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How to create DXF file with sections, stories, & elevations?

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:10:51 GMT

Hi,
I need to send my engineer a DXF file that contains all of my layers, sections, stories and elevations. I quickly figured out how to incorporate all of the layers, but I have been unable to figure out how to incorporate the other three. I am using Archicad 13, student version.
Thanks,
Spartan

Re: How to create DXF file with sections, stories, & ele

Barry Kelly — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:50:00 GMT

A student sending files to an engineer

You will need to send each storey, section elevation view as a separate DXF file.
This can be automated in Publisher so you set the views up once, set them to publish as a DXF and then just publish that publisher set when ever you need them.

There is a new feature to merge DWG/DXF files when publishing them but I think this is a version 14 feature only and i haven't explored it so don't really know how it works.

Another option wmight be to creat layout pages of your views and publish those as DXF.

Barry.

Re: How to create DXF file with sections, stories, & ele

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:09:43 GMT

Thank you Barry.
I just sent my engineer a zip file with all of the relevant stories and sections.
In response to your comment "a student sending an engineer..." I recently enrolled in a local community college to learn about building science (I also took an Archicad class) and set about building a home for myself and my wife. You can see plans and details at our blog: http://spartanandhannah.wordpress.com.

Re: How to create DXF file with sections, stories, & ele

Karl Ottenstein — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:32:56 GMT

Spartan wrote:
Thank you Barry.
I just sent my engineer a zip file with all of the relevant stories and sections.
In response to your comment "a student sending an engineer..." I recently enrolled in a local community college to learn about building science (I also took an Archicad class) and set about building a home for myself and my wife. You can see plans and details at our blog: http://spartanandhannah.wordpress.com.

Good to hear that there is a community college teaching ArchiCAD. Enjoyed browsing through your blog, Spartan, and congratulations for what you've accomplished. Good that you've gotten a structural engineer involved.

Do feel free to post any questions on the appropriate forums here if you have any more.

Cheers,
Karl