https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Problem-importing-AutoCAD-doors-and-windows/m-p/240186#M30886 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Very often when I open an AutoCAD file the doors and windows show up as squares and rectangles. Is this something I can correct on my end or do I need to request the AutoCAD file in a different format?</T></DIV> Thu, 22 Jan 2015 22:47:06 GMT Anonymous 2015-01-22T22:47:06Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Problem-importing-AutoCAD-doors-and-windows/m-p/240186#M30886 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Very often when I open an AutoCAD file the doors and windows show up as squares and rectangles. Is this something I can correct on my end or do I need to request the AutoCAD file in a different format?</T></DIV> Thu, 22 Jan 2015 22:47:06 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Problem-importing-AutoCAD-doors-and-windows/m-p/240186#M30886 Anonymous 2015-01-22T22:47:06Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Problem-importing-AutoCAD-doors-and-windows/m-p/240187#M30887 svaero,<BR /> <BR /> This can happen if the user created their model in AutoCAD Architecture or AutoCAD MEP. Those versions of AutoCAD use a unique specialized form of blocks that will not always translate well when the DWG file is sent to other programs. The file needs to be exported from AutoCAD with a special command that will turn the smart blocks into standard blocks.This article explains the situation well: <A href="http://www.ccadinc.com/autocad-tutorials-aec-objects.html" target="_blank"></A><S><A href="http://www.ccadinc.com/autocad-tutorials-aec-objects.html" target="_blank"></A><A href="http://www.ccadinc.com/autocad-tutorials-aec-objects.html" target="_blank"></A></S><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.ccadinc.com/autocad-tutorial ... jects.html">http://www.ccadinc.com/autocad-tutorials-aec-objects.html</LINK_TEXT><E></E><BR /> <BR /> Best regards, Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:25:39 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Problem-importing-AutoCAD-doors-and-windows/m-p/240187#M30887 NCornia 2015-01-23T00:25:39Z