Reducing exported DWG files size
Hi guys
I wanna submit a request based on the topic linked below
https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/topic/51777-vw-17-massive-file-size-for-dwg-export/&page=0#comment-259615
In my opinion VW till the 2014 release was great in exporting 2D manageable DWG files with many Viewports, while maintaining a good compatibility
From 2015 till now every viewport doubles the file size
In effect Vectorworks creates a symbol with the FULL drawing inside for each Viewpor
I got some pretty good advice on this dwg size issue from VW support staff.
Set up a saved view for export, then choose export to dwg from the file menu (not publish menu) and choose "flattened 2D" graphics option. The LTS scale will remain at layer scale setting as well (important for the upcoming file user). The resulting file size will be 2MB instead of 15MB from a sheet layer with one viewport.
The only problems are: No batch publishing (important for professional wo
