I do know this has been mentioned to demise – I simply wish to rant a bit. 
PLEASE – pricey Trimble – give us a straightforward, straight ahead method to export Blocky kind Geometry into DWG & STP Solids. Actual solids. Not triangulated-Mesh-Somethings. I really feel that there ought to be a manner. Like for those who can eliminate all of the triangles with the Cleanup2 Extension Sketchup ought to be capable of inform {that a} multi sided planar floor doesn’t should be divided into triangles. I’m positive it’s difficult to program however you simply introduced everything of Sketchup to the iPad so I determine you must have loads of vivid minds to have the ability to sort out this basic work-flow downside.
Level in case – in these photos you see some partitions. these are plain previous thickened geometries – one thing you chop from a plank ultimately. There are some cutouts however all in all it’s so simple as 3D Geometry will get. And I can’t get it to export in order that our producer can open it. I might want to redraw EVERYTHING in SolidWorks now to generate correct STEP recordsdata that the STEP->CNC converter can use. The DWG Recordsdata are ■■■■ as effectively as a result of they simply exported “meshed” surfaces and although they’re completely plain meshed surfaces it makes a heck of a distinction to those packages they usually merely received’t settle for them (you’ll be able to see this particularly effectively for those who import it to Rhino than all of the hidden triangulation pops out.
So please, please, please: work in your exporters. It’s not fancy. It’s not shiny. It’s arduous to create glamorous screenshots from that for launch notes – however your neighborhood will thanks for it!!!
Rant over.
Wandbau-LH10-Household-2022-11-19.skp (238.6 KB)
Wandbau-LH10-Household-2022-11-19 3D.dwg (495.3 KB)
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I don’t have AutoCad however Autodesk DWG TrueView 2021 doesn’t triangulate the faces so it has in all probability been accomplished by the Rhino importer.
All of your wall parts are usually not SketchUp Solids. I neglect the precise workflow, however I appear to recollect with the ability to see SketchUp solids as ACIS solids in AutoCad. Faceted they’re, as retrofitting a NURBS floor on a mesh object is often not potential.
BTW, there may be a lot much less triangulation for those who import the SketchUp mannequin into Rhino straight.
I appear to recall Fusion360 has a software to transform/clear imported .skp to one thing .STEP/CNC will play good with.
It’s restricted and might have some small “fingers on” fixing, however from what you posted and what I recall concerning the software, it could do a really good job because the relative simplicity of your file geometry.
Charlie
I agree.
Step recordsdata are a regular now and it’s about time Trimble… step up their sport and supply native export. 
I couldn’t care much less for the explanations and technical particulars about nurbs or different kinds of bowel noises (so don’t trouble, and no, STL and OBJ aren’t adequate), so simply get it accomplished already.
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I’m fairly positive nobody will.
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Couldn’t assist:
In CAM, considerably. It’s a stable format. SketchUp is a face modeller.
About being “commonplace”: I’ve been doing CAD and 3D modelling now for 37 years, and I’ve by no means had to make use of or produce a Step file.
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Like @Anssi I’ve by no means as soon as been required and even requested to provide a STEP file. Whether or not or not they add this as an export possibility, although, it’s fairly clear it’ll by no means be added to the model you’re utilizing.
Not everybody makes use of it only for structure.
