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25% Solid Fills in AutoCAD?

David Collins — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 16:48:21 GMT

I'm converting a set of PLN docs to DWG and I'm having problems with the 10% and 25% solid fills I use for some materials and shadows in the elevations. (Carried over from the days of zipatone)

In the DWG format these translate as solid foreground fills in seemingly random colors. Are these kinds of fills not supported in AutoCAD? Or is there a setting in the translator that I'm missing?

Re: 25% Solid Fills in AutoCAD?

David Collins — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:41:26 GMT

Okay, AutoCAD seems to think we're all still using pen plotters, so those partial screen patterns don't work. I'll work with vectoral hatch patterns, ie Rapidograph instead of Zipatone. Been there & done that, too.

Re: 25% Solid Fills in AutoCAD?

Red — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:32:37 GMT

I am having the same problem as you (I think), but can not find a easy solution to get the same look. I normally use 75% fill to cover certain areas on a section or elevations to give extra depth past "Marked Distance Area". However once it is exported to DWG, the fills (now hatch) become solid. Hopefully I am overlooking a simple solution.

What vectorial fill are you using?

Re: 25% Solid Fills in AutoCAD?

DGSketcher — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 11:40:34 GMT

Same problem here and carrying out a hatch redefinition exercise in LT is a pain

Re: 25% Solid Fills in AutoCAD?

Erwin Edel — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:06:58 GMT

Not entirely sure, but I think that AutoCAD did not have transparancy options for fills until 2012 or so. Check that you are exporting to one of the newer DWG formats, maybe.

We use a diagonal vectorial line fill for shadows with a grey pen with a fairly thin pen weight. This exports fine to DWG, as far as I know.

Re: 25% Solid Fills in AutoCAD?

Red — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:18:30 GMT

Unfortunately, I am exporting to 2013 and opening in AutoCAD Architecture 2016. So that doesn't appear to be the problem. However, it could still be a simple setting in the translator that I am overlooking.

Re: 25% Solid Fills in AutoCAD?

Erwin Edel — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:31:15 GMT

If you have AutoCAD, you can make a template file with the type of fills you want to translate to and setup ArchiCAD to convert the percentage fills to those fills.

http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/archicad-19/archicad-19-int-reference-guide/user-interface-reference-2/dialog-boxes/dxfdwg-translation-setup/fills/#1007555

Re: 25% Solid Fills in AutoCAD?

Eduardo Rolon — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 12:47:42 GMT

and if you don't have AutoCAD you can use Draftsight to create the template

http://www.3ds.com/products-services/draftsight-cad-software/

Re: 25% Solid Fills in AutoCAD?

Red — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 13:49:34 GMT

Erwin wrote:
If you have AutoCAD, you can make a template file with the type of fills you want to translate to and setup ArchiCAD to convert the percentage fills to those fills.

http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/archicad-19/archicad-19-int-reference-guide/user-interface-reference-2/dialog-boxes/dxfdwg-translation-setup/fills/#1007555

I noticed that after posting my last reply. I need to put some time into this.