importing and exporting

[Anonymous]

I was working in both solidworks 2010 and Archicad 14 and I wanted to import a custom desk into my Archicad file. I first tried a simple import but the object was a 2-D drawing within the 3-D mode. How do I export a file from Solidworks into Archicad and have the object show up as a regular 3-D image???

Thank You,
Nick

[Laszlo Nagy]

Which of the following formats can Solidworks export into 3D data?
DWG, 3DS, SketchUp, IFC?

[Anonymous]

I solidworks can export DWG, DXF, and then some other files.

Which file type are you thinking about? the problem i was having was that solidworks would not export in 3Ds.

[vfrontiers]

In the FILE MENU / Under Libraries and Objects / there is a selection called OPEN GDL OBJECT... here you navigate to your DWG file and it will begin creating an Object for ArchiCAD...

When you save it... it will ask a couple of question (regular object, window, door) and where to save..

Then this object will need to be placed in your plan...