From the course: SketchUp & Revit Workflow

Using the exercise files - SketchUp Tutorial

From the course: SketchUp & Revit Workflow

Using the exercise files

- [Instructor] If you have access to the exercise files for this course, then when we use a specific file, the corresponding reference number will be on the fly out at the bottom of the screen. As far as SketchUp files go, the version that Revit will accept is a Version 8 format, so all the SketchUp files will be saved as SketchUp 8. If you don't have access to the exercise files and you're working along with this, then just remember to save them as a Version 8 file, otherwise they won't load into Revit. Now on the other side of the coin, Revit is not a program that is backward compatible. That means that you can't save it as an earlier version. I'm using the 2017 version of the software. So, if you've got an earlier version of that, then you'll have to sort of work along on your own steam, creating your own files as you go, or download the 2017 or 2018 version of the software. Revit will upgrade a file form 2017 or earlier to the latest version, and then you can use that. However it will not then be able to be used on the earlier version of the software. So, just bear that in mind when you're using the software. It is the latest version of the software that is the common denominator for this program. And as I say, I'm using the 2017 version, so anything 2017 and beyond, you can open these files. If you've got a 2016 or earlier version, then you'll either have to download the latest version of the software, which is currently 2018, or generate your own files and use the SketchUp files that are provided. I'll also be using the metric template, not the imperial template. When I'm using any specific dimensions, I will put the corresponding imperial value on a pop-up on the screen as well. So let's move on to Chapter 2 and have a look at some of the options that we have with SketchUp.

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