Transfer archicad to autocad

Babes Posted August 20, Posted August 20, HI there respected members,i use archicad only for exporting files to autocad,actually while exporting a 3d model from archicad to autocad i noticed that they don't get exported as solids,is there a way to do it and i found that all layers are not getting exported also, plz help Thanking You.

Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Posted August 22, Can you use 3DS instead? I'm not sure what you are trying to achieve. Posted September 6, It's quite simple: it's not possible. Cesar Posted September 11, Posted September 11, Hi I dont know to much of autocad, so i dont know what its exactly a solid in the last program, but in my office i export a lot of model from archicad, but to 3ds, the thing its, i export the model in dwg format, so 3ds can recognice the layer information, sometimes i export the 3d model to autocad, also in dwg format, and the other person can open in autocad, with all the 3d information and all the layers, to do that, you have to open the 3d view in archicad, and with this window open, save the file in dwg,and the file keep all the 3d information in dwg format, the only thing whit this method, its you can't export 2d information like dimensions, text, hatch, etc.

GaryR50 Posted September 11, Posted September 12, Also change the Pen Color of all elements to a unique color if you wish. PLN extension:. Click on image to enlarge Once opened, go back to the Layer Settings to verify that the standard ArchiCAD Layers and Layer Combinations are present and that you have successfully opened the correct template file. PLN file you just saved. Thanks, Carla. Message 2 of 5. It would appear they did not. Truthfully, you need to be asking Archicad technical support for help, it's their program that has to work with AutoCAD, not the other way around.

Message 3 of 5. If you use architectural desktop you could use IFC import to transfer the 3d object data from archicad to adt obejects ie walls, windows, doors, etc. You should be able to get a drawings file with some 3d data if the senders export settings are correct. Merged levels are more of an operator issue than software.

I just use the plan 2d data for backgrounds and clean it up as required. Message 4 of 5.