Is there autocad plugin similar to sketchup one?

[Anonymous]

Hi I'm refering to this video:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=sketchup+archicad&emb=0&aq=f#
I didn' t try it jet, becouse I use Archicad 12 and Plugin for this version is not ready jet.
The thing is that I find it impossible to buil certain models in archicad, which I can do useing surface modeling. I know how to import separate objects to Archicad, I have also tried the inteligent merging in Archicad, I thought it would work but it didn't ... Mayby I am doing something wrong...
This is what I would like to get.
I export model to Autocad - I modify only some of the elemnts - I import it back to Archicad and I want to get all unchanged elements with their prievious properties and only the others as new binar obiects.
I supose that this sketchup plugin can do it. Do you know any other ways to do it?

[Karl Ottenstein]

BartekOrni wrote:
I supose that this sketchup plugin can do it.

Nope. It just brings in either a skp file in its entirety, or objects from the warehouse. The skp conversion can either be to bring the model in as an object, or to attempt to convert surfaces to walls, components to objects, etc.

Also, it is Windows only.

Cheers,
Karl

[Anonymous]

Thanks for reply. Although I am not happy...
Any other suggestions on how to merdge surface modeling type program with Archicad without loosing all properties of models? I am desperate to solve this problem. Help.

[Karl Ottenstein]

You can bring anything in as an object. Just not as editable ArchiCAD elements. Save your surface model as 3ds and use the ArchiCAD 3ds importer.

Cheers,
Karl

[Anonymous]

Thanks for Your help.