Import Pdf Floor Plan Into Sketchup

Using tools such as imagemagick and then imported.

Import pdf floor plan into sketchup.

If floor plan of the building is available in pdf format is there an easy approach to import that 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. Navigate to where you saved your pdf file and open it. The first step is to import the pdf into the sketchup file.

Optional select camera standard views top to get a top view of your image. Why you should use pdf s. Click on file import and select the image you wish to use. If you use one of your own images you can scale the plan based on a measurement you know.

You can either download a sketch image or use one of your own sketches. Click import scale image. In the use image as area make sure the image radio button is selected and click import. 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.

On pc but it is on mac make a snapshot of the floor plan in adobe reader or acrobat. Pdf can first be converted into image format high resolution png jpg etc. If you choose this step also be sure to switch to parallel projection as well. In this article you also discover how sketchup data is exported into cad format.

Click on file in the top menu and then select import from the drop down menu. Then import the image to su as an image and trace over it. 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.