Trying to find a workflow between Autocad and Sketchup (Urban Analysis: FAR, GFAs) - GIS software in between?

Trying to find a workflow between Autocad and Sketchup (Urban Analysis: FAR, GFAs) - GIS software in between?

manso86
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Trying to find a workflow between Autocad and Sketchup (Urban Analysis: FAR, GFAs) - GIS software in between?

manso86
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Hello everyone,

 

I am posting this because I am starting to get frustrated about a workflow I have to proposed to my team. I would like to get some advise if you are guys have experience than me in the world of urban analysis using different tools. 

 

My team uses mainly sketchup for design so I have to stick to it, otherwise I would use revit or so. The point is, one of the architects is drawing a masterplan in cad, perfectly drawn with polylines made out of arcs and circles and straight lines; no splines, so the data is completely accurate. Please see image below

 

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From this data I should be able to extract information, meaning I have to quickly quantify the area of the plots (red, yellow, and blue lines). The idea is to gather all the information in a excel file, perhaps having the data in autocad and being able to export it to excel? is this possible? Not sure if it is possible to quickly quantify area of polylines, maybe with an autocad lisp routine?, attribute blocks?

 

The is a plugin for sketch up, called modelur, which is very good but when I translate all my lines to sketch up, the curves get transformed to tiny lines so the data gets distorted

 

At some point I should be able to asses the density of those blue small plots. Also, I should be able to get the assets like houses, villas (red dots) etc form the architects and being able to compose a 3d model with all those instance in order to generate cgis

 

I do not know if it is clear, hope it is. I am simply trying to automate processes and the most important do not loose data.

 

If someone can provide any insight about this I would be eternally grateful!

 

Thanks,

J

 

 

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pendean
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Greetings @manso86
Three unrelated software packages with a plugin from a 4th is always going to pose problems and challenges. IMHO you need to only be working in SketchUp, or they all in something else?

Who's paying for the project if I may ask? And who's the design-team lead if I may ask? They get final say usually.
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manso86
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I know it is a hard to solve.

 

Yes the idea is to only work in sketch up but SKETCHUP HAS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE! NOT CLEARLY HIGHLIGHTED ON SKETCHUP MARKETING!

 

Imported cad curves get translated into lines! that means data loss!!

 

I am trying the rhino way because there is also a version of the modelur for rhino, but it keeps crashing!

 

My other options would be to do the calculations in Revit with some sort of dynamo assistance, I do not know yet.

Or simply in autocad!

 

The client is unknown for me and I have not asked the design-team lead about their workflows but I might do eventually

 

Thanks for your help!

J

 

 

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