Part 4: AutoCAD to SketchUp

from Google Sketch Up For Site Design

Adding People and Cars

Many SketchUp users, depending on their professions, utilize Computer Aided Design (CAD) software when drawing site plans and buildings. Part 4 details a specific method for efficiently and quickly converting an AutoCAD file into a 3D model.

Chapter 16 is an overview of the general AutoCAD-to-SketchUp conversion method. Chapter 17 provides a detailed procedure for organizing AutoCAD files for import into SketchUp.

Chapter 18 details how to model the organized AutoCAD information from Chapter 17. Chapter 19 adds detail and final touches to the SketchUp model that started in AutoCAD.

Fig. 1-12: Model of Denver Justice Center plaza and building. Courtesy studioinsite.

Fig. 1-13: SketchUp Plan view image of plaza and park.

Part 4: AutoCAD to SketchUp

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Adding People and Cars

Adding New Details

Making Adjustments

Importing Layers

Adding More Components

Exchanging 3D Components

Exploding the Objects

Conceptual Grading

Replacing the Components

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