topic Re: Conversion of 3-D AutoCAD object to Archicad in Libraries & objects

Conversion of 3-D AutoCAD object to Archicad

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:30:23 GMT

I know there is a way to convert a 3-D object that was created in Autocad into a library part for ArchiCAD I just cant remember how.

I have a very extensive collection of .dwg models of everything from Aircraft to tanks and I would like to use them in ArchiCAD but I am having trouble figuring out a way to translate them in 3-D.

Re: Conversion of 3-D AutoCAD object to Archicad

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:31:15 GMT

Hello,

File... -> Libraries and objects... -> Open object... (type DWG)

Hope this helps.

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Best Regards, Juha

Re: Conversion of 3-D AutoCAD object to Archicad

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:56:14 GMT

Hi Chris,

I'm fairly sure this is a AC12 only procedure unfortunately. (I can't see AC12 in your signature.)

See here -

http://www.archicadwiki.com/Open%20DWG%20containing%203D%20data?highlight=%28%5C%E2%80%A2%5C+ArchiCAD%5C+12%29

This may help? -

http://www.archicadwiki.com/TechNotes/Importing%20AutoCAD%20Solid%20Objects%20to%20ArchiCAD?highlight=%28dwg%29

Re: Conversion of 3-D AutoCAD object to Archicad

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:02:51 GMT

I'm confused Peter ... which part did you think was AC 12 only? You can open dwg as object since at least 6.5 AFAIK.

Cheers,
Karl

Re: Conversion of 3-D AutoCAD object to Archicad

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:25:16 GMT

My apologies, I thought that 3d dwg was natively saved in ACIS format that only AC12 could read. Reading the reference guide again, it is clearly not. I'm getting confused

I will shut up now! Sorry!

Re: Conversion of 3-D AutoCAD object to Archicad

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:32:21 GMT

Peter wrote:
I will shut up now!

Please don't! 😉

Karl

Re: Conversion of 3-D AutoCAD object to Archicad

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:30:38 GMT

Thank you all this was most helpful. I might be submitting the converted parts to the Depository as I convert them and add parameters to the GDL Scripting once they are converted to library parts.

That is when I have time to do it.

Re: Conversion of 3-D AutoCAD object to Archicad

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:40:32 GMT

Thanks in advance for doing that.
If there can be one suggestion: make sure to clean up the 2D Symbol of the created GDL, you can use the Line Consolidation Tool for this fairly well.

Re: Conversion of 3-D AutoCAD object to Archicad

Erika Epstein — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:57:34 GMT

off-topic somewhat, Chris, do you really live in the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park? That's one of my favorite places!