Exporting DWG file from AC15
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2011-11-26 02:56 PM
2011-11-26
02:56 PM
I`m trying to export DWG file from AC15 and I can`t enter more than 3 numbers behind comma for custom DWG Drawing Unit value in DXF-DWG Translation Setup window

Any suggestions?
Thanks
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2011-11-28 06:44 PM
2011-11-28
06:44 PM
I just checked and it does seem to be limited to displaying two digits to the right of the comma/decimal point. I'm not sure if this is just a rounding of the displayed value or if it's actually rounding up the stored value. Why do you need a drawing unit of 5/1000's of a mm? Seems really small.
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2011-11-29 02:20 PM
2011-11-29
02:20 PM
Thank you for your reply.
It rounds up the stored value aswell. I need 5/1000 mm drawing unit for exporting drawing from ArchiCad to AutoCad model space in 1:200 scale.
It rounds up the stored value aswell. I need 5/1000 mm drawing unit for exporting drawing from ArchiCad to AutoCad model space in 1:200 scale.

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2011-11-29 03:50 PM
2011-11-29
03:50 PM
If I understand you correctly, then I don't think this setting has anything to do with that.
This would shrink you model in AutoCAD to 1/200th its size in ArchiCAD.
If a drawing unit is 1 meter in ArchiCAD you should set it to 1000 millimeters in the translator.
So if a 300 millimeter wall is 0.3 units in the Tracker in ArchiCAD, then your unit in ArchiCAD is 1 meter, and you should set it to 1000 millimeters in the translator.
If a 300 millimeter wall is 300 units in the Tracker in ArchiCAD, then your unit in ArchiCAD is 1 millimeter, and you should set it to 1 millimeter in the translator.
This would shrink you model in AutoCAD to 1/200th its size in ArchiCAD.
If a drawing unit is 1 meter in ArchiCAD you should set it to 1000 millimeters in the translator.
So if a 300 millimeter wall is 0.3 units in the Tracker in ArchiCAD, then your unit in ArchiCAD is 1 meter, and you should set it to 1000 millimeters in the translator.
If a 300 millimeter wall is 300 units in the Tracker in ArchiCAD, then your unit in ArchiCAD is 1 millimeter, and you should set it to 1 millimeter in the translator.
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2011-11-29 10:04 PM
2011-11-29
10:04 PM
Thanks for your reply!
I`m trying to publish my layouts from ArchiCad Publisher Sets to AutoCad Model Space.
So, if I have my layout in ArchiCad in 1:100, I set the Drawing Unit to 0,01, then the drawing in AutoCad Model Space is 1:1. When I have my layout in ArchiCad 1:20; I set the Drawing Unit 0,05 etc. It works perfectly to scale 1:100, but further from there I have to set Drawing Unit smaller than 0,01 and then I get stuck, because I can`t insert number with three digits after comma.
I`m trying to publish my layouts from ArchiCad Publisher Sets to AutoCad Model Space.
So, if I have my layout in ArchiCad in 1:100, I set the Drawing Unit to 0,01, then the drawing in AutoCad Model Space is 1:1. When I have my layout in ArchiCad 1:20; I set the Drawing Unit 0,05 etc. It works perfectly to scale 1:100, but further from there I have to set Drawing Unit smaller than 0,01 and then I get stuck, because I can`t insert number with three digits after comma.

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2011-11-29 11:22 PM
2011-11-29
11:22 PM
So in case the minimum you can set in the Translation Setup Dialog is 0.01, then maybe there is another way.
What happens when you have a 1:100 scale View that you placed as a Drawing on a Layout, then select the Drawing and in the Drawing Settings Dialog change the Magnification factor to 50%, so the Drawing Scale becomes 1:200 (the Original Scale is still 1:100)?
Then set 0.01 in the Translator and try to export that way. Does it then give you the desired result?
What happens when you have a 1:100 scale View that you placed as a Drawing on a Layout, then select the Drawing and in the Drawing Settings Dialog change the Magnification factor to 50%, so the Drawing Scale becomes 1:200 (the Original Scale is still 1:100)?
Then set 0.01 in the Translator and try to export that way. Does it then give you the desired result?
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