Dwg Imports

[EJM]

I previously asked about  dwg imports freezing, what I have found is that I can import a dwg of 3.7mb or smaller but not anything larger. Is there a size limit that one can adjust ? If so where/how do I do this please ?

[PVA - Admin]

There is no strict size limit related to the DWG itself. If you have any DWGs that you can not import, send one or a sampling of them to tech@vectorworks.net and they can take a look.

[EJM]

Thank you Jim, I'll do that now.

[Art V]

10 hours ago, EJM said:

I previously asked about  dwg imports freezing, what I have found is that I can import a dwg of 3.7mb or smaller but not anything larger. Is there a size limit that one can adjust ? If so where/how do I do this please ?

If you have access to a DWG program (Draftsight, Bricscad, AutoCAD etc.) you could try purging and flattening the DWG file before importing. It could be that there is some object causing trouble and purging/flattening may sometimes solves the issue.

However, the size limit is a bit odd if that is a general size limit for any random DWG file. What kind of DWG files are you trying to import?

[EJM]

Hi, in fact my theory of the size being an issue has proved to be a total red herring and you are completely correct that there is an object that causes the import to crash. I sent the files to the VW TechSupport and they very kindly identified the object causing this. Thank you for your help.

[tsw]

On ‎1‎/‎2‎/‎2018 at 4:43 PM, Art V said:

If you have access to a DWG program (Draftsight, Bricscad, AutoCAD etc.) you could try purging and flattening the DWG file before importing. It could be that there is some object causing trouble and purging/flattening may sometimes solves the issue.

However, the size limit is a bit odd if that is a general size limit for any random DWG file. What kind of DWG files are you trying to import?

Dassault offers a free version of DraftSight—definitely useful for cleaning up DWGs prior to import.