Import SketchUp Files

To incorporate a Trimble® SketchUp® design, import the SKP file into a Revit family. Then load the family into a Revit project.

Note: Revit supports the import of files from Trimble® SketchUp® 8 and earlier releases. Files from later releases of Trimble® SketchUp® are not supported.

Before importing a SKP file from Trimble® SketchUp® into Revit, do the following:

• Make sure you import the geometric data needed for the Revit capability that you plan to use. See About Imported Geometry.
• Review Limitations of SketchUp Data Imported to Revit.
• Review Best Practices When Importing Masses.

To import SKP files

1. Create an in-place family in a Revit project, or create a family in the Family Editor.

   See Families.

2. Click Insert tabImport panel (Import CAD).
3. In the Import CAD Formats dialog, navigate to the folder that contains the SKP file.
4. For Files of Type, select the SKP file type.
5. Select the file to import.
6. Specify the desired import settings.

   The following settings are recommended:

   • Colors: Preserve
   • Layers: All
   • Import Units: Auto-Detect
   • Positioning: Auto - Origin to Origin
   • Place at: Level 1 or Ref. Level
   • Orient to View
7. Click Open.

You may need to do the following to see the Trimble® SketchUp®-based form:

• Switch to a 3D view.
• To improve visibility, on the View Control Bar, for Visual Style, select (Shaded).
• Click Work Plane panel (Set) on the Architecture tab, the Structure tab, or the Systems tab. In the Work Plane dialog, select a plane.
• Type ZF (Zoom to Fit) to adjust the drawing area to show the entire form.
• If you are creating a mass family, click Massing & Site tabConceptual Mass panel (Show Mass Form and Floors).