. This is one case where Autocad has a significant advantage. It's the only case that I can think of offhand, but it's crucial to anyone who models in SU and then switches to 2D for construction drawings. It would be worth paying extra for, in case anyone thinks they can do it with VectorScript.
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