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SketchUP 3D model imported into ArchiCAD18

Anonymous
Not applicable
Hello,

Do you know how to edit SketchUP model in ArchiCAD?
4 REPLIES 4
Erwin Edel
Rockstar
Up to a certain version of Sketchup, you can open SKP file, it will become an object, which you can turn in to morph if you want to manipulate it.

I don't think 2014 file works, but version 8 or maybe higher will. Just 'save as' from sketchup to 8 or so.
Erwin Edel, Project Lead, Leloup Architecten
www.leloup.nl

ArchiCAD 9-26NED FULL
Windows 10 Pro
Adobe Design Premium CS5
Anonymous
Not applicable
Actually I already brought model into ArchiCAD and everything looked fine, but morph tool didn't ungrouped my model elements. How to ungroup the origin SketchUp model into parts and then possible edit in ArchiCAD?
rgarand
Booster
I do not think you can "explode" the imported sketchup models within ArchiCAD.
Robert J. Garand
ArchiCAD USA 27-Build 5001 USA FULL
Windows 10 Prof (64 bit) - Intel i9-10920X CPU 3.50 GHz - 128 GB RAM - NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000
Marky
Contributor
You have to:

1. Explode Component in SU, still having if you wish some parts/sub-components.
2. Save it as 8.0 version.

In AC make morph of it.
And you have all parts ungrouped.
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