I did it a few weeks ago, with mixed results.

While looking for a canoe, two of three models failed, one worked perfectly.  Also did a fishing rod with no problems.  I did not spend time investigating why those two failed, but maybe you're encountering the same problem.

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Ive never had a problem before converting sketchup files until now. The error message I get says the file Im trying to import is too new and to try importing a file older than 2016 but Ive tried files of various age , size, whatever and still no joy.


John

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I don't have 2016 installed so I tried up to 2015 (downloaded from 3D warehouse). For a while Sketchup 8 or earlier was to version use (when it was still Google). But I've never encountered (as far as I can remember) that I couldn't use a model at least in one version.

Is it a model you created yourself or downloaded? If the latter, we could test it.

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I just downloaded this model in 3 versions, 8, 15 and 16. 8 and 15 open in 3DXchange without any problems (except for the fact that it is upside down). The 16 model just crashed 3DXchange during loading.

Gerry

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3dx will not open any sketchup files even ones I have previously had no problems converting. Its only after I updated to 6.42 I've had problems. up till then I've never had a problem with any sketchup file. 
My system is set to open 3dx by default when double clicking a sketchup file. I havent tried using "open" command inside 3dx. I'll try that later as it could be a windoze problem.

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I just downloaded this 3d Warehouse model:  https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=5847f240511c68c4543df75232f6ff2b  in all formats & it opened with 6.42, no problem at all....

Also downloaded this model:  https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=u5d9385fb-9bdb-42fa-8504-9add490d1551
in all formats available & all opened without issue in 3Dxchange 6.42

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The models that you linked to are only available up to SU 2015, at the moment it would appear that only SU 2016 models cannot be opened in 3DXchange - see the comments in my post above. It's not something that surprizes me though as SU 2016 is fairly new.



Gerry

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Ive just tried opening the file that GrannyJ posted and I'm getting the same error. I'm thinking I should reinstall 3dx, it is only since I installed 6.42 I've had any sort of problem with 3dx its normally very stable and reliable.Thanks to everyone who has replied and helped.

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I've uninstalled and then reinstalled 3dx and still got exactly the same problem. Doh !

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Almost all 3DWarehouse models are available in older Sketchup versions, and you should always use an older one for compatibility.