Import Method

Simple

Select to automatically import all objects in the input file.

●     Meshes/3D Polygons will import all objects as meshes or 3D polygons.

●     Architectural Objects will import objects as Vectorworks architectural objects. Vertical faces will become walls, horizontal faces will become slabs, and oblique faces will become roof faces. Vectorworks recognizes faces in the SketchUp file and determines if they should be converted to building elements by analyzing the angle of the face relative to the horizontal plane.

Custom

Select to specify which materials/layers to import. All materials/layers are selected for import by default.

Import By

Select Layer to display the list of layers in the SketchUp file or Materials to display the list of materials. A check mark to the left of each layer/material indicates that it is to be imported. To omit one or more layers/materials, select the item(s) to be omitted and click to remove the check mark.

Layer/Material Import Method

Select the material/layer from the list and specify whether it should be imported as either a mesh/3D polygon or as an architectural object.

Options

Import Materials

Select whether to assign fill colors from the imported objects according to the colors of the materials of objects when selected.

If Layer/Material Import Method is selected, any imported architectural objects will automatically be assigned the correct properties as defined in the SketchUp file.

Import Transparency and Image Data as Renderworks Textures

Select to import texture and transparency materials as Renderworks texture resources

Create Renderworks Textures for All Materials

Select to create Renderworks textures for all imported materials from the input file.

Solid colors will also be imported as Renderworks textures.

Import the Geometry from the File as

Select whether to import geometry as a group of mesh objects or 3D polygons

Vectorworks Mesh Object

Select to import all geometry as a group of mesh objects.

When importing as mesh objects with materials, the SketchUp faces will be triangulated, this affects the appearance of the imported file if pen color is used to display the face edges.

Vectorworks maintains the original mesh smoothing normal and texture mapping data from SketchUp. This information can be edited on the Render tab of the Object Info palette, though some of the imported rendering information may be lost during editing.

Groups of 3D Polygons

Select to represent all imported geometry as a group of 3D polygons.

When importing as 3D polygons, the SketchUp faces will not be triangulated except when importing complex faces with textures. SketchUp defines a complex face as a face containing either inner loops or openings cut by attached component instances or attached groups.

Preserve Texture Assignment and Mapping

If Import Materials is selected, and you are importing geometry as polygons, specify whether textures and texture mappings are applied to imported 3D polygons to preserve their overall appearance (Renderworks required).

Architectural Objects parameters when created from automatic or layer/material assigned import method

Specify the thickness at which to create various building elements:

●     Wall Thickness: Set the thickness to assign to wall geometry during import; this value must be greater than zero

●     Floor Thickness: Set the thickness to assign to floor geometry during import

●     Roof Face Thickness: Set the thickness to assign to roof face geometry during import