Modelport imports creates triangulated faces. How to fix?

[Anonymous]

Hi;
This is our first attempt at importing models exported from Sketchup into ArchiCAD through the Modelport plugin. We have tried bot .obj and .fbx formats with all sorts of different settings but are getting the same issue every time with the object importing with triangulated faces. Can anybody give me a hint of how we can get a clean looking object imported into ArchiCAD. I am attaching a screenshot of the planview and 3D view of the imported object.

Marc

[Anonymous]

Forgot to mention that the .fbx import also screws up the original size of the object, it comes in much smaller that it should, eporting in either model units or inches.

[Anonymous]

Hi;
This is our first attempt at importing models exported from Sketchup into ArchiCAD through the Modelport plugin. We have tried both .obj and .fbx formats with all sorts of different settings but are getting the same issue every time with the objects importing with triangulated faces. Can anybody give me a hint of how we can get a clean looking object imported into ArchiCAD. I am attaching a screenshot of the planview of the imported object. On that same note, the .fbx import does not scale correctly, while the .obj import comes in at correct scale. Can anybody that is doing tis successfully let me know what we're doing wrong?

Thx,
Marc

[Karl Ottenstein]

Please don't create duplicate topics when you haven't received a response. I've merged your old topic (screenshot missing now for some reason) and the new one from today.

This is a user forum. If nobody responds, nobody responds. If you need immediate assistance, contact tech support.

Take a look at this article for one method of eliminating triangularization:
http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/tips/removing-triangulation-from-imported-sketchup-cinema-4d-and-3d...

[ocatillo]

The geometry you're referring to is a nuisance indeed, but it can be removed. After importing the modeled element into ArchiCAD, you need to explode the element into a morph. Once morphed, you can take one of two paths to eliminate the unwanted geometry: 1.) Select the entire morph and then change the edges to hidden or rounded in the morph's properties; or 2.) select individual lines of geometry that you want to remove and hide just those lines.

This can be a bit of a tedious process, but I find it to still be quicker than modeling the element from scratch most of the time.

Hope that helps...