SketchUp import problems

[CraigCTC]

I'm a Mac VW user and I am having an issue importing SketchUp 3D drawings into a VW drawing. I have an Intel processor and VW said to make sure that the program opens in Rosetta by clicking on that option in the "Get Info" screen for the application.

I've done this, and now NOTHING happens when I select "Import SketchUp" in the import drop down.

Any ideas???

[Tom G.]

Are you sure it hasn't been placed on a new layer that you've not yet noticed, and that the scale hasn't blown it out where you can't yet see its edges?

[billtheia]

Why are you using Rosetta? Which version of VW are you using? 12.5 & 2008 both run natively on intel macs so Rosetta isn't necessary.

[Ray Libby]

The sketchup import plug-in won't work with intel processors, and must be run under rosetta.

[billtheia]

Really? I'm running VW2008 on an Intel mac and have used FIle>Import>Import Sketchup quite a few times. I didn't need to force anything to use Rosetta and it's worked just fine for me.

[CraigCTC]

Well, I'm still having problems with v12.5. I select "Import SketchUp..." and nothing happens. No pop-up window. No error message. Nothing.

[Ray Libby]

Try editing the workspace and remove then add the sketchup plugin or try switching workspaces.

[giodiep]

I am an sketchup User and I been trying to use the import feature on Vectorworks 12.5 and nothing happens. I went to the worksspace editor and tried erasing and moving the command to the menu but still banging my head to the wall, nothing happens.

PLS help!!

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Gio

Windows Vista/VW12.5 Designer

Intel Core 2 cpu, T7200 @2.00GHz

Nvidia Ge0Force 7400

[giodiep]

I am still having problems importing from sketchup models to Vectorworks. Sorry guys but is much easier and faster to draw quick 3-d models in Sketchup and then use the lighting capabilities to render the model. I can only do it exporting from SU to dwg format and the importing DWG to VW. Could anyone help me? I am trying to use the plug in for VW 12.5 without any luck. I tried already editing the workspaces but nothing.

Thanks,

Gio.

[sig_eigei]

I think in 12.5+ importing sketchup is one of the workspace features. There used to be a Sketchup plug in so v11 (and that maybe referenced the Rosetta note) but that plug in is now outdated. You should use the built-in importing if you're not already.

[PVA - Admin]

VW 12.5 users running VectorWorks on Intel Macs must open the program using Rosetta to import SketchUp files. If after running in Rosetta, when attempting to import a SketchUp file, nothing happens the likely cause is version of the Sketchup File. VW 12 supports SketchUp 5 and earlier. If you try importing a SketchUp 6 file in VW 12, nothing will happen.

VectorWorks 2008 does support SketchUp 6 and does not require opening the program with Rosetta to import the SketchUp files.

[Gonzal321]

i am having import problems using VW 2008, my laptop runs Vista 32bit and i have an AMD Processor. when i import it the Sketch up becomes larger then my spreadsheet.

i am sorry if i am vague. i am a student with the the student edition and i am learning the program.

[Pat Stanford]

By spreadsheet do you mean drawing page area? The grey box that shows where the paper will be?

If so, then you just need to change the layer scale to something smaller. With nothing selected, right click (ctrl-click on Mac) and select Layer Scale from the contextual menu.

If you mean that it is larger than a worksheet on the drawing, you will have to better explain your problem.

Pat

[Gonzal321]

Pat,

I just want to thank you for the advice it helped out alot