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problem in IFC objects changing location

Anonymous — Tue, 31 May 2016 04:06:05 GMT

Hi everyone

Since ArchiCAD doesn't have a "find and replace" command and I needed to replace 2d objects from autocad with 3d objects in archicad, i gave those 2d objects height and then made an IFC file from it, when i open it in ArchiCAD everything is fine, but when i change object type to anything from the library, every time the new object goes to (0,0,0) coordinate and not the same location it was before, what should i do?

Thanks in advance

Re: problem in IFC objects changing location

David Maudlin — Tue, 31 May 2016 12:21:17 GMT

m4hdi wrote:
Since ArchiCAD doesn't have a "find and replace" command and I needed to replace 2d objects from autocad with 3d objects in archicad

It does have a Find & Select palette, so you can select the 2D Objects by name, then open the Object Settings dialog box and change them to a 3D Object.

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David

Re: problem in IFC objects changing location

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 06:45:08 GMT

David wrote:
It does have a Find & Select palette, so you can select the 2D Objects by name, then open the Object Settings dialog box and change them to a 3D Object.

Thanks

but when it is a line then the object settings can not be changed to 3d objects, and my main problem is the location of the new object, why when i change their type they go to (0,0,0)

Re: problem in IFC objects changing location

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 13:53:08 GMT

I solved it by meself

After extrude, I had to convert my object to device in AutoCAD, and then make an IFC from it, when I did this and opened it in ArchiCAD, I could change it's type to any 3d object from the library and it's location wouldn't change ...

This was my solution for MEP purposes and how to replace 2d line from plan to 3d objects from the library

Re: problem in IFC objects changing location

David Maudlin — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 12:48:55 GMT

Mahdi:

Glad you were able to find a solution, thanks for posting back the answer.

David