To incorporate a Trimble® SketchUp® design, import the SKP file into a Revit family. Then load the family into a Revit project.
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
- Create an in-place family in a
Revit project, or create a family in the Family Editor.
See Families.
- Click Insert tab
Import panel
(Import CAD).
- In the Import CAD Formats dialog, navigate to the folder that contains the SKP file.
- For Files of Type, select the SKP file type.
- Select the file to import.
- Specify the desired import settings.
- Colors: Preserve
- Layers: All
- Import Units: Auto-Detect
- Positioning: Auto - Origin to Origin
- Place at: Level 1 or Ref. Level
- Orient to View
The following settings are recommended:
- 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).