PEN SET ISSUE

[Anonymous]

Hello.
I have the following issue.
I open a .dwg file into Archicad and it looks like picture no.1. Then I copy the contents into an existing Archicad file, onto a separate story, and then it looks like picture no.2. All colours are completely changed, which makes reading the plan difficult. How can I solve this?
Thank you.

[Anonymous]

picture no 2

[Laszlo Nagy]

When you open the DWG, ArchiCAD creates a Pen Set based on the colors stored within the DWG file. This results in a Pen Set different from the default ArchiCAD Pen Set you normally see in Project files.
When you copy-paste elements from one file to another, Pens are referenced by index number which refer to different Pens in the two files, thus the change in color.
Instead of copy-pasting, try to place the DWG file into your ArchiCAD file as a Drawing.
When you do that the Drawing will store the DWG's own Pen Set independently of what Pen Set the Project File uses.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the answer.
I tried this. But is there a way in which the .dwg can stay editable? Maybe I can somehow explode the drawing after import.
Thank you.

[Laszlo Nagy]

Well, you can explode the Drawing.
Or you can try to Merge the DWG file if you want to edit it in ArchiCAD. But in that case it will bring its Layers, Fill Types, Line Types.
You should try both to see which is best for what you want to do.