avalot Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hello wise ones! I'm in a bind. I've got to model a set design for a theatrical performance that is to take place in the Gates Planetarium/IMAX theatre at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. They've sent me a DWG and a DXF of the inside of the planetarium, and I'm trying to import those. The DWG fails, but the DXF comes through... but only the dome! The seats and the actual theatre are getting "ignored", I think. Sketchup says: It says it "ignored 152 solids". I think the 152 solids are the ramps, seats, and theatre floor... which is what I need. Someday I'll learn Autocad... but I'm still on baby steps in Sketchup, and I have a show to model! I've uploaded the file to http://valot.com/DMNS.dxf (1.3megs) Could someone find it in their heart to check the file for me, and if there's a way to convert these "solids" to something sketchup can import, could you help me out? I hope this kind of request in these forums is okay. Please let me know if otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 I opened the dxf in AutoCAD and all I see is the dome. Are you sure you are supposed to get the rest?I also see the same thing in SketchUp 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakozi Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 openned the file in AutoCAD 2011, and the same thing... all i see is a dome... imported it in sketchup 8. same thing. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Looks like they stiffed you on the interior. Better give them a call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red333 Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 Are you both using the same program? For example, I use AutoCad Architecture which contains a lot of AEC objects, but if I were to send the drawing to someone using plain AutoCad I would have to export to AutoCad in order for those objects to show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBC Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 In AutoCAD, I just opened the dxf file you posted, did a selectall, and below is a pic of the properties palette. It shows pretty much what you managed to import into sketchup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted September 17, 2010 Share Posted September 17, 2010 I have the AEC enabler installed on mine so I should see ADT items if they are in the dxf file but I am not sure dxf files retain that information like a true ADT dwg would. Now if it were a dwg you might be on to something. Are you both using the same program? For example, I use AutoCad Architecture which contains a lot of AEC objects, but if I were to send the drawing to someone using plain AutoCad I would have to export to AutoCad in order for those objects to show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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