topic Export to DWG overlapping items in Modeling

Export to DWG overlapping items

stevini — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:27:29 GMT

Hello Folks 🙂

I draw a multi-storeys building and I need to export it in dwg. When I visualize, for instance the second floor, and export it to dwg, the file I get shows all the elements underneath the selected floor I am exporting. So, while in Archicad, the floor plan is clean, in autocad, it shows the second floor overlapping the 3 floors below.

How can I do?

Re: Export to DWG overlapping items

Christophe Fortineau — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:39:41 GMT

Hello Stevini,

You have to prepare a layout with all your level plans and publish this layout with the right DWG export translator. By this way you are able to get all your level plans into the "Object" space into Autocad.

Re: Export to DWG overlapping items

stevini — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:19:07 GMT

So I create one layout drawing which inclused 4 plans of my building, I save the drawing in DWG, and the result is the same as the previous one. Any wrong passage? Btw I am using Archicad 25

Re: Export to DWG overlapping items

Christophe Fortineau — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:28:56 GMT

Yes wrong passage about dwg translator parameters. 🤗

Re: Export to DWG overlapping items

stevini — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 18:44:11 GMT

I am editing the paramenters. I do not find any parameter which includes only the visible items. The only thing I find is visible layer but it doesn't work because the layer of the walls are the same in every floor. There isn't any straight forward and preset way to have a dwg clean as tidy as in the viewport in Archicad?

Re: Export to DWG overlapping items

Christophe Fortineau — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:01:38 GMT

English is not my birth language, I'm not able to explain you as well as I want. Share you file and I will do it for you.

Re: Export to DWG overlapping items

stevini — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:11:18 GMT

well.. thank you very much! I cannot attach .pln files here so I will attach a link to wetransfer:

https://we.tl/t-b8B0tqRGN9

Re: Export to DWG overlapping items

Christophe Fortineau — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:51:24 GMT

Into AC you should put all your level plan views into one layout

Then add this DWG export translators into Archicad before publishing DWG :

https://fromsmash.com/all-dwg-into-one

It seems to be like this :

All your level plan views into Autocad "Object" space through one publication.

Is it what you need ?

Re: Export to DWG overlapping items

Christophe Fortineau — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:16:05 GMT

Then you are able to change hatches, lines or pen type correspondences between Archicad and Autocad. It's possible to export windows, doors or cut hatches into associated layers too.

Re: Export to DWG overlapping items

stevini — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:16:56 GMT

I don't know how to use all-dwg-into-one.xml

Re: Export to DWG overlapping items

Christophe Fortineau — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:21:58 GMT

Files/interoperability/dwg dxf translators

Then import a new translator

Here import the xml file

Finaly use this dwg translator when you publish dwg file from the layout

Re: Export to DWG overlapping items

stevini — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:29:51 GMT

Ok I managed to use it but the result is the same. In autocad I visualize each floor with all the elements of the floors below that I shoudn't see. For example, all the walls and stairs which are under the slab and they shoudn't be visible. Now I have to go. Tomorrow I will send you a screeshot of what I am saying. And anyway thank you very much for your support! I really appreciate

Re: Export to DWG overlapping items

stevini — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 17:59:34 GMT

I managed to solve the problem! I had to select each element on each floor and in "Floor Plan Display" select "Home Story Only". In this way I have a dwg drawing clean and tidy exactly the same I visualize in Archicad. Thanks anyway a lot for the support!

Re: Export to DWG overlapping items

Christophe Fortineau — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:18:06 GMT

Of course Yes !

I did not think about this.