topic Re: Working with partner who has AUTOCAD in Collaboration with other software

Working with partner who has AUTOCAD

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:38:07 GMT

Is there a way that I can open an autocad drawing properly in V10 of Archicad? Seems that either he as to move to Archicad or I to autocad.
Help is any is available please.
Regards

Re: Working with partner who has AUTOCAD

Laszlo Nagy — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:27:38 GMT

The DXF/DWG handling capabilities of Archicad are quite good. A lot of people (including me) regularly exchange data with consultants using the format.

Re: Working with partner who has AUTOCAD

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:32:37 GMT

yes I can exchange flat data but nothing in 3D. If he sends be a dwg I can only see the TOP view. Is there no way to exchange 3 dimensional data? thanks, Fred

Re: Working with partner who has AUTOCAD

Laszlo Nagy — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:35:25 GMT

You have to open the DXF/DWG file as a Library Part. But in that case, the 3D model data will be one big chunk and you will not be able to edit or snap to the individualy model elements within it.
This is a limitation in Archicad's DXF/DWG stuff.

Re: Working with partner who has AUTOCAD

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:39:32 GMT

Yes I know that, been there and got the T-shirt. Seems then that one of us will have to change, me to autocad or him to archicad. I have a very bad`feeling about this. many thanks for you help,:-)

Re: Working with partner who has AUTOCAD

Laszlo Nagy — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:47:53 GMT

Tell him to get information about current trends in the industry, and then he will hopefully realize that sooner or later he would have to move to a BIM solution (either Revit or Archicad) to keep up with the competition. So it is probably him who must change. Then, it will be a good choice for him to change to Archicad because then he can work with you. )

Re: Working with partner who has AUTOCAD

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:35:11 GMT

oh he knows, in fact he is playing with Revit like many. Its just a shame to not be able to simply share designs. Here in Bulgaria almost all use Archicad 8 and there's another, although seemingly simpler problem to solve. At the moment I'm faced with redrawing a 42 room building. ha such is life. Best, Fred

Re: Working with partner who has AUTOCAD

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:59:38 GMT

If your consultant has Revit, he/she can open the 3D AutoCAD file in Revit and export it to IFC. Then open the IFC file in ArchiCAD (10), and it should all be 3D.