Import Pdf Floor Plan Into Sketchup

If you re exporting a sketchup pro file to a cad format how you import a cad file depends on whether it s a 2d file such as a floor plan or a 3d model.

Import pdf floor plan into sketchup.

In this sketchup tutorial we ll introduce a free tool that you can use to convert pdf s to dxf files which you can import into sketchup pro. Click on file in the top menu and then select import from the drop down menu. Currently you cannot import a pdf directly into sketchup on the windows version so the usual way to import something at least is to convert the pdf file into a raster image. Pdf is not an import option for sketchup.

In the use image as area make sure the image radio button is selected and click import. On pc but it is on mac make a snapshot of the floor plan in adobe reader or acrobat. You can either download a sketch image or use one of your own sketches. Using tools such as imagemagick and then imported.

Then import the image to su as an image and trace over it. Pdf can first be converted into image format high resolution png jpg etc. Make sure image is selected in the use image as options. Optional select camera standard views top to get a top view of your image.

Navigate to where you saved your pdf file and open it. In this article you also discover how sketchup data is exported into cad format. If you use one of your own images you can scale the plan based on a measurement you know. If you choose this step also be sure to switch to parallel projection as well.

Click import scale image. Click where you want to place the top left corner of the image and click again to place the lower right corner which scales the image. If floor plan of the building is available in pdf format is there an easy approach to import that into sketchup.