topic Re: Exporting DWG file from AC15 in Collaboration with other software

Exporting DWG file from AC15

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:56:27 GMT

Hey,

I`m trying to export DWG file from AC15 and I can`t enter more than 3 numbers behind comma for custom DWG Drawing Unit value in DXF-DWG Translation Setup window I´m trying to enter 0,005, but it always rounds the value up to 0,01.

Any suggestions?
Thanks

Re: Exporting DWG file from AC15

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:44:53 GMT

I just checked and it does seem to be limited to displaying two digits to the right of the comma/decimal point. I'm not sure if this is just a rounding of the displayed value or if it's actually rounding up the stored value. Why do you need a drawing unit of 5/1000's of a mm? Seems really small.

Re: Exporting DWG file from AC15

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:20:17 GMT

Thank you for your reply.

It rounds up the stored value aswell. I need 5/1000 mm drawing unit for exporting drawing from ArchiCad to AutoCad model space in 1:200 scale.

Re: Exporting DWG file from AC15

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:50:10 GMT

If I understand you correctly, then I don't think this setting has anything to do with that.
This would shrink you model in AutoCAD to 1/200th its size in ArchiCAD.
If a drawing unit is 1 meter in ArchiCAD you should set it to 1000 millimeters in the translator.
So if a 300 millimeter wall is 0.3 units in the Tracker in ArchiCAD, then your unit in ArchiCAD is 1 meter, and you should set it to 1000 millimeters in the translator.
If a 300 millimeter wall is 300 units in the Tracker in ArchiCAD, then your unit in ArchiCAD is 1 millimeter, and you should set it to 1 millimeter in the translator.

Re: Exporting DWG file from AC15

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:04:14 GMT

Thanks for your reply!
I`m trying to publish my layouts from ArchiCad Publisher Sets to AutoCad Model Space.

So, if I have my layout in ArchiCad in 1:100, I set the Drawing Unit to 0,01, then the drawing in AutoCad Model Space is 1:1. When I have my layout in ArchiCad 1:20; I set the Drawing Unit 0,05 etc. It works perfectly to scale 1:100, but further from there I have to set Drawing Unit smaller than 0,01 and then I get stuck, because I can`t insert number with three digits after comma.

Re: Exporting DWG file from AC15

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:22:36 GMT

So in case the minimum you can set in the Translation Setup Dialog is 0.01, then maybe there is another way.
What happens when you have a 1:100 scale View that you placed as a Drawing on a Layout, then select the Drawing and in the Drawing Settings Dialog change the Magnification factor to 50%, so the Drawing Scale becomes 1:200 (the Original Scale is still 1:100)?
Then set 0.01 in the Translator and try to export that way. Does it then give you the desired result?