topic Color in Collaboration with other software

Color

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 04:20:37 GMT

we are used to be in Microstation, we have many color in drawings, but now is only black and white, is this for ArchiCAD?

EY

Re: Color

stefan — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 07:14:54 GMT

ArchiCAD can use many colors for pens and fills, but if all of them are set to black, then the image will be B/W off course.

Is this an imported DWG/DGN file you are looking at?

Re: Color

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 09:22:06 GMT

thank you for this reply,
My question is how can we work between microstation and ArchiCAD? Regarding the layers and pen weight. and other attributes.

EY

Re: Color

stefan — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 09:45:58 GMT

I suggest using DWG files in both ArchiCAD and Microstation. The DWG importer/exporter in ArchiCAD can be set up with templates and I suggest to start with some prepared DWG file (from Microstation, perhaps) that you can use to help setting up the ArchiCAD DWG template.

You can make a full mapping between fonts and layers for exchange with DWG.

ArchiCAD has a DGN reader, but I don't think the importer/exporter is as flexible as with DWG.

Re: Color

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 14:53:23 GMT

EY,

which version of microstation are you using...?