https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/manipulating-ArchiCAD-dwgs-in-AutoCAD/m-p/102364#M10002 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Seasons Greetings to all,<BR /> <BR /> HELP !!<BR /> I have been doing freelancing for an Acad office, where I do my work in ArchiCAD and export to dwg.<BR /> <BR /> The following issue has come up.<BR /> <BR /> When the Acad office opens up my dwgs, they find that they cannot do basic things such as:<BR /> <BR /> Move a wall over<BR /> <BR /> Redimension anything. When they pick on an individual dimension, the whole dimension string lites up.<BR /> <BR /> Change a window size within a wall.<BR /> <BR /> Change window position within a wall<BR /> <BR /> When they pick on a wall, everything lights up, the wall contour lines, the window within, the hatch, everything !<BR /> <BR /> I have been saving everything directly from the ArchiCAD model, without exploding anything. Do I have to copy to another layer and explode everything to 2D lines in order for them to be able to make changes on my dwgs without having to call me for any change ?<BR /> <BR /> TIA<BR /> <BR /> Naftali<BR /> ACv8.1 last release Windows XP Home SP 2</T></DIV> Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:59:45 GMT Anonymous 2005-12-29T16:59:45Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/manipulating-ArchiCAD-dwgs-in-AutoCAD/m-p/102364#M10002 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Seasons Greetings to all,<BR /> <BR /> HELP !!<BR /> I have been doing freelancing for an Acad office, where I do my work in ArchiCAD and export to dwg.<BR /> <BR /> The following issue has come up.<BR /> <BR /> When the Acad office opens up my dwgs, they find that they cannot do basic things such as:<BR /> <BR /> Move a wall over<BR /> <BR /> Redimension anything. When they pick on an individual dimension, the whole dimension string lites up.<BR /> <BR /> Change a window size within a wall.<BR /> <BR /> Change window position within a wall<BR /> <BR /> When they pick on a wall, everything lights up, the wall contour lines, the window within, the hatch, everything !<BR /> <BR /> I have been saving everything directly from the ArchiCAD model, without exploding anything. Do I have to copy to another layer and explode everything to 2D lines in order for them to be able to make changes on my dwgs without having to call me for any change ?<BR /> <BR /> TIA<BR /> <BR /> Naftali<BR /> ACv8.1 last release Windows XP Home SP 2</T></DIV> Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:59:45 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/manipulating-ArchiCAD-dwgs-in-AutoCAD/m-p/102364#M10002 Anonymous 2005-12-29T16:59:45Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/manipulating-ArchiCAD-dwgs-in-AutoCAD/m-p/102365#M10003 Try exporting with "explode complex ArchiCAD elements" on. Fri, 30 Dec 2005 05:12:09 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/manipulating-ArchiCAD-dwgs-in-AutoCAD/m-p/102365#M10003 Djordje 2005-12-30T05:12:09Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/manipulating-ArchiCAD-dwgs-in-AutoCAD/m-p/102366#M10004 additional to this you can set-up the translator to export the windows/doors as blocks to special layers Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:42:06 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/manipulating-ArchiCAD-dwgs-in-AutoCAD/m-p/102366#M10004 Anonymous 2005-12-30T13:42:06Z