Google Sketch UP -> ProEngineer

Discussion in 'Pro/Engineer & Creo Elements/Pro' started by P.J.G. Long, Oct 18, 2006.

  1. P.J.G. Long

    P.J.G. Long Guest

    has anyone had any experience with importing models from Google
    Sketch-UP? In particular,

    Is the model editable?
    Are features kept seperate or is the model imported as a single unit?

    Regards

    Peter Long
     
    P.J.G. Long, Oct 18, 2006
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  2. P.J.G. Long

    John Wade Guest

    I haven't used it, but in general, foreign geometry comes in dumb &
    flat.
     
    John Wade, Oct 18, 2006
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  3. P.J.G. Long

    David Janes Guest

    http://download.sketchup.com/downloads/product/Interoperability Diagrams v.2.pdf

    These are the export formats for Sketchup 5, the commercial version. You'd
    have to check if this also applies to the free one. Export formats usually
    get trimmed in the teaser version. In any case, none of these are the
    solids/surfaces neutral formats we're familiar with, like IGES, STEP, SAT or
    STL, nor are any of the mentioned 3d vector formats supported by Pro/e. Maya
    and AutoCAD have supported formats, though, which means that they could be
    used as intermediary translators.

    But, as John pointed out, no imported data retains the parametrics of its
    native format. Pro/e strips it all out. You can add extruded cuts and solid
    features to the imported geometry but, with the exception of models exported
    through the Granite Interoperability Kernel, the imported geometry does not
    contain modifiable dimensions.

    David Janes
     
    David Janes, Oct 21, 2006
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