Updating Export
By Super User on Tuesday, 31 January 2017
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Hello! I exported an area of my CAD base to sketchup and then realized I need to model an additional area. I went back to my CAD base and re-exported the layers I need to update using the LandFX to SketchUP export tool. I went back into Sketchup and re-imported those layers using the LandFX import layers from CAD tool. They came in the way they were when I originally exported the layers- they do not have the linework I just added into the export.

Do I need to somehow clear out the original export before I re-export?

Thanks!
After reviewing the submitted files and discussing with Katherine, the issue is with the scale of the AutoCAD drawing vs. the SketchUp file. The linework is importing tiny and hard to see. Also, the UCS rotation is not set to match between the two files.

The solutions, in addition to first checking the solutions from a previous response, are:

1. Make sure that SketchUp files are drawing with all items as components. I usually at the end make the resulting base file one big component, so that if I need to import and new linework or Land F/X trees, it's easy to select them with a CTRL+A for select all, and then deselecting the base model.

2. Check the units. First, make sure they match between the files. Then, make sure the drawing is drawn to those units.

3. Use the Land F/X UCS tool to match your .dwg drawing's UCS to the origin (not moved axis) of your .skp file.
Creating a User Coordinate System (UCS):
https://www.landfx.com/index.php/docs/admin/drawing-setup/item/137-ucs.html

Setting the Units in SketchUp & CAD:
https://www.landfx.com/index.php/docs/sketchup/getting-started/item/2285-sketchup-units.html

-Amanda
Amanda Marin
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Hi Katherine,

I tested on my end and didn't see an issue with re-exporting changes to the same layer as had been imported before.

Check to make sure that you're using the same Support ID between your Land F/X in AutoCAD and in the SketchUp Connection Plugin. In AutoCAD, you can see this in the General Preferences, and in SketchUp by clicking the gear icon for settings.

Also check that the two drawings are set to the same Land F/X project. In AutoCAD, click on the project manager from the F/X Admin ribbon. In SketchUp click on the first icon for the project list and make sure the correct one is highlighted.

You can also test with a blank drawing on your end. Open a blank drawing and set it to a blank new test Land F/X project. Draw a square on a layer. Export to SketchUp through the connection tool. Then in a blank SketchUp drawing, import the layer. Finally, in AutoCAD draw an "X" inside the square on the same layer and export the layer again. Import it again in SketchUp. The X should appear.

If that doesn't resolve the issue, please submit a ticket with your drawing and SketchUp file to tech support.
How to Submit a Support Ticket:
https://www.landfx.com/kb/item/125-how-to-submit-a-support-ticket.html

Thanks,
Amanda
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I checked everything you mentioned, Amanda, and haven't found a solution, so I submitted a support ticket.
Super User
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