SketchUp: Projects Tool
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SketchUp: Projects Tool

The Projects tool allows you to access a list of your Land F/X projects created in SketchUp or CAD.

 

 

 

 

Before importing an Land F/X project from CAD into SketchUp, you'll need to export it from CAD. For more information, see Exporting a Land F/X Project from CAD below.

The units you set in your SketchUp model will also need to match the units you've set in the associated Land F/X project and CAD drawing. For information on matching your units between CAD and SketchUp, see our Setting the Units in SketchUp documentation.

Projects Tool Overview

Open the Land F/X Projects tool:

 

 

LandFX toolbar in SketchUp, Projects button

 

LandFX toolbar, Projects button

Land-FX menu in SketchUp, Projects option

 

Land-FX menu, Projects option

 

 

 

The Land F/X Projects dialog box will open.

 

1. List of all Land F/X projects you've created in SketchUp, or imported from CAD into SketchUp.

 

2. Create a New Land F/X project. More information

 

3. Open an existing Land F/X project. More information

 

4. Restore one of your Land F/X projects from a backup.

 

5. Create a Backup a Land F/X project.

 

6. Delete a Land F/X project.

Starting a New Land F/X Project

Click the New button in the Land F/X Projects dialog box.

 

 

 

New Project dialog box

The New Project dialog box will open. Enter a unique Project Number and Project Name.

Your project number must be a unique number within your saved projects. This may apply to your entire firm, depending on where your firm's files are saved.

 

Click OK. You've now created a new Land F/X project and can begin designing in SketchUp using our plugin.

Exporting a Land F/X Project from CAD

Before importing the data from a design created in CAD with a Land F/X project into a SketchUp model, you'll need to export your design from CAD to SketchUp.

 

Open the CAD drawing associated with the project you want to export into SketchUp.

 

Example drawing to export from CAD to SketchUp

 

In our example, we'll export the data from this CAD drawing, along with the associated Land F/X project, into SketchUp. This will include not only the database containing plants and other items we have added to the project, but also the data reflecting the placement of those items in the drawing. Once we've exported these items from CAD, we can then import components from the drawing and the associated project into a SketchUp model.

 

 

Still in CAD, open our 3D Connection tool:

 

 

F/X Planting ribbon, 3D Connection flyout

F/X Planting ribbon, 3D Connection flyout

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planting toolbar

Planting toolbar

F/X Planting menu, 3D Connection option

F/X Planting menu, 3D Connection option

 

 

 

 

Plant Render toolbar

Plant Render toolbar

 

 

 

or type SketchUpExport in the Command line

 

 

 

The 3D Connection dialog box will open.

 

 

Click the Export Design button to export the plant data from this drawing and the associated Land F/X project into SketchUp.

3D Connection dialog box, Export Design button

 

 

 

You'll now see a message that your design has been exported into SketchUp.

 

 

Click OK to close this dialog box.

 

 

 

The plants and other items you've added to the Land F/X project associated with this drawing have been exported into SketchUp. The data reflecting the placement of the plants and other items has also been exported. You're now ready to import all this data into your SketchUp model.

Opening an Existing Land F/X Project in SketchUp

Access the Projects tool as described above.

 

 

 

The Land F/X Projects dialog box will open. Here, you'll see a list of all projects you've created in CAD or SketchUp.

 

 

To open an existing project, click the project name in the list to select it.

Land F/X Projects dialog box

 

 

 

Once you click the project name, the project will open and you can begin designing in SketchUp using our plugin.

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Troubleshooting

Issue: You have an academic SketchUp license and are unable to locate your Land F/X project in SketchUp

 

Issue: The Land F/X SketchUp plugin freezes or becomes unresponsive

 

Issue: Clicking one of the Land F/X tool buttons in SketchUp does nothing

 

SketchUp: Basic troubleshooting (adding, placing, importing plants)

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