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Modeling
About Archicad's design tools, element connections, modeling concepts, etc.

Drawing editing

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Hi all,
is there a way to edit (on a line to line basis) an archicad drawing?
Please help.
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Djordje
Moderator Emeritus
zoltar wrote:
Hi all,
is there a way to edit (on a line to line basis) an archicad drawing?
Please help.
Hm? Line to line?

Yes, if it is drawn in lines. If it is walls, and other ArchiCAD stuff, then no.
Djordje



ArchiCAD since 4.55 ... 1995
HP Omen
Erich
Booster
zoltar,

That really depends on what you want to change. As already said, line by line can't generally be done as you are, or at least should be, dealing with modeling parts not lines.

However, you can change the parameters of the parts, line types, line colors, materials, composite wall assemblies, fill patters, etc. So what do you want?
Erich

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On previous projects I exported the plans, elevations and sections as dwg files to be edited in Autocad. Lines were erased, fills were edited etc. Just wondering if the same could be done with Archicad.
Thomas Holm
Enthusiast
zoltar wrote:
On previous projects I exported the plans, elevations and sections as dwg files to be edited in Autocad. Lines were erased, fills were edited etc. Just wondering if the same could be done with Archicad.
it doesn't seem to be the most efficient way to work, but to answer your question, if that is really what you want to do, you can export any view to a dwg file, open that, edit, and save as dwg, everything within Archicad.

if you just want to convert 3D items (walls, slabs, objects etc.) to 2D, you can explode them.

But since you lose all intelligence in the parts, this is a route I'd avoid as long as possible.
AC4.1-AC26SWE; MacOS13.5.1; MP5,1+MBP16,1
Dwight
Newcomer
And any section or elevation can be a "drawing" instead of a linked model view. Just lines and fills. No exporting required.
Dwight Atkinson
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Thanks Thomas I'll try your method as it seems more straightforward. Dwight do you mean-as Thomas suggested- I explode the 3d elements? What do you mean when you say
"drawing"?
Dwight
Newcomer
In the Section tool dialog the Status option can be "Drawing."It produces unlinked lines. Go experiment for yourself.
Dwight Atkinson
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Dwight it works like a miracle! Exactly what I wanted. Thank you for the tip.
Dwight
Newcomer
In Canada, guys named Zoltar are usually magicians, so learn some more miraculous things that we can share.
Dwight Atkinson