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Publish to AutoCAD dwg

Anonymous — Thu, 25 May 2023 22:15:22 GMT

I am lost on the sea of ArchiCAD trying to Publish a Plotmaker dwg as a auto CAD drawing so my 4 consultants can get started working (I have been trying for over 3 days to make this happen but I am completely frustrated) I keep getting a dialogue box that says that it failed due to incorrect definition of path or drive or insufficient access rights...What is this all about ?

And how can I provide good timely service for my clients ?

thanks - Paul

Re: Publish to be a Audo-CAD dwg.

Link — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 22:28:06 GMT

Where are you trying to publish to? Sounds like it's a place you don't have rights to. So to speak.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Publish to be a Audo-CAD dwg.

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 22:47:46 GMT

Thanks for your prompt reply. I am trying to publish a plotmaker file to be an Auto CAD file on my desktop so that I can email it to the consultants. Yes there are otherways to do this but...I am not that gifted in understanding the depths of ArchiCAD. and so I must keep it extrememly simple.

Thanks again, Paul

Re: Publish to be a Audo-CAD dwg.

Link — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 22:55:31 GMT

Are you sure it's your desktop? May sound like a silly question, but without knowing more about your OS, it could be quite relevant. Have you tried saving it to other locations?

Screenshots of your Publisher path and error messages would also help.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Publish to be a Audo-CAD dwg.

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 23:06:51 GMT

Unfortunately I know nothring of rights....?
I am using Archicad 9 on my MAC OS with 10.3 this should be so easy or so I am told.

Rhanks Paul

Re: Publish to be a Audo-CAD dwg.

Link — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 23:33:18 GMT

Where are you trying to save these too? Is it locally? How many user accounts do you have set up on your computer?

Another image would be nice!

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Publish to be a Audo-CAD dwg.

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 23:47:03 GMT

It should be the simplest:
1. I what to save this plotmaker file as a draw file on my desktop.
2. There are no other accounts... this is a one man office with one MAC

Perhaps my entire ArchiCAD program was set up incompletely when I installed it.....there is no way for me to tell and they do not explain anything virtually ("?") with reasons or why or even in a 1, 2, 3 step listing anymore.... As you can tell I am at a loss and my archicad seller says that it is all done...except it does not do..just yet.

Paul

Re: Publish to be a Audo-CAD dwg.

Link — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 00:01:49 GMT

You can simply set your path as shown in my first image. Did you take a look at that?

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Publish to be a Audo-CAD dwg.

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 00:07:03 GMT

Thanks for your try....I have been redoing that exact format for the past 2 hours... with no change - see the attached pictures......
Thanks for your trys. tomorrow I will search out and hire an autoCAD draftsman ( the enemy) to do it for us I have not other alternate at this point.

Thanks again, Paul

Re: Publish to be a Audo-CAD dwg.

Ben Odonnell — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 07:38:56 GMT

atelierb wrote:
tomorrow I will search out and hire an autoCAD draftsman ( the enemy) to do it for us

Nooooooooooooooooooooo
Don't do it, you don't need to.

The first image that you posted, as Link said, you have to have the rights to save to you own hard drive, if that's where you are trying to save to. You must set your permissions to allow you to be able to read and wright.

The second image that you posted is saying that you haven't chosen where you want to save your files. If you had of simply chosen "SETS" you would have been taken to "View set publishing properties". Once here you can choose an existing folder or create a new one, in your case on your desktop.

At the moment Plotmaker is confused. It doesn't know where to save your files, that's why you keep getting up the error messages.

BTW, don't forget to check your permissions.

HTH.
Cheers.
Ben

Re: Publish to be a Audo-CAD dwg.

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 01:05:24 GMT

NNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
DON'T DO IT!! This is very simple!!

As just stated, you haven't defined a path to save to yet. This first pic here shows that you have not done this - you MUST click teh View Set Publishing Properties... button to pick a path to save these files to. I always choose desktop and creat a new file because my desktop is so cluttered - both of them!!

Next, as shown in the second pic, you MUST select the format. If you want AutoCad compatibility, I always choose DWG. You must click on each file, OR select them all in the view set window and then click the DWF pull down menu and select DWG. IF your consultants/architects prefer DWF, that is fine too!

I also like to send them plot files, or .plt. You can do this by plotting from Plotmaker by selecting plot to file instead of plot to plotter.

I struggled with this stuff at first too, but once you get it, it is great! Unfortunately the manuals are not too good for Plotmaker, but just ask and we'll help!!

Re: Publish to be a Audo-CAD dwg.

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 01:06:23 GMT

Second Pic -

Re: Publish to be a Audo-CAD dwg.

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Feb 2005 01:27:20 GMT

Mucho thanks.....and yes just one click away can be a mile...and who know why? often like being the captain in a submarine who is driveing silent and without insturments and his periscope is all awash...ugg!

but life does go on...thanks to all... Paul

Re: Publish to AutoCAD dwg

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:49:59 GMT

Glad you got it, Paul. Sometimes simple things just don't jump out at you like they should!