https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/importing-polylines-with-z-values-possible/m-p/212990#M27020 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><R>For a long time we've been wanting to import dwg files with terrain lines and rooftop lines so that they retain their z values once imported into archicad. <BR /> <BR /> In previous version of AC this has not been possible, but someone on a graphisoft helpline suggested that with AC16 this could actually be done.<BR /> <BR /> We have used AC16 for a while now, without any success in this regard.<BR /> <BR /> If you have any experience with this, please let us know <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></E></R></DIV> Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:32:12 GMT Anonymous 2012-11-27T11:32:12Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/importing-polylines-with-z-values-possible/m-p/212990#M27020 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><R>For a long time we've been wanting to import dwg files with terrain lines and rooftop lines so that they retain their z values once imported into archicad. <BR /> <BR /> In previous version of AC this has not been possible, but someone on a graphisoft helpline suggested that with AC16 this could actually be done.<BR /> <BR /> We have used AC16 for a while now, without any success in this regard.<BR /> <BR /> If you have any experience with this, please let us know <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></E></R></DIV> Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:32:12 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/importing-polylines-with-z-values-possible/m-p/212990#M27020 Anonymous 2012-11-27T11:32:12Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/importing-polylines-with-z-values-possible/m-p/212991#M27021 digitaljazz:<BR /> <BR /> Have you tired opening the DWG file as an Object? This should import the DWG as a 3D object.<BR /> <BR /> You should add a Signature to your Profile (click the Profile button near the top of this page) with your ArchiCAD version and operating system (see mine for an example) for more accurate help in this forum.<BR /> <BR /> David Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:09:35 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/importing-polylines-with-z-values-possible/m-p/212991#M27021 David Maudlin 2012-11-27T13:09:35Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/importing-polylines-with-z-values-possible/m-p/212992#M27022 Thanks for your reply.<BR /> <BR /> Yes, we've tried that as well.<BR /> <BR /> <BR /> Opening the dwg as an object does not give us editable lines. Yes, it's viewable in 3D - but it's a huge task to trace/morph it into something that we can work on further. <BR /> <BR /> That way it's just as fast to import the dwg as flat 2D and build everything from scratch. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:44:46 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/importing-polylines-with-z-values-possible/m-p/212992#M27022 Anonymous 2012-11-27T14:44:46Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/importing-polylines-with-z-values-possible/m-p/212993#M27023 By any chance can the <A href="http://www.masterscript.nl/01/product.php?id_product=37" target="_blank">Mesh Generator</A> could be used, if you can export the polylines in AutoCAD to a text file?<BR /> <BR /> <A href="http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=177988" target="_blank">Here are some samples on this forum.</A> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:48:29 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/importing-polylines-with-z-values-possible/m-p/212993#M27023 Srinivas 2012-11-28T12:48:29Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/importing-polylines-with-z-values-possible/m-p/212994#M27024 <BLOCKQUOTE>digitaljazz wrote:<BR />Opening the dwg as an object does not give us editable lines. Yes, it's viewable in 3D - but it's a huge task to trace/morph it into something that we can work on further.</BLOCKQUOTE> Once the dwg file has been imported as an object, the object can be converted to a Morph, which is editable.<BR /> <BR /> David Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:53:01 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/importing-polylines-with-z-values-possible/m-p/212994#M27024 David Maudlin 2012-11-28T12:53:01Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/importing-polylines-with-z-values-possible/m-p/212995#M27025 You can try with this object on ArchiCAD Object Depository:<BR /><IMG src="http://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/67810i624B6870AD23BEF2/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" border="0" alt="ContourMaker by rocorona.jpg" title="ContourMaker by rocorona.jpg" /> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:55:26 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/importing-polylines-with-z-values-possible/m-p/212995#M27025 Anonymous 2012-11-28T13:55:26Z