Hi,
I am trying to import a DWG using vectorworks 2012 and am trying to use a CTB file to apply specific line weights. I have a few questions.
When I import the DWG using the CTB file to map lineweights, it applies the correct line weights to the appropriate lines but leaves the lines colored. Our DWG drawings use colored lines to represent 9 different black and grey lines which are converted to shades of black within the CTB file during plotting in autocad, but we also use colors to assign to other lines which we want printed in the assigned color.
Is there a way to use the map colors to lineweights during DWG import to turn these specific lines from being colored to being their apropriate black and grey lines while maintaining the other colored lines? I know you can turn the whole drawing to black and white only, but that turns colored lines that we want to remain colored into black lines.
I have tried to use custom selection based on the different color of our lines recognized in the CTB and then changed them to black. This leaves the other lines the apropriate color, but does not change the color of lines within symbols or groups. Is there a way to use the custom selection and have this select lines within symbols and groups in order to change the colors within these without converting everything in the drawing drawing to groups, and then ungrouping everything ?
If I take the whole drawing, convert to groups, then ungroup everything, then apply black color to the 9 colored lines which we use in Autocad, I get the desired result. But then all of my block/symbols are no longer symbols.
Also, when I do the custom selection, it only choses the lines within the viewport. Then on each individual sheet I am forced to again use the custom selection tool to convert my 9 colored lines that should be black on each sheet.
Is there a way for the custom selection to select specific colored lines on all sheet layers, withing all drawing layers, and within all individual groups & symbols?
It would be the easiest if Vectorworks would do this automatically upon importing the DWG and allowing you to not only apply a lineweight to a color, but a new color to the imported color.
Also, some of our autocad layers are invisible and automatically do not print from autocad. Is there a way to make a class visible in the drawing but to not have it print wihtout having to manualy turn these layers off when printing?
Thanks for any help !
