How do I copy a floor plan from one project into another?

[Anonymous]

Hi All,

Seeking your help. I'm trying to paste a floor plan (done in Archicad) into a site plan that was imported as a DWG from Autocad. They're documents for the same project, but were created separately and exist as separate files.

In my version of Archicad, I can't seem to open more than one project at a time (i.e. I try to open a new file, and it prompts me to save and close my current one). Is there a workaround solution?

Thanks,
Stephanie Zhong

[Anonymous]

Try importing your floor plan as a hotlinked module. This way it will retain all of the model. You will need to hotlink each story separately. Go to Modules/x-refs and choose place module. You will then select a master layer to place the module (if this layer is turned off, the entire module is off.) and can search to place the file that you wish.

szhong wrote:
Hi All,

Seeking your help. I'm trying to paste a floor plan (done in Archicad) into a site plan that was imported as a DWG from Autocad. They're documents for the same project, but were created separately and exist as separate files.

In my version of Archicad, I can't seem to open more than one project at a time (i.e. I try to open a new file, and it prompts me to save and close my current one). Is there a workaround solution?

Thanks,
Stephanie Zhong

[Anonymous]

Open another ArchiCAD window by clicking the ArchiCAD.exe file again. Use the marquee tool to surround the plan and Select All. Copy this with Ctrl + C and then paste into your other open file with Ctrl + P.

Alternatively place the surveyors plan in your project as a hotlinked module by going to File/Modules and XRefs/Place Module/Choose Hotlink.

Alternative 2 go to File/Merge and select the survey to bring into your project.

Of the above I prefer the hotlinked module because the survey stays intact and you cant accidentally change its details.

[Anonymous]

Oops,

Place (paste) the drawing with Ctrl + V.

Save the Autocad drawing as an ArchiCAD file before pasting, merging, or placing a hotlinked module.

[Anonymous]

Assuming you're on a Mac which doesn't allow multiple PLNs to be open at the same time - unless you make a copy of the Archicad application and make a shortcut to your desktop, call it archicad 2 and use this to open other pln files. You can do this with as many copies as you want as long as you have enough RAM

[Anonymous]

Thanks to all of you for your suggestions. I'm going to try out the hotlink now. If I have any difficulties will let you know.

Best,
Stephanie Z.