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Collaboration with other software
About model and data exchange with 3rd party solutions: Revit, Solibri, dRofus, Bluebeam, structural analysis solutions, and IFC, BCF and DXF/DWG-based exchange, etc.

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Can't open dwg file?

I am using ArchiCAD 8.1, system windows xp, and when I try to open a project sent to me saved from Autodesk Architectural desktop 2004 I am unable to open it. ArchiCAD says "The following DWG file's format is unsupported". If I have the person save t...

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DWG merge vs. XREF question

Hi, I just discovered that when I merge or open a dwg in 8.1R1 I get a topo with all the contours. This is as I am used to. When I instead xref the dwg file, I instead get just the major contours (every 10') and when I tried showing all layers I got ...

Automatic Down saving (7.0 --> 6.5)

hey everyone, At our office we're running mostly macs with ArchiCAD 6.5, but recently we got a few PC's to work on some jobs that need to be done in autocad (blah..) but when that project isn't ongoing, we are running ArchiCAD 7.0 on these machines. ...

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3D Printing

I have the opportunity to have some projects printed with a 3D printer. The only problem is that his software that he uses will not read any format AC (ArchiCAD) can save to. He can read dxf, dxg files if there is 3D info. Is there a format that I ca...

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dwg translation

is there a way to take an existing autocad drawing and use it to set up all the translation attributes so that you save an archicad file for that consultant using his attribute settings, he works on it then sends it back to you to translate back to a...

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AutoCAD to ArchiCAD and back again....

When opening AutoCAD dwg (2002 format) some of the lines in colour 7 (white) appear blue and quite thick - with a thickness. Likewise, when the archicad file is exported as a dwg file and opened in autocad, the lines all have thicknesses. Can anyone ...

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ArchiTerra

Is anyone using the Architerra land modeling program from Cigraph? I'm having some problems with it; their discussion forum is under construction. And, I think their staff is not answering my emails any longer. They were quite helpful for a while. Th...

Saving to R14 dwg

I am having trouble concisitantly saving to R14 from both AC and plotmaker. Once in a blue moon it works. The same drawings from either convert perfectly each and everytime to with the R2000 translator. I've been through the various settings. What am...

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