Martin Bernstein Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Importing Sketchup files doesnt work. VW2018 SP2. I need a 3D Symbol of a person, found it on 3DWarehouse. It is a *.skp file. I remember doing this a couple of months ago wit VW2017. Luke.skp Quote Link to comment
0 michaelk Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 That file was created with the latest version of Sketchup (18). Save it back a version or two and you should be able to import it. I'm not sure when Sketchup updates versions or if it is even on a schedule, but usually VW will import the version that was current around the time of the VW update - typically September. Quote Link to comment
0 Martin Bernstein Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 It works! It is a bit uncomfortable, but it works. Thank you for the hint Michael! Quote Link to comment
0 Perdy100 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Hello, I'm just catching up on this old post as I'm having a similar issue. I have SU2018 (Pro) and VW 2019. I've tried importing from SU to VW but the message I receive is that the 'File is created by an unsupported SU version'. Could you please elaborate on what you meant by 'save it back a version or two' and how to do this please? Many thanks Penelope 1 Quote Link to comment
0 Administrator JuanP Posted March 31, 2020 Administrator Share Posted March 31, 2020 @Perdy100 Open the SketchUp file by clicking File > Open. Click File > Save As.... This will open the Save dialog box. Click the Save as Type drop-down menu and choose the version of SketchUp you would like use to open the file. In your case 2017 or 2016. Click OK. Then Import the file in Vectorworks. I hope this helps Quote Link to comment
0 Perdy100 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 @JuanP thank you for coming back on this. I've saved the file as you instruct but there's a couple of things that don't make sense to me. Firstly, if my VectorWorks 2019 doesn't support SU2018, then why do you think it will support an even older file? Furthermore, when I save under the new edition, the file type still shows as 2018 at the top. Finally - I've tried to import the '2017' file as you suggest but I'm still getting the same message..trying now with 2016..! Quote Link to comment
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Martin Bernstein
Importing Sketchup files doesnt work.
VW2018 SP2.
I need a 3D Symbol of a person, found it on 3DWarehouse.
It is a *.skp file.
I remember doing this a couple of months ago wit VW2017.
Luke.skp
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