This section controls what Aspire considers to be the 'top' face of each part. Once this option is selected a number of sub-options also become available. This option will take each component in the model and orientate it flat ready for machining as shown in the screenshot below. The colors of the lines you see are taken from the colors of the original SketchUp layers the various parts of the model are on. The size of the model is preserved and it is relatively simple to pick up dimensions for parts you are going to manufacture from the various views. This option will create an 'engineering drawing' style layout of the SketchUp model as shown in the screenshot below. We will describe the 'Three Views - Front, Top, Side' option first as it is the simplest. In the first section there are two main choices for how the data from the model will be imported, 'Exploded Flat Layout' and 'Three Views - Front, Top, Side' as shown below. When the SketchUp model is selected from the File Import dialog, the following dialog will be displayed.Īlthough this initially looks complex, the dialog is divided into four logical sections which will be describe below. The model shown in the screenshots is a cabinet constructed by following the instructions in the Fine Woodworking 'Google SketchUp guide for Woodworkers: The Basics' DVD which is available via the Fine Woodworking site at Vectric have no affiliation with Fine Woodworking, we are just using screenshots of the model constructed while following their tutorials to illustrate the process of importing a SketchUp model. We will illustrate the two main choices for how the model will be imported using the SketchUp model shown to the left. To import data from a SketchUp file you must already have created or opened a job to import the data into.Īs a SketchUp model is usually a 3D representation of the part, the SketchUp importer offers a number of options to allow you to start manufacturing the model. command from the menu bar or the import vectors icon on the Drawing tab. SKP extension (see can be imported as 2D data suitable for machining into a Aspire job using the File ► Import Vectors.
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