How to export a model from SolidWorks to Google SketchUp

How to export a model from SolidWorks to Google SketchUp

While Google SketchUp was not a professional CAD tool it had the advantage of being free and, because of which, it is used B Y a large number of people. Recently, some of my customers were asked by their own customers to supply SolidWorks models for review in SKETCHUP format .

There is one problem with this request–none of file formats so SolidWorks can export to be on the SketchUp import Lis T. There is commercial converters from SolidWorks to SketchUp and they come at a.

SolidWorks to Google SketchUp Process

Fortunately, we found a-from exchange data between SolidWorks and Sketchup–just follow this workflow:

1. Save your SolidWorks model as ACIS (. SAT extension).

Save as ACIS

Note:make sure that the Options is set as per this image:

Save as Options

2. Open DraftSight. If you had not installed this free 2D Editor, please use the this link for doing so: Download DraftSight

3. In DraftSight's command line type: "Importsat" and press <enter>. Locate the ACIS file saved at step #1 and import it in DraftSight.

Import the ACIS file into DraftSight

4. Save this file again in DWG format.

5. Open SketchUp

6. Import The DWG file saved at STEP #4.

Import DWG into SketchUp

7. That's all. You are successfully imported your SolidWorks model into SketchUp.

congratulations! You did it!

How to export a model from SolidWorks to Google SketchUp