topic Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost in Modeling

Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:27:19 GMT

I have problems importing a dwg, file. I f I´m wrong please just tell me, maybe I´m missing a step.This is the procedure first I go to file, open file, enable dwg file, select, and then click on settings.

Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:31:41 GMT

Then on settings, I duplicate the DEFAULT TRANSLATOR, and rename it. Then on drawing unit check, the value that I want mm, here I have selected the last one, but I´m not sure if this is the correctly.

Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:34:27 GMT

Open options,

Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Link — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:34:55 GMT

So far so gopod mate. Next step is to select a translator. If you haven't already, start by duplicating the Default Translator and editing it if needed.

Then just continue inserting the DWG, skip all SHX files ( the text will just import using your default font) and missing images (if any), and bob's a gameshow host.

BTW you can also drag & drop a DWG file right onto your floor plan, use File>Merge or even better, use File>Modules & XREF's>Attach XREF...

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:38:10 GMT

then attributes, layers, line types, custom functions (open extras), save settings.

Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:40:51 GMT

then I choose a file, to extract elements to that folder

Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:43:03 GMT

the scale of the dwg file is lost, why this happens?, is the file bad, or my procedure?

Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:46:04 GMT

if I click 100%, the file almost disappear.

Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Link — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:47:26 GMT

Sorry - my previous post caught you after step one!

So the scale is completely separate - set that *before* you open/merge/attach the DWG. It is something you set first!

Cheers,
Link.

PS - Love the photoshop work!

Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:05:40 GMT

Link, thanks for your post, I´m trying to merge the file, but it still doing me the same, as the example I had made., the scale is lost. Can you be more explicit.?

Regards,
David

PS. the photoshop work, its not pretty, I know, I need to practice more.

Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:53:18 GMT

Hello David

The way to choose the "scale" —in reality the "proportion" between your AutoCAD file and your ArchiCAD file— when you import your dwg file is set in the "Drawing Unit" Menu.
You choose 1mm for 1mm like your "2-dwg-translation.png" or another value —may be 10, 100 or 1000 mm, I think 100 in your case…—.

I don't know a way to know the good value before opening or merging the dwg file, you must try, cancel and adjust it anytime necessary.

Hope this Helps…

Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:36:23 GMT

Frédéric, thanks, for your help, on the window: dxf-dwg Translation Setup, Settings in Selected Translator, Drawing Units, I change the value from 1mm to 1m, then on Set scale Factor: I´ve choosen, use constant factor for all convertions (this case 1:100), then save settings. And that´s it. It opened with scale 1:100, perfect.

thanks also for Link

Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:39:47 GMT

and the final result was complete, well done.

Re: Help importing DWG file-the scale is lost

Djordje — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 05:09:05 GMT

You should know beforehand, on top of what real world units the AutoCAD units are assumed to be, which scale the AutoCAD drawing was made FOR. Otherwise your text and annotation will go haywire.

The process is OK.

Make a note of the fact that you can set the scale BEFORE opening the DWG regardless of the scale set in ArchiCAD, OR use the scale set in ArchiCAD.