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.

[Dave Jochum]

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

OK--this is weird. I can't figure out what settings I have different than you. I've tried three times and only get a plan view dwg.

[Eduardo Rolon]

You are opening the 3D Window and doing a save as from there?
Not publishing or saving from the floor plan?
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If you open the file in Autocad(if you have it) or in Draftsight (if you do not) take in consideration that it will display the model in "top view" and in wireframe.

[Dave Jochum]

ejrolon wrote:
If you open the file in Autocad(if you have it) or in Draftsight (if you do not) take in consideration that it will display the model in "top view" and in wireframe.

Bingo--thank you. I use SolidWorks eDrawings to view and didn't realize that it was displaying the 3D model in plan view. So now I realize that even though I can get a dwg of a 3D MODEL, there is no way to match the exact VIEW from the AC 3D window. I also can only get a parallel projection, as the perspective option is greyed out, but maybe that's a limitation of the viewer I'm using.

[Anonymous]

Dave wrote:

ejrolon wrote:
If you open the file in Autocad(if you have it) or in Draftsight (if you do not) take in consideration that it will display the model in "top view" and in wireframe.

Bingo--thank you. I use SolidWorks eDrawings to view and didn't realize that it was displaying the 3D model in plan view. So now I realize that even though I can get a dwg of a 3D MODEL, there is no way to match the exact VIEW from the AC 3D window. I also can only get a parallel projection, as the perspective option is greyed out, but maybe that's a limitation of the viewer I'm using.

Yes. It's just the viewer. I don't know any way to export the camera viewpoint though. You could place a marker (an arrow shaped slab or such) and the artist may be able to set up a view from there base on your perspective settings. Since none of us know his process it's hard to speculate.

[Dave Jochum]

Matthew wrote:

Dave wrote:

ejrolon wrote:
If you open the file in Autocad(if you have it) or in Draftsight (if you do not) take in consideration that it will display the model in "top view" and in wireframe.

Bingo--thank you. I use SolidWorks eDrawings to view and didn't realize that it was displaying the 3D model in plan view. So now I realize that even though I can get a dwg of a 3D MODEL, there is no way to match the exact VIEW from the AC 3D window. I also can only get a parallel projection, as the perspective option is greyed out, but maybe that's a limitation of the viewer I'm using.

Yes. It's just the viewer. I don't know any way to export the camera viewpoint though. You could place a marker (an arrow shaped slab or such) and the artist may be able to set up a view from there base on your perspective settings. Since none of us know his process it's hard to speculate.

Thanks, Matthew. I was thinking I was exporting to a 2D DWG file of the camera view. Seems odd to me that is not available. Even I don't understand his process using the 3D DWG file, but I am giving him an EPX file, as I want the base work done in Piranesi.

[Anonymous]

For a DWG of the 3D view you should be able to save that from a 3D document window.

[Dave Jochum]

Matthew wrote:
For a DWG of the 3D view you should be able to save that from a 3D document window.

Yes, but there seems to be no control over the size of the resulting image--no?

[Anonymous]

Dave wrote:

Matthew wrote:
For a DWG of the 3D view you should be able to save that from a 3D document window.

Yes, but there seems to be no control over the size of the resulting image--no?

I just checked and the 3D Document saves DWG to world dimensions at 1:1 scale. You can reset the scale to match the output size.