topic Re: S.O.S in Collaboration with other software

S.O.S

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:17:53 GMT

Hi everyone.I have problem bringing DWG file to ArchiCAD.Is it possibe to bring 3D AutoCAD model to ArchiCAD? I tried with translation setup but it changed 3D model to lines.I would be very grateful if u help me.
Yours sincerely
Renat

Re: S.O.S

Laszlo Nagy — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:53:15 GMT

Use the File\Libraries and Objects\Open Object command to open the file.
It will be opened as a GDL object, but the 3D will come through.

Re: S.O.S

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:09:03 GMT

Hi Laszlo Nagy.thank u for your help.I tried this method but no results.
do u have any alternative ways?

Re: S.O.S

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:26:23 GMT

After you open the DWG file as a GDL object, you will be in the Library Editor Window.
Can you post a screenshot of what is there in the 3D Script Window and the 3D View Window of the Object?

Re: S.O.S

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:50:53 GMT

This is a good question. Imagine we want to bring in a DWG of the floorplans to enable snapping, why can't we simply import them via the Figure button? I just want to use this as a floorplan.

Re: S.O.S

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:00:58 GMT

The Figure Tool does not have this functionality because it brings in images as bitmap.
The Drawing Tool of Archicad 10, however, can do exactly that. All elements in the DWG placed as a Drawing can be snapped to, trimmed to etc.

Re: S.O.S

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:45:13 GMT

laszlonagy wrote:
After you open the DWG file as a GDL object, you will be in the Library Editor Window.
Can you post a screenshot of what is there in the 3D Script Window and the 3D View Window of the Object?

Ok, I've made some boxes in autocad (as shown on the pic). Saved as an autocad2004 format.

In Archicad i choose: file > libraries and objects > open object

then open the saved 3d dwg file. After that i get a 3d script window which seems to be empty (as shown on the pic). If I save the gdl file, put it in library with library manager and put it as an object on a document, it puts nothing. No 2D no 3D. Please, tell me where's the catch?

Re: S.O.S

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:56:55 GMT

Easiest way I have found is simply to drag a DWG into the appropriate plan view.

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TomWaltz — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:06:37 GMT

Andrew wrote:
Easiest way I have found is simply to drag a DWG into the appropriate plan view.

Doesn't that only import the 2D part?

Re: S.O.S

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:41:47 GMT

If Tom Walts doesnt have the answer, i guess there is no answer.

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TomWaltz — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:49:56 GMT

Nikola wrote:
If Tom Walts doesnt have the answer, i guess there is no answer.

3D import is not my strong point... I just thought Drag/drop only worked on 2D.

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Link — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:05:42 GMT

Dragging and dropping will simply bring it in as a Drawing in AC10, so there'll be no 3D content. There never was anyway, using drag & drop.

Nikola's image shows up with an empty preview because it is set to Preview Picture and such a preview is not made automatically. You'll need to change the preview to one of the 3D options to see anything in 3D. Or open the 3D View. The method is correct in theory, not sure why these things sometimes don't work. Try it with the attached test mesh if you like, I know it works, here at least.

Cheers,
Link.

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Karl Ottenstein — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:16:14 GMT

Nikola wrote:
After that i get a 3d script window which seems to be empty (as shown on the pic).

Your screenshot does not show an empty 3D script window.

What you show there is, as Link notes:
(1) the rendered preview is selected at the top - which will always be empty for new objects, and
(2) the parameter list (not script)

Opening a dwg as a GDL object is the only way to obtain the 3D content, and I have never had it fail. (Frequently, it is ugly as triangularization lines will be visible, unlike 3DS import with smoothing.)

Post your dwg file and one of us will see if there is a mysterious problem with it. My guess is that the boxes are not basic AutoCAD surfaces --- but rather ObjectArx or some other proprietory objects, which ArchiCAD cannot convert - you have to explode or whatever it is called in AutoCAD to convert to primitives in the dwg.)

Regards,
Karl

Re: S.O.S

Djordje — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:00:16 GMT

The basics still apply ...

http://www.graphisoft.com/archiguide_archive/ArchiGuide_Online_6o/issue20/3ddxfimport.html

... and I am moving the topic to where it belongs ...