topic Re: Translating mod. files into AutoCad X-Refs in Collaboration with other software

Translating mod. files into AutoCad X-Refs

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:29:31 GMT

Hi, we are providing architectural documentation for a client. They wish to receive the final project as .dwg files since they are AutoCad users and may wish to further edit the project in the future.

In the same way that Archicad uses mod files AutoCAD uses Xrefs so we need individual mod files to translate into individual Xrefs.
eg. A mod file of an apartment type which repeats many times on many different floor levels can be edited with all occurrences of that mod being updated.We need the same mod file of an apartment type to translate as an xref so that if our client need to amend their AutoCAD files later themselves they can achieve the same result.

Can we translate mod files into x-refs within a project?

Re: Translating mod. files into AutoCad X-Refs

TomWaltz — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:48:17 GMT

AndyMac wrote:
Can we translate mod files into x-refs within a project?

No, but it would be really nice if we could!

Re: Translating mod. files into AutoCad X-Refs

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:54:35 GMT

Thanks Tom,

Not the answer I wanted but good to have one.

Re: Translating mod. files into AutoCad X-Refs

TomWaltz — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:28:04 GMT

I'd call that one of the greatest weaknesses in the AC translator.

Re: Translating mod. files into AutoCad X-Refs

Barry Kelly — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:26:13 GMT

AndyMac wrote:
Hi, we are providing architectural documentation for a client. They wish to receive the final project as .dwg files since they are AutoCad users and may wish to further edit the project in the future.

In the same way that Archicad uses mod files AutoCAD uses Xrefs so we need individual mod files to translate into individual Xrefs.
eg. A mod file of an apartment type which repeats many times on many different floor levels can be edited with all occurrences of that mod being updated.We need the same mod file of an apartment type to translate as an xref so that if our client need to amend their AutoCAD files later themselves they can achieve the same result.

Can we translate mod files into x-refs within a project?

Archicad can deal with Xrefs just as it can with modules.
So if you place the appartments as Xrefs then they should convert through to Autocad OK (or so I was let to believe by GS - I have never had the need to use Xrefs myself).
Not much help in your current job unless you replace all the modules with Xrefs manually, but maybe worth a try next time.
Barry.

Re: Translating mod. files into AutoCad X-Refs

TomWaltz — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:34:45 GMT

Barry wrote:
Archicad can deal with Xrefs just as it can with modules.
So if you place the appartments as Xrefs then they should convert through to Autocad OK (or so I was let to believe by GS - I have never had the need to use Xrefs myself).
Not much help in your current job unless you replace all the modules with Xrefs manually, but maybe worth a try next time.

Seems like a possibility, but also negates any 3D of the module... though you could possibly publish DWGs from an original PLN.... hmm.... maybe you could use both the 3D originals and DWG copies