Be aware that a review of the resulting .dwg file is most likely necessary. We use the linked method above that is built in to ArchiCAD to get the .dwg file, but also post-process the results.
Post processing is done with .lsp and generates this report. The things we scrub are based on what we hear from our consultants using the .dwg files. A report of the results is generated and similar to this:
;;; number of WIPEOUTs found and erased.
;;; number of WIPEOUTs remaining in the drawing.
;;; number of entities in the drawing after each of these cleaning operations:
;;; - OVERKILL
;;; - JOIN plines on layer "A-FOUNDATION"
;;; - ERASE solid hatch patterns.
;;; - ERASE point entities.
;;; - CHANGE entities on layer "0" to layer "0-ArchiCAD".
;;; - Set DRAWORDER for layers "a-wall-extr", "a-wall-demise", "a-wall-corridor", and "a-wall-intr" to front.
;;; - FREEZE / THAW layer "a-zone-otln".
;;;
;;;
;;; Files cleaned by this script:
;;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;;; C:\ARCHICAD PUBLISH\DWG\DWG_Unit Plan Cond. 1\2020061_Unit A2 HC_Cond 1.dwg
... Delete WIPEOUTs
... ===============
... BEFORE: Erasing 544 WIPEOUTs.
... AFTER: No WIPEOUTs found.
+++ Number of Entities
+++ ==================
+++ Before anything: 2201
+++ After OVERKILL: 2201 (0)
+++ After JOIN: 2201 (0)
+++ After ERASE solid hatch: 2179 (22)
+++ After ERASE points: 2169 (10)
+++ Selected for "0-ArchiCAD": 1
+++ Selected for DRAWORDER: 351
+++ Status of "A-ZONE-OTLN": ERASED from file
Chris Gilmer
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