topic Re: DWG in Collaboration with other software

DWG

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:56:32 GMT

Hi. When I import a DWG into ArchiCAD and drag the view to the publisher set, it's empty. When I go back to the view, the drawing is gone. Can you please help?

Re: DWG

Barry Kelly — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 02:32:41 GMT

Is it because the layer that the DWG is placed on is turned off in the layer combination used for the view?

Barry.

Re: DWG

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 02:41:45 GMT

Thanks Barry. How can I fix this? I'm currently attempting to import the DWG file, but it's not showing up anymore.

Re: DWG

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 02:44:29 GMT

How can I find out what layer is it that I can turn it on and then try to import it.

Re: DWG

Barry Kelly — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 02:58:54 GMT

I place the DWG with the drawing tool.

You choose the layer that you want that drawing to be on and you still have controls of the layer withing the DWG as well - but they are not added to your actual layers - unless you explode the drawing.

Barry.

Re: DWG

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 03:06:18 GMT

I used the "attach reference" option to import a DWG file because when I use the "external drawing" option, all lines appear thicker. However, when I use the "attach reference" option, the lines appear correctly. Before, when I imported the drawing, it appeared, but when I changed the layout and then went back, it disappeared. Now, it doesn't show inll. the layout at a

Re: DWG

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 03:11:26 GMT

Barry. Another main problem is all elements are locked in ArchiCAD and I'm unable to change the layer from the actual layer.

Re: DWG

Barry Kelly — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 03:23:00 GMT

I have never used 'Attach Xref'.

I always thought it was just to keep the Autocad users happy.

It seems it creates all necessary layers as a separate group, but you have to turn them all on for each layer combination where you want to see them.

They will be off in each layer combination by default it seems.

Barry.

Re: DWG

Barry Kelly — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 03:34:43 GMT

I am not familiar with Xrefs.

Seems in the Xref Manager, you can 'bind' the Xref which seems to break the link and essentially explode the drawing into your file.

But the layers may be locked and you have to unlock them.

All elements will also be grouped so you have to suspend groups to work with individual elements (or un-group them).

Barry.

Re: DWG

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 03:38:44 GMT

Your method works for me but I still have a problem with line thickness size, how do I fix the line thick after exploding?

Re: DWG

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 03:49:41 GMT

I used the "placed external drawing " option for the external drawing, and it appeared to be a photo. When I exploded it, all the lines looked thicker. I'm not using the xref tool.

Re: DWG

Barry Kelly — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 03:58:20 GMT

@Farnoush Pourmoradi wrote:

I used the "placed external drawing " option for the external drawing

That is the same as using the drawing tool to place a drawing.

You can place DWG, DXF, PDF, etc.

You can then explode into individual elements.

Barry.

Re: DWG

Barry Kelly — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 03:59:11 GMT

Change the pen used for that element.

Barry.

Re: DWG

StefanV_BCP — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 05:40:01 GMT

Hi Farnoush,

Can you tell us for what purpose do you import the dwg?

I am asking you this so we can give you better answer to the question.

Cheers,

Stefan

Re: DWG

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 10:35:47 GMT

Hi Stefan. Because I don't have AutoCAD software on my system. I need to amend the drawings.

Re: DWG

StefanV_BCP — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:43:07 GMT

Hi Farnoush,

Unfortunately editing dwg files in Archicad is similar to asking any cad software to edit IFC files.
Some of them could but not with many hassles and hurdles. Simply put, Archicad is not meant for 2D workflows. (dwg-dwg)

For this kind of workflow, you need to set good translators for import and export, which is time-consuming and often does not give desired results

An easy fix would be to explode everything and then adjust the pen set so you could control the thickness, of the elements and then save it as dwg.

Cheers.

Stefan

Re: DWG

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:03:56 GMT

"Is that the reason it's gone every time?"

Re: DWG

StefanV_BCP — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:10:25 GMT

I am not sure what you mean by this sentence.

Cheers,

Stefan

Re: DWG

Barry Kelly — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 01:14:56 GMT

@Farnoush Pourmoradi ,

If you use the 'attach reference' or 'place external drawing' option or use the drawing tool, the DWG will be placed in one layer as a drawing.

It will be placed in the layer that is set as default in the drawing tool.

It will not add layers to your file, but you can select the drawing and open the settings, you will see the layers of the drawing (as in my first attached image ... https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/DWG/m-p/614663/highlight/true#M172588 )

You have the option to 'explode' the drawing if you want to work on it further.

You will be given the option to 'Use Drawing's Layer' or 'Import Embedded Layers'.

'Use Drawing's Layer' means all elements in the drawing will now be placed in the one layer that the drawing was in.

'Import Embedded Layers' will create new layers (used in the original drawing) that you will have to manually set to be on/off in your layer combinations.

If you use the 'Attach Xref' option, then the original drawing layers will be appended separately to the layer list (as in my second attached image ... https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/DWG/m-p/614669/highlight/true#M172591 )

You have to manually turn them on/off for each of your layer combinations.

You can 'Bind' the Xref to your file which is basically the same as exploding the drawing.

The drawing layers will now be a part of your file and you have to show/hide, lock/unlock them for each of you layer combinations.

So if you find a drawing has 'disappeared', check that the layer (or layers if exploded or Xref) are turned on in the layer combination that you are using for the view where you want to see the drawing.

Barry.