topic Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16 in Libraries & objects

3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 08:02:04 GMT

I have the structure of a building modeled in rhino 4.0 that I need in Archicad.

Exporting from Rhino to 3DS seems fine, but when importing into Archicad 16 using the 3D Studio In INT addon, the GDL scipting of the object is blank and nothing appears in 2d or 3d, even though the popup message says "object has been newly created in embedded library." the size of the gsm file is 1kb.

I thought maybe Rhino was exporting a format that archicad didn't like, so I imported the file into sketchup 8 first, which opened fine. I then exported another 3DS file from the sketchup file, and then imported this new file into archicad. This time information appeared in the GDL script but a lot of the geometry was missing.

Everything is on the same layer, no hidden lines or meshes.

Has anyone encountered a similar problem before?

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

Eduardo Rolon — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:14:13 GMT

- Possible workaround -
Instead of exporting the complete model from Rhino, export from Rhino in phases and create individual objects, to verify that AC is not chocking on a Billion+ Node model.

To line them up in AC you can convert the Objects into Morphs or you could place an object (box preferred) in Rhino that is exported with all the phases (on a corner off to the side so that AC can create a hotspot for it) and use it as a registration point.

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:17:45 GMT

I attempted to create an object file from a smaller segment of the rhino file, but noticed that when I try to preview it in AC in elevation or 3d in the dialogue box an error message pops up saying:

Illegal character <
At line 2 in the 3D script of file

and then:

Unnecessary token(s) after end of command at line 2 in the 3D script of file.

However, the GDL script is still blank, thus not editable. The size of the .gsm file is still 1kb.

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

Eduardo Rolon — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 23:20:41 GMT

try exporting to DWG or OBJ

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 03:45:18 GMT

Why don't you try exporting IFC from rhino, translation to 3ds and then to gsm is bound to lose some geometry

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:45:03 GMT

If an IFC is exported from Rhino, then why convert it to 3DS? Why not import IFC directly to ArchiCAD and convert it to a Morph (or a GDL object)?:

http://geometrygym.blogspot.hu/2012/08/gh-to-archicad-openbim-ifc.html

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

rob2218 — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:27:24 GMT

what happened to the "SKP import" from Archicad?
why is it so difficult to import sketchup objects into archicad now? GS used to have a SKP import feature......what happened and more importantly....why isn't it fixed?

If the SKP is not importable...then what are the alternatives?

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

Eduardo Rolon — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:28:39 GMT

File-> File Special -> Merge

select SKP as file type.

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

rob2218 — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:37:17 GMT

Eduardo....you know "precisely" how to get to the answer.....awesome!
thank you sir.

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

rob2218 — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:57:21 GMT

OK...So i think I gave you kudos too early...there is no SKP file type...what next"?

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

Eduardo Rolon — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 21:48:31 GMT

Mine has it

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

rob2218 — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 15:44:44 GMT

AHHH....I see (said the one-eyed man in the land of the blind).....you have AC18..I have AC17.
AC17 does not come with the SKP file merge special ability.

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

Marton Kiss — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 15:56:33 GMT

rob2218 wrote:
AHHH....I see (said the one-eyed man in the land of the blind).....you have AC18..I have AC17.
AC17 does not come with the SKP file merge special ability.

Rob,

starting from AC17 the SketchUp I/O Add-On is built into ArchiCAD. Please check your Add-Ons folder (Import - Export) for the Add-On. If it is not there, run the ArchiCAD 17 installer, which will run in repair mode reinstalling all files. After that you will need to apply the latest update. Hopefully this will bring the Add-On back.

Just for the records, for older versions, the SketchUp Add-On was part of the Google Earth Connection Add-On: http://www.graphisoft.com/downloads/addons/google_earth/ge_earth_connections_download.html

Marton

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

rob2218 — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 14:18:25 GMT

thanks so much Marton!
I will try that.
didn't know SKP files were now a built-in part of AC17 and beyond!
......thanks for your quick responses.

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 13:34:56 GMT

Milen from archicad Bulgaria asked me to install archicad 12 import filter.
what is this and is there a link to it.
Best
FJw

Re: 3ds object will not import into Archicad 16

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 18:18:47 GMT

FJW,
The AC 12 3DS import add-on can be found by following the link to download "Goodies" in the AC 12 Help menu. (At least I assume that link will still work.)