https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/ArchiCad-to-Illustrator-ai-format-for-C4D/m-p/79235#M7737 I know Illustrator does, but I don't own it. I'm hoping there's a shareware around that will convert dwg to ai files.<BR /> thanks Mon, 14 Nov 2005 05:24:53 GMT Wokka 2005-11-14T05:24:53Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/ArchiCad-to-Illustrator-ai-format-for-C4D/m-p/79233#M7735 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Hi all,<BR /> Does anyone know of a cheap way to save spline/polyline/line etc as an illustrator file? I want to take the basic outline of paths etc and extrude them in C4D. Unfortunatley C4D doesn't recognise 2D DWG but it does import illustrator files. I don't want to have to buy illustrator just for this simple export.<BR /> Any help or ideas would be great. <BR /> Cheers</T></DIV> Sun, 13 Nov 2005 23:35:27 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/ArchiCad-to-Illustrator-ai-format-for-C4D/m-p/79233#M7735 Wokka 2005-11-13T23:35:27Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/ArchiCad-to-Illustrator-ai-format-for-C4D/m-p/79234#M7736 <BLOCKQUOTE>Wokka wrote:<BR />Unfortunatley C4D doesn't recognise 2D DWG... </BLOCKQUOTE> . . . but illustrator does <IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/legacyfs/online/emojis/icon_wink.gif" style="display : inline;" /> <BR /> <BR /> ~/archiben Mon, 14 Nov 2005 04:42:25 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/ArchiCad-to-Illustrator-ai-format-for-C4D/m-p/79234#M7736 __archiben 2005-11-14T04:42:25Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/ArchiCad-to-Illustrator-ai-format-for-C4D/m-p/79235#M7737 I know Illustrator does, but I don't own it. I'm hoping there's a shareware around that will convert dwg to ai files.<BR /> thanks Mon, 14 Nov 2005 05:24:53 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/ArchiCad-to-Illustrator-ai-format-for-C4D/m-p/79235#M7737 Wokka 2005-11-14T05:24:53Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/ArchiCad-to-Illustrator-ai-format-for-C4D/m-p/79236#M7738 <BLOCKQUOTE>Wokka wrote:<BR />I know Illustrator does, but I don't own it. I'm hoping there's a shareware around that will convert dwg to ai files.<BR /> thanks</BLOCKQUOTE> <IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/legacyfs/online/emojis/icon_redface.gif" style="display : inline;" /> shoulda read that more thoroughly.<BR /> <BR /> have you tried using *.3DS as an intermediate format? instead of a polyline, you could draw a small polygonal wall and 'save as...' from the 3D window?<BR /> <BR /> i have a vague recollection that there used to be a direct C4D exporter . . . i guess maxonform has knocked that on the head.<BR /> <BR /> ~/archiben Mon, 14 Nov 2005 05:39:06 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/ArchiCad-to-Illustrator-ai-format-for-C4D/m-p/79236#M7738 __archiben 2005-11-14T05:39:06Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/ArchiCad-to-Illustrator-ai-format-for-C4D/m-p/79237#M7739 No worries. <IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/legacyfs/online/emojis/icon_wink.gif" style="display : inline;" /> <BR /> I use the export direct from Archicad for 3D modelling and it works great(Maxonform is a bit of a sore point for me <IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/legacyfs/online/emojis/icon_sad.gif" style="display : inline;" /> ) but what I need is basically 2D elements from Archicad into C4D. This enables me to map UVW textures etc directly in C4D with native splines/nurbs etc so I don't have to trace over 3D elements imported from Archicad.<BR /> If you don't use C4D it's a bit hard to explain the problem. Maybe I'm just getting lazy in my old age? <IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/legacyfs/online/emojis/icon_lol.gif" style="display : inline;" /> Mon, 14 Nov 2005 05:54:22 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/ArchiCad-to-Illustrator-ai-format-for-C4D/m-p/79237#M7739 Wokka 2005-11-14T05:54:22Z