https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Conversion-of-Pen-Colors-and-Layers/m-p/44275#M4007 Hi Thomas,<BR /> <BR /> I was hoping you might offer an expansion of your comment about not needing "color by layer" anymore. I agree that it complicates my life in having to listen to consultants wanting to use their system they are used to working. Do you know a work-around for the out-dated consultant?<BR /> <BR /> Thanks! Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:56:57 GMT Anonymous 2009-06-23T18:56:57Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Conversion-of-Pen-Colors-and-Layers/m-p/44271#M4003 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Is there a way to convert a AC11 file to a DWG so that the resulting DWG file will have all entities color "By Layer" but to set the color of the layers.? I can get all entities to be "By Layer" thats a check box,I can get things that are a certain AC11 color to go to a certain layer in ACAD The issue is as far as I can figure, when you set things to be By Layer they all turn white. The end result I am trying to get is something that looks (colors) roughly like or AC11 drawing, but with all entities color By Layer because that is how the consultants want them.</T></DIV> Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:25:47 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Conversion-of-Pen-Colors-and-Layers/m-p/44271#M4003 kevin b 2008-03-04T21:25:47Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Conversion-of-Pen-Colors-and-Layers/m-p/44272#M4004 You will need to setup an AutoCAD template file with the Layers and Layer Pen Colors already set.<BR /> <BR /> Unfortunately, you will need to do this in a copy of AutoCAD or other program like IntelliCAD since you can't do this in ArchiCAD. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:47:12 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Conversion-of-Pen-Colors-and-Layers/m-p/44272#M4004 David Larrew 2008-03-12T20:47:12Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Conversion-of-Pen-Colors-and-Layers/m-p/44273#M4005 Hey David, after I setup the DWG template file with the pens and layers I want, how's the process of importing the archicad file? I save it as a DWG file and merge or insert into the AutoCAD? 'Cause if I just open the file in AutoCAD it will still be white, isn't that right? Thanks. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:46:41 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Conversion-of-Pen-Colors-and-Layers/m-p/44273#M4005 Anonymous 2008-04-04T01:46:41Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Conversion-of-Pen-Colors-and-Layers/m-p/44274#M4006 IMHO, exchange your consultants. There is no need to work with color by layer in Autocad anymore, it's an ancient way of working, which complicates your layer management a lot. I simply refuse BYLAYER , and these latter years, they seem to listen! Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:10:46 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Conversion-of-Pen-Colors-and-Layers/m-p/44274#M4006 Thomas Holm 2008-04-04T09:10:46Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Conversion-of-Pen-Colors-and-Layers/m-p/44275#M4007 Hi Thomas,<BR /> <BR /> I was hoping you might offer an expansion of your comment about not needing "color by layer" anymore. I agree that it complicates my life in having to listen to consultants wanting to use their system they are used to working. Do you know a work-around for the out-dated consultant?<BR /> <BR /> Thanks! Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:56:57 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Conversion-of-Pen-Colors-and-Layers/m-p/44275#M4007 Anonymous 2009-06-23T18:56:57Z