To create groups that will be imported as walls, follow the steps below:
1. Select all entities that will go to the group.
2. Right-click and select Make Group.
3. With the group selected, give the group a name.
IMPORTANT: this is the name that will be displayed on the Connect screen when importing.
Necessary Procedures
Layers
Currently, the Promob layers available for import are Walls, Floor, Ceiling, and Geometries.
To perform the import, it is necessary to map the layers (tags) from the SketchUp file to the layers in Promob, as described in the step of this article. Learn more here.
- Create Layers
To create layers (tags) in SketchUp, follow the steps below:
1. Click the Add Tag button and give a name to the layer.
- Assign Sketchup Entities
To assign the desired SketchUp entities to the created layer, follow the steps below:
1. Select the entities in SketchUp.
2. With the entities selected, in the right-hand toolbar, select the desired tag.
- Layer Restrictions
Walls
To import the Walls, the SketchUp file must follow these rules:
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The entities must be rectangular and well-defined, without any extra or missing lines.
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The entities must have the top faces leveled horizontally.
Floor
To import the Floor, the SketchUp file must follow these rules:
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The floor layer must contain only one complete object.
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The floor layer cannot have steps or height variations.
Optional Procedures
In order to increase the chance of successful project conversion, it is recommended to follow the steps below:
Take the entities to the origin:
1. Select all project entities.
2. Select the move tool.
3. Select a point to be the origin, the leftmost and bottom point is recommended.
4. With the point selected, type [0,0,0] with the square brackets and press Enter.
5. Entities are at the origin if guidelines are appearing.
Examples of successfully imported projects
Here we list some examples of design that were imported into Promob.
- Design 01
- Design 02
Examples of unsuitable projects for importation
Here are some examples of SketchUp entities not recommended for importation into Promob:
1. Triangular walls cannot be converted.
2. Additional lines on the sides of the walls.
3. Non-rectangular and irregular shapes.
4. Very complex shapes that the Promob walls cannot support.
5. Floor with more than one object.
6. Floor with steps.