Hi everyone,

I just read Mo's post a few down, and I'm working in the other direction.

I'm brand new to Sketchup pro. I immediately downloaded a DWF from our arch., and everything seemed perfect!! Off to the races.

I immediately encountered a hiccup which I need help with. The dimensioning is strangely inaccurate. 9.5" actual shows as 9'6". 184.75" actual shows as 184' 9". Sensible errors, I suppose. I assume there is a simple solution, but I'm stumped.

Thanks,

Brock

Easy to fix, for sure.

Next time you bring in a DXF, DWG, etc... be sure your import settings are set to inch.

To do this go to File>Import and click the 'Options' button in the Import dialog window. Slide the pulldown to 'Inches'.

You have 2 options for correcting the drawing you have:

1. If the imported geometry is a component, edit the component by double clicking, or right click and select 'Edit Component'. Once in the component measure something that you know the correct measurement for. Use the 'tape measure' tool to do this. Before doing anything else, look at the lower right of your screen. The dialog box should read what you just measured. If it is 9'6" type (without trying to put your cursor in the box) 9.5 and press enter. You will get a dialog asking you if you want to resize the component. Everything in the component will scale down to the new number.

2. If the imported geometry is not a component - simply use the 'tape measure' tool to measure a known dimension. Follow the steps above about entering the correct dimension and resize the entire model.


*Note - you can use this trick for entire models and just components - and you can use this if you start a model without regard to dimensions, like what you are working on - and need to scale it to a specific size...

Thanks! I'll correct things immediately, and then I'll be on to the next question...

Brock

Okay, like I said, on to the next question...

The next project is in Metric - I'm importing the DWG, the dimensioning tool reads 20" when I know it's 20cm. When I try to change to cm's during the import, the size of the member changes to 50.8" (or, 20").

Another easy fix I hope?

Thanks in advance,

Brock

Well since I've opened sketchup maybe only a half a dozen times what I would do would open the dwg in AutoCAD, run the "SCALE" command and shrink the entire model by 1/2.54, save the file, and import it back into sketchup using cm's as the unit again....if you want my 2 cents... well, actually slighty more than 2-1/2 cents!

After you bring it in to the metric SketchUp file try using the tape measure tool. Measure a known dimension. Read the output. If it is wrong - type the new dimension. Press enter. It should ask if you want to scale the entire model. Say yes.

And you might have to go to drawing setup and change the units to CM before you bring it in. I can test later when I get in front of my laptop...