I work for a major plumbing manufacture and I’ve started down the rabbit hole of uploading our products to the 3D warehouse.
I mainly design trade show booths, however due to the Coronavirus we will not be attending any trade shows for at least a year. I am looking to start this project so I can stay busy and stay employed during these tough times. I also believe SketchUp is a great tool and a great way to market our products. Currently, our major competitors have most of their products uploaded as well.
We work with a company called ATS that supplies us with CAD assistance. They supply us with files for Revit, also DXF, and DWG.
My experience so far has been mixed, most of the models when importing DXF or DWG become distorted and unusable. The geometry becomes distorted. I am working with ATS and they said they can convert these files to .fbx.
I am looking for any ideas, workflow, plug-ins, or ways to create great looking models and any tools that can help automate or assist. I also have access to our engineering department, and they can also manipulate CAD models to better suit importing into SketchUp. I think they use AutoCad or Solidworks. If this topic has been covered, please let me know. Thanks!
Shower-Bath-American_Standard-Studio-S-TU105500.dxf (126.2 KB)
SketchUp Examples.pdf (1.0 MB)
9 posts - 6 participants