Minna

Hi all could someone please help me by telling me what kind of settings dwg exproting should be done with to make the file size as small as possible. I need a 2d dwg file that will go as a reference image for e.g. an electrical designer. Now the file size is 44 MB and really hard to handle. Is there a video or instruction somewhere to do this? These huge file sizes are a constant problem... I use VW24. Do I have to make two different designs, one pure 2d and one 3d to get the file size under control? I am really tired of this constant battle over the size of exported dwg files. Minna Vectorworks Landmark 2024

Hi! Is there any way to be able to edit the transparency of vw hardscapes in autocad? If I make a normal polygon with hatches it will work. I have previously only drawn 2d plans and now that I have switched to 3d drawing this problem came up when I send my work to other designers. So normally I have looked at the image in autocad and added transparency to the surfaces so that the position drawing shows "through" This no longer works when the plan has a hardscape. Ideas, tips? Minna

Same problem... How to fix it? I have made my desings without tick marks, but I would love to have right solution to this..

Problem solved! Thanks to everyone who helped and special thanks to Tamsini for the video - it was a very clarifying package! The big issue with this was that the architect had sent me material made in the correct coordinate system and material where the coordinate system was wrong. So I didn't believe in my own knowledge and wasted my time before I realised what the problem was. Maybe this is a relatively new user problem... 😄 An interesting detail in the material I received was that the base material sent by the city also worked strangely when imported into Vectorworks. When it was brought to a base where there was no architect specified rotation angle everything went fine on top of each other. But, when you used the rotation angle then one of the files moved maybe about 3 meters to a different spot. Can you tell me what could be the cause of this? -Minna

Hi TeeMuki! You are from Finland?! Can I send you a message in finnish? _Minna

Thanks for your replies! I actually have the coordinate point. The architect has defined the x,y,z coordinate point. I'm trying to figure out if I can somehow import it into the georeferenced VW plan base. Poot: did I understand correctly that in your instructions the VW base is not georeferenced at all? I didn't quite understand how to do that...I wonder if there is a tutorial video for this? The problem seems to be only in these ArchiCAD files. The other designers files are geographically correct so I would then have to manually transfer the other designers plans (electrical, transport etc) And indeed importing ArchiCAD files as reference files is impossible And yes...I do have my user origin next to my site 🙂

Hi! How do you import Archicad dwg files to a referenced VW site model. My site model is in correct place in a world map but all Archicad files are bound to an internal origin so that the 0,0 point is given separate coordinates (by architect - it is in dwg file) Same with IFC files. Its really difficult to try to get them to the right place by dragging and it is impossible to use them as reference pictures. Some how i have this problem is specific to ArchiCad files. Is it just a drawing style, i.e. can I instruct the architect to create a different file that would go to the right place on the map? Has anyone else had a similar problem and how have you gotten such files to work as reference files? I'm a fairly new user so I don't know how to solve this problem and I couldn't find a similar article anywhere.

Follow-up question... Now I got all the sheet layers to show up as they should (hurray!), but the problem is the VW desing layers, which come into the dwg image multiple times. It seems that autocad compresses objects/lines/symbols of different VW class classification into one layer which is originally VW desing layer (i.e. I have VW desing layer kalusteet and class system GD_kalusteet-leikkivälineet, GD_kalusteet-ympäristökalusteetetc. and now these are all in the dwg on the kalusteet (2d) layer and when you explode that layer in autocad, the objects/symbols go back to the VW class layer (which also appear in that autocad layer list), but that furniture 2d layer cannot be removed. And there are as many of these furniture 2d layers as there are sheet layers where they appear in the work. My apologies for the slightly confusing post. I hope someone understood what I meant -Minna

Thank you so much Pat. I need to try this! -Minna

Am I really only one with this problem?

Hi! I need help from someone who can also use AutoCad. I have a client who wants the files in dwg format for archiving, but just a dwg exported from vectorworks is not enough, all sheet layers should appear in the dwg file as layouts (as if you had done the work in auto cad/archicad) I have sent the whole work in dwg format and the other pages in pdf format . So is there any way to send the sheet layers from vectorworks in dwg format or do I have to rebuild these pages in autocad as layouts with the same look as the sheet layers from vectorworks . It is not just one job but several kindergarten yards with 4-6 sheet layers in all . If there is a tutorial video on this, could you kindly put me a link to it. And my apologies for my poor English, hopefully someone understood what I was trying to ask 😄 I am a fairly new VW user and I use Landmark 23

Thank you all! -Minna

Oh dear... I came here to look solution to this problem... I use 2023 version ...

I would love to have this AutoCad command REGEN also in Vectorworks 🙂

1) yes 2) I hoped that i could use that material in some way as side modifier. 3) no. I have my DTM. And this is how the roads are looking right now 4) yes. I have already imported that. 5) no - I need all of them.