Sharing a Translator in a TeamWork Project for DWG/IFC Export

[Vojtech Slavik]

I need to modify the translator for DWG/IFC export.

• Colleagues get an error when exporting because the Translator is missing.

• Changes are only saved locally:
  Applications/GRAPHISOFT/Archicad 27 (Intel-based Mac)/Defaults/DXF-DWG Translators/SB11 Lager alla.dwg
• Can the Translator be shared in TeamWork to avoid manual setup on each computer?
• It's frustrating when someone needs to export updated drawings but doesn't have the correct Translator set for the project.

[scottjm]

I share your frustrations.  They should be able to stored and access from BIMCloud.  Or better still, embed them in to the file itself.

We have our DWGs translators stored on a network share for our template to solve the issue.

Alternatively there are ways with your archicad installation to deploy common translators to all computers.

https://help.graphisoft.com/AC/26/INT/_AC26_Help/004_BIMManager_InstallGuide/004_BIMManager_InstallG...

I haven't experienced any issued with IFC translators though as they are stored within the file itself.

[Vojtech Slavik]

Thanks for the tip.

However, it still seems like a complicated solution because I would have to set it up on every computer and have the translators preconfigured in advance.

I would prefer to find a solution where Archicad could share these settings within TeamWork.

I have the same issue with the IFC translator. It’s a basic translator, but I need to export it once near the origin and another time using the Survey Point.

When I create a new translator, my colleagues are missing it again.

It seems like only one person/computer ends up being responsible for all exporting.🤦‍♂️