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ash86

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Hey all

I have been reading through all the sketchup posts and am still a little stuck with what i am trying to do.

I have only been using Revit for a few months and am still finding new things everyday. I have been tasked with importing a SketchUp file into Revit Structure 2009 and i must say that it seems way more complicated than i initially thought it would be.

The SketchUp model doesn't have a great deal of detail in it, but it covers the site of a new project. I want it in Revit so that i can create my structure in the correct location based on that model.

This may seem a strange request, but i feel that it will benefit me and others who may work on this project.

I don't need the SketchUp model to do anything as such, but my structure will be placed at the core of the SketchUp model, therefore having it as a guide would be good.

Could someone advise on how to import this file correctly.

 Thanks

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coreed

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here's the basic procedure. the most important thing is to create a mass or in-place family to import the mass into.

To import SketchUp files:

1. In the Revit project, create a mass or in-place family. See Creating a Mass Family or Creating an In-Place Family.
2. Click File menu Import/Link CAD Formats.
3. In the Import/Link dialog, navigate to the folder that contains the SketchUp file.
4. For Files of Type, select the SKP file type.
5. Select the desired file, and click Open.

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ash86

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Thats great coreed, but afetr attempting both in-place and mass families, i keep getting the same message.

I get a message reading "Cannot open..." then just states the file location.

I'm really not sure why this is happening. I'm using Revit Structure 2009 and have recently downloaded SketchUp version 7.

Should i save the SketchUp as a past release (5 or 6 most likely) or is there something else i should be doing within Revit??

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coreed

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you can try a leser verision and see if that works. a week ago another user had the exact same problem. once he refreshed his install everything worked fine. make sure you install the latest build if you are not already on the latest build. sometime after long periods of use, some things in Revit just get out of wack or certain moudles don't install properly doing installation for some reason. he was getting the exact same message about can't open file and the statement of the location. Reinstalling solved all his problems. i think your problem may be along those lines too.

this should a very simple process.

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coreed,aia

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ash86

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I have been messing around in pure frustration and seem to have solved the issue.

I was getting really bad tempered and annoyed at what seems like a really simple task and down graded the SketchUp file from v.7 to v.5

It actually works and comes in pretty much as i need it. The only problem seems to be that the transition from SketchUp to Revit means that the Triangular Irregular Network (triangles knitted together to show ground levels).

I'm currently trying to find a way to remove this, but in the mean time, for all those interested, saving down to v.5 seems to work to a degree.

 Thanks for all the input.

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