EXport 3D DWG

[CAD_Boy]

I want to export my plot as a DWG but, only the 3D. I know if I went back and deleted all of the 2D portions of my symbols there would be no problem. However there has to be a better way to accomplish the same goal without having to do that.

Thanks.

[panta rhei]

There is.

If you have the 2D & 3D components in different classes, you can make the 2D classes invisible and omit them in export.

[CAD_Boy]

I see however I will still have to go back and fix that, I will however remember that in the future thanks.

Anybody else got a answer that can help as of right now though????

Thanks.

[mark@custom]

Just in case your 2d and 3d stuff is in the same class it's possible to go to the tools menu, pull down to the custom selection palette, select the differing types of objects that you need to hide, and then assign them to a class that can be turned off.

How now?

[Jershaun]

Hi

I'm not sure whether it will help or if this is what you want but you could try and create a new layer and layer link the required layers without any 2D and then export that new layer only.

Let me know how it goes.

[CAD_Boy]

Shaun-

When I layer link doesn't that include the 2D if the Symbols have 2D???

Mark-

If the objects are in a symbol I don't believe the custom selection palette can grab the objects, or at least I'm having trouble doing that.

[CAD_Boy]

Thanks though guys.

[VincentCuclair]

How about exporting as 3Dstudio/Sketchup/(IFC) then import them and save as DWG? I'm not sure but possibly one of these eliminates the 2d elements....

[mcobbs]

The answer is to be in 3d mode, not 2d... All of my symbols are hybrid symbols. Make sure you are in 3d Plan, or a 3d Isometric, and then do the DWG/DXF export. If you are in 2d Plan, it will only export 2d, and in 3d Plan, the 3d... I have Autocad 2007, and VW 2009, and this works perfectly.

The "zero" key is 2d plan, the "five" key is 3d plan (on the numpad)

[VincentCuclair]

Sounds right, strange how the bleeding obvious is always the last thing you think of....i work with Archicad as well and thats the way its done there too....

[CAD_Boy]

Thats odd because I have exported like that and when I import the the drawing it's missing a large portion of my drawing.

[CAD_Boy]

However I am importing into 3DS Max.

[CAD_Boy]

Anyone know how to do this, I'd appreciate the help.

Thanks.

[MattG]

I do this pretty regularly. Go to a top view not a top plan view and export to either .dwg,.dxf, or .3ds. It is simple then import or merge into your 3dstudio scene.

It will ask you all sorts of import options and just choose what is right for you.

Shoot me a message if you want a hand.

Matt

[MattG]

Here is what I have done with some kinda bad screen shots. Let me know if this helps.

[CAD_Boy]

Thats exactly how I do it from the screen shots you have posted. I'm going to try placing everything in one layer and as a group.

[cad@sggsa]

Good day CAD_Boy

If you are in Design Layers and working on different layers, have you Layerlinked??

View>Create Layer Link

[cad@sggsa]

Good day MattG

This is a bit of the topic here but reference to your post of screen shots.

They seem very compressed/streached....Seems you have Dual monitors, but have you streached the window across both or how do you get it to look so wide?

[MattG]

Yeah I have a 30" monitor and a 20" monitor. I have a nvidia video card and the settings are in there to have my desktop stretch across the two screens.

[CAD_Boy]

No I have not layer linked would that make a huge difference???

[cad@sggsa]

Thanks MattG,

with those sizes it does make sence.

CAD_Boy

It is one way of working on drawings and by the sound of things it will benefit you seeing you work on different Design Layers and then wish to export all that you have done as one.

Play around with the function to link the layers you wish to export.

I work with +/- 5 DL and link 4 of them. PLAN and LIGHTING to FRONT and PRES layer.

I also when importing a ACAD plan layout of a venue link that layer to PLAN and keep it locked.

Hope you come right there.

[CAD_Boy]

I will keep that in mind for any future problems I encounter but I don't think that is the issue I am having here. Here is a link to two of the plots I have been trying to export in 3d.

http://homepage.mac.com/edandted/Test_Export/FileSharing33.html

[David Ormsby]

CAD_Boy

I tried your test 01 file and everything exported to 3D except for the hazers. I believe the step you are missing is "Align Layer Views". The All Lites view includes several layers; as mentioned, you must set the view to "Top" rather than "Top/Plan", but all layers must be set to this view to export 3D.

i.e. I opened your saved view, set the view to "Top", then "Align Layer Views", then exported and it worked fine.

HTH

[CAD_Boy]

Did you use dwg or 3ds? Because I also did it again exporting as 3ds and it worked fine as well i tried the older one and i think that was just a bad export. Were you able to export it in dwg cause that still only shows the stage risers and thats it.