If you want to share data in both directions between Autocad and SketchUp, the Xref Manager plugin is a must. Without this tool there’s no easy way to refresh an xref within SketchUp once you’ve inserted it. You can download it free from the following link:
http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/em_fil_page.htm
To use it, place the files within your plugins directory. Then open SketchUp and click Plugins-Xref Tools to insert or refresh a dwg/dxf drawing. Thanks go to TIG for developing this essential time-saver!
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Hello,
I am using autocad and how can i make xref..?
Thank you for help
An xref is any CAD file referenced in another drawing. So if you save your work normally in Autocad, you can insert this into SketchUp using the xref manager. You just have to find where you saved the Autocad file.
Hope that helps,
Kind regards, Rob
I can’t get the xref manager to work. Every time I try to import a dwg xref I get an error message which says “3ds errors: cannot open file…” any idea why this is?