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CAD Forums => Vertically Challenged => Topic started by: DIW_CADtech on August 31, 2012, 04:42:49 PM

Title: MEP to Sketchup??
Post by: DIW_CADtech on August 31, 2012, 04:42:49 PM

I love playing with sketchup, and I love how easy it is to model there.. I was wondering if anyone knows a good method of takeing AMEP models/constructs and transitioning them to a file readable by sketchup.   

I am ok with loosing data that sketchup doesn't support.. I'm just looking for the models.

I'm completely open to suggestions and comments ...

-- thanks in advance.

Title: Re: MEP to Sketchup??
Post by: DIW_CADtech on August 31, 2012, 04:48:55 PM

Just to be clear, I'm not looking to somehow tranfer the part database.. just my structure and completed pipeing... I'm not trying to steel parts from autocad.. just trying to find another way to display my final (finished) work.

Title: Re: MEP to Sketchup??
Post by: danallen on August 31, 2012, 06:46:51 PM

try http://forums.sketchucation.com/ (http://forums.sketchucation.com/), the forums seem pretty good, I mostly lurk on the ruby script forum and there are some swamp worthy gurus there.
worth the login to get full access to posts.

Dan

Title: Re: MEP to Sketchup??
Post by: DIW_CADtech on September 04, 2012, 11:16:32 AM

Thanks for the assist.. I'll take it over there.

Title: Re: MEP to Sketchup??
Post by: StykFacE on September 04, 2012, 04:54:55 PM

I kinda wonder why going to SketchUp matters if you have everything already modeled. Is it the rendering you're after?

Title: Re: MEP to Sketchup??
Post by: DIW_CADtech on September 04, 2012, 08:16:53 PM

Yes, and the ability to add other objects that are already made in google's 3d warehouse.  This is not for imagery that will go into a plan set this is just for presentation.  For lets say trade shows ore other.