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2008-04-29 06:27 PM
2008-04-29 06:44 PM
2008-04-29 06:51 PM
Thomas wrote:Hi Thomas,
You can add layers in Archicad before exporting. AFAIK they will be exported to the resulting DWG even if their names are not in the DWG template. However, they will not have the attributes that Archicad can't set, like BYLAYER attributes.
This is what I can understand from Archicad's help file. The help file doesn't tell what happens in your case, so I have no idea what attributes the new layers will have. If Autocad has some default that should be it.
It also doesn't tell what else cannot be set in Archicad, but that Autocadders are likely to want, like LTSCALE.
The DWG conversion is severely under-documented.
2008-04-29 07:15 PM
Mats_Knutsson wrote:Maybe we should talk about your job elsewhere... you can phone me in Swedish if you like.
We're going to document the dwg export "for regular users" and most of it is straight forward but when an office needs (shouldn't need to in 95% of the cases...) to fiddle anround with the dwg translation file I was looking for the best way to do it. In my mind I can just let it go and tell the other consultants that layer XXXX is XXXX....but it ends up as an ugly dwg default since bylayer is the usual situtation.
Mats
2008-05-06 05:32 AM
Thomas wrote:You reminded me of these guys. Maybe they are consulting with Graphisoft regarding interface design etc.
At import, you have to remember that pen/color mapping only works correctly when you MERGE or XREF the dwg file. Never use Open - itdisregards your pen translation tableeven if you've selected the correct KPIN translator!
2009-02-10 11:36 AM
Ignacio wrote:Ignacio, not having seen your comment before, I stumbled on it today (searching for more info on LTScale at export). Thanks!
You reminded me of these guys. Maybe they are consulting with Graphisoft regarding interface design etc.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/garden/03destiny.html?scp=59&sq=architecture%20design&st=nyt
2009-02-11 03:12 AM
2009-02-11 08:26 AM
s_wet10 wrote:Yours is of course the best practice - to co-operate is always the best solution!
This is our best practice but may not be industry best practice???