Import SketchUp File To ArchiCAD 15

[Stress Co_]

I downloaded the new SketchUp Import Add-On, but after restarting..... I don't see it in any of the AC15 work environment profiles (or in the list of commands). Add-on Manager shows it is there.
What did I do wrong?

AC15 trial.... 64bit Mac

[Laszlo Nagy]

When you go to these Dialogs, you should be able to select the format in the file types list.
It is not something that appears as a menu item, but a new choice among selectable file types to open/save as.

[Stress Co_]

Thanks Laszlo. I see it now.
Use "Merge"...... enable "Google WH SketchUp File" to import.

[Karl Ottenstein]

Stress wrote:
Thanks Laszlo. I see it now.
Use "Merge"...... enable "Google WH SketchUp File" to import.

It is kind of weird that the add-on provides support for Open and Merge, but not for Open Object... since the add-on converts the skp file to an object. Would make sense that Open Object handled skp just as it does dwg, but GS puts 3DS and skp into yet different places even though they create objects.

Anyway, yup, "Merge" is what most people will want. And, its great to finally have this running on Macs. 😉

Highly recommend download the Polycount tool from Help > Downloads to check the 'weight' of your Google Warehouse objects lest they impact your file performance too much.

Cheers,
Karl

[TMA_80]

I'm wondering why Graphisoft are not putting them ( 3ds and skp ) as a default import format without having to install add-ons...

[Laszlo Nagy]

I think they belong to those Add-Ons and downloads that Graphisoft provides for ArchiCAD but does not officially support. This is why they are not part of the package by default.

[TMA_80]

Thanks Lazlo, that's what I suspected too.

While it is said clearly that there is no support for the 3ds addon- I couldn't find anything about the skp add-on...

[Katalin Takacs]

On these sites you can find more about Google Earth Connection Add-On and about SketchUp Add-On:
http://archicadwiki.com/GoogleEarthConnections and http://archicadwiki.com/SketchUp

[TMA_80]

Hi, Katalin, thanks for the links...

If I dare , I Should ( once agin and I know it is boring) , correct a small affirmation in the wiki article:

"SketchUp for ArchiCAD (Google Earth Connection Add-On contains it by default)" : this is not totally true, cause if I refer to the sketchup webpage, it says this:

"Through its add-on, this mature and globally popular solution ensures a seamless data transfer from concept surfaces and colors into intelligent architectural objects and materials. In Archicad the user will find walls, slabs and other intelligent elements, just the way they had been created in SketchUp from the outset." not true anymore with the integrated one in th GEC...It imports the skp file Yes, but as an object and that's all...no more 'intelligent' conversion.

[Katalin Takacs]

Hi,

Although Google Earth Connection Add-On contains SketchUp Add-On, the integration possibilities of SketchUp files have changed over the years. The intelligent element conversion is an affected function.