Dimension / Scale Problem

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I'm new here and I have some problems working with ArchiCad.
I have imported a AutoCad file that appears to be 1000 times smaller. I have tried to rescale or redimension it but i can't.... can anyone help me please?

Alex

[Anonymous]

Barry wrote:
Another option is to open the survey in another instance of Archicad and then transfer everything into the Archicad layer.
Grouping everything together also helps.
Then copy and place the survey into your real job file and transfer to what ever layer you want it to be in.

If you want editable elements on a single layer, it is easier to just place the drawing on the layer you want and explode it.

[Laura Yanoviak]

Matthew wrote:

Barry wrote:
Another option is to open the survey in another instance of Archicad and then transfer everything into the Archicad layer.
Grouping everything together also helps.
Then copy and place the survey into your real job file and transfer to what ever layer you want it to be in.

If you want editable elements on a single layer, it is easier to just place the drawing on the layer you want and explode it.

Yes. Simply changing ALL to one layer does not take into account nested layers and line types within blocks. So then you'll need to explode ALL and change properties of all and (depending on your method) purge attributes... Much more efficient to use Matthew's suggestion.

[Djordje]

andrewzarb wrote:
The dozens of layers that surveyors use can usually be satisfactorily whittled down or merged to a couple.

If you need one layer, the best way is still to open the DWG as the library part, and then explode it.

As for getting it in - FIRST set the scale in Archicad to the scale the AutoCAD drawing was made for. Then set the correct units in the Translator. That is, if you can get that info beforehand. Otherwise, it is rescaling.