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Importing AutoCAD files with 3d lines (for terrain)

Anonymous
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So we've got an auto cad file with lines that represent the terrain and it is visible in the 3D window of autocad.

How can I import this file to archicad, while keeping the lines at their level in 3d? Or is there a way to export it from autocad and make into a model?

Thank you!
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Szabolcs Miko
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
Barry wrote:
It has been an awful long time since I have done this.
But from memory you have to open the file as a library object.

Open menu > Libraries and objects > Open object
Then change the file type to DWG so you can see it in the list.

I think this will create an object of it that you can place and possibly convert to a morph if you need to.
My memory may be failing me though and I don't have a file I can try.

Barry.
You're right Barry, we only have an old article on this one, but it's still relevant: https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/knowledgebase/25573/
Only instead of File Special, now we call the menu File/Interoperability

Szabolcs Mikó

Education Program Manager

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Barry Kelly
Moderator
It has been an awful long time since I have done this.
But from memory you have to open the file as a library object.

Open menu > Libraries and objects > Open object
Then change the file type to DWG so you can see it in the list.

I think this will create an object of it that you can place and possibly convert to a morph if you need to.
My memory may be failing me though and I don't have a file I can try.

Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
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Szabolcs Miko
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
Barry wrote:
It has been an awful long time since I have done this.
But from memory you have to open the file as a library object.

Open menu > Libraries and objects > Open object
Then change the file type to DWG so you can see it in the list.

I think this will create an object of it that you can place and possibly convert to a morph if you need to.
My memory may be failing me though and I don't have a file I can try.

Barry.
You're right Barry, we only have an old article on this one, but it's still relevant: https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/knowledgebase/25573/
Only instead of File Special, now we call the menu File/Interoperability

Szabolcs Mikó

Education Program Manager

Barry Kelly
Moderator
Szabolcs wrote:
Only instead of File Special, now we call the menu File/Interoperability
I always forget this.
I have kept the old menu structure in my new work environment.

Thanks for the link.

Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
Dell XPS- i7-6700 @ 3.4Ghz, 16GB ram, GeForce GTX 960 (2GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11