# Skp file to gcode **URL:** \ **Category:** CAD/CAM Software Tips\ **Created:** [January 12, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/skp-file-to-gcode/8439 "2019-01-12T15:24:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dk1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dk1](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dk1)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/skp-file-to-gcode/8439/1 "2019-01-12T15:24:14Z")
How do I convert a skp project to gcode? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Tipping](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/peter_tipping/32/11759_2.png) [@Peter\_Tipping](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Peter_Tipping)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/skp-file-to-gcode/8439/2 "2019-01-12T19:44:04Z")
Do you have a 2D or 3D design in Sketchup? If it’s a 2D design, export it to SVG and use something like MakerCAM. If it’s a 3D design, export it to STL and use something like PyCAM. ---
**Author:** ![dk1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dk1](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dk1)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/skp-file-to-gcode/8439/3 "2019-01-12T20:07:05Z")
I don’t have the sketchup program, this is a project on the community, suko coat hanger that i want to run in ground control but when downloaded it is a skp file. How can I easily convert it to a gcode, nc, file? ---
**Author:** ![Gero](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/gero/32/17487_2.png) [@Gero](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Gero)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/skp-file-to-gcode/8439/4 "2019-01-12T21:06:24Z")
I have not come across a free online conversion or other tool from skp to g-code. Some of a expensive cam software offers gcode import directly (Vectric products like VCarve or Aspire). For free you can only install sketchup and try your luck with installing the plug-in to enable the gcode export. ---
**Author:** ![Jatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@Jatt](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Jatt)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/skp-file-to-gcode/8439/5 "2019-01-12T21:52:51Z")
do you have a link to the exact file you want converted? ---
**Author:** ![dk1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dk1](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dk1)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 10:12pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/skp-file-to-gcode/8439/6 "2019-01-12T22:12:12Z")
Under the Maslow CNC community garden / furniture is the Sutro Tower Coat Rack with a link to download the file. Thanks for all the help guys. ---
**Author:** ![Jatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/0ea827/32.png) [@Jatt](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Jatt)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/skp-file-to-gcode/8439/7 "2019-01-12T23:01:13Z")
Don’t know how usable this will be, but here’s the model in stl format. (zipped) Export scale was in mm, assuming the actual skp was dimensioned properly [Sutro tower coatrack stl.zip](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/2X/b/bc65efa49ed5655b4b74671fddaac554f5958f2b.zip) (270.9 KB) I tried exporting in dxf, but kept getting random lines everywhere, so stl will have to be sufficient. You should be able to at least recreate it by tracing in your cad program of choice. ---
**Author:** ![dk1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dk1](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/dk1)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/skp-file-to-gcode/8439/8 "2019-01-12T23:16:11Z")
Thanks alot, I will give it a try.