Create DWG from 3D ArchiCAD

[Anonymous]

Hi.
Is there a way to take a 3D view in to AutoCAD as a DWG?
I am hoping to take some line drawings of my perspectives and axonometric in to AutoCAD to further edit.
Obviously it will be flat right?
Thanks.

[JaredBanks]

Not sure why you'd need to go into AutoCAD... but if you are in a newer version of ArchiCAD (13 and up?) you make make a 3D document of any 3d view. That view can be exploded in archicad and turned into line work for the editing you'd do in AutoCAD.

Or conversely you could just do a save as DWG from the 3D document window.

Next week or the week after I'll have a blog post up that uses a similar process to take linework into Illustrator.

[Erich]

Version 12 or higher

[Anonymous]

JaredBanks wrote:
Not sure why you'd need to go into AutoCAD... but if you are in a newer version of ArchiCAD (13 and up?) you make make a 3D document of any 3d view. That view can be exploded in archicad and turned into line work for the editing you'd do in AutoCAD.

Or conversely you could just do a save as DWG from the 3D document window.

Next week or the week after I'll have a blog post up that uses a similar process to take linework into Illustrator.

Thanks, this seems on the right track. Just how do I 'explode' whilst in 3D Document view?

[Dave Jochum]

So I have an artist that is going to produce a rendering for me. He wants a DWG file of my 3D rendering view that he will use in his workflow with a Piranesi EPX file. Though these prior posts discuss saving out a DWG from a 3D view and exploding a 3D document, I have not found a way to execute either. Saving from a 3D view results in a DWG plan view. Am I missing something?

[Barry Kelly]

You can save from the 3D window directly as a Piranesi (.EPX) file.
I don't think you need any special add-ons to do this.
At least I don't recall installing any apart from the standard add-ons from the Graphisoft web site.
Barry.

[Dave Jochum]

Barry wrote:
You can save from the 3D window directly as a Piranesi (.EPX) file.
Barry.

Yes, I'm aware of that. What I'm unclear on is how to save out as a DWG. Don't ask why I need to do that. It's just part of the artist's workflow.

[Anonymous]

Dave,
To save 3D *.dwg file open 3d window and do a save as with the window at the front and select dwg as the file format, 3d dwg saved.

Best of luck

[Dave Jochum]

sboydturner wrote:
Dave,
To save 3D *.dwg file open 3d window and do a save as with the window at the front and select dwg as the file format, 3d dwg saved.

One would think that to be the case, but give it a try. What you get is a DWG of the floor plan.

[Eduardo Rolon]

Just did a Save-As from the 3D window and it works.