https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/dwg-file-size-versus-pln-filesize/m-p/254618#M33252 Chalk and cheese!<BR /> <BR /> A PLN contains all plans (each storey), sections, elevations, details, views, layouts, publisher sets, attributes, project preferences, etc., etc.<BR /> A DWG is just one view of one plan, elevation or layout and usually only has 2D detail in it.<BR /> <BR /> So there is now way they could be alike in file size.<BR /> <BR /> When saving (save as) a PLN file there is an option to compress the file - this should be on by default.<BR /> <BR /> Barry. Thu, 19 Mar 2015 02:00:07 GMT Barry Kelly 2015-03-19T02:00:07Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/dwg-file-size-versus-pln-filesize/m-p/254617#M33251 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>dwg file size are a tenth to a twentieth smaller versus the same pln filesize.<BR /> <BR /> Is there a way to get them in more parity, ie ArchiCAD smaller filesize ?</T></DIV> Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:33:54 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/dwg-file-size-versus-pln-filesize/m-p/254617#M33251 Michael 2015-03-18T15:33:54Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/dwg-file-size-versus-pln-filesize/m-p/254618#M33252 Chalk and cheese!<BR /> <BR /> A PLN contains all plans (each storey), sections, elevations, details, views, layouts, publisher sets, attributes, project preferences, etc., etc.<BR /> A DWG is just one view of one plan, elevation or layout and usually only has 2D detail in it.<BR /> <BR /> So there is now way they could be alike in file size.<BR /> <BR /> When saving (save as) a PLN file there is an option to compress the file - this should be on by default.<BR /> <BR /> Barry. Thu, 19 Mar 2015 02:00:07 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/dwg-file-size-versus-pln-filesize/m-p/254618#M33252 Barry Kelly 2015-03-19T02:00:07Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/dwg-file-size-versus-pln-filesize/m-p/254619#M33253 <BLOCKQUOTE>When saving (save as) a PLN file there is an option to compress the file - this should be on by default. </BLOCKQUOTE> I just recently saw the compress option....<BR /> Thanks for sharing...<BR /> <BR /> AutoCad roundtrip translations dwg ... pln ... dwg have been a living nightmare this week. Thu, 19 Mar 2015 03:21:55 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/dwg-file-size-versus-pln-filesize/m-p/254619#M33253 Michael 2015-03-19T03:21:55Z