Export 2D DWG possible?

[KingChaos]

Hi there,

 

 

is it possible, like in all other 3D-CADS, to export a real 2 dimensional DWG/dxf out of a layout?

 

I assumed that VWX can do this and exported a layout of 5 cabinets.

 

The result was 200 mB big and i reduced it with help (diff settings) from Xtragroup-Support down to 38 Mb.

 

But why it is still 20 times bigger then it should?

 

I opened the file with autocad and i saw:

1. it was no 2D

2. it was a block of 3D surfaces and solids.

3. the block was 2 times in the file on different layers, on the layer like the name of my "construction level" called "Innenausbau_Konstruktion"

the layer are named as: -> 

 

_Innenausbau_Konstruktion (3D)-1

_Innenausbau_Konstruktion (3D)

 

We need for architects small 2D plans, which can sent by email.

 

What i can do?

 

 

br KC

[Jeff Prince]

Yes, vectorworks will export 2D dwgs nicely, there are a series of choices you must make when exporting the file to get what you want.

[TomKen]

I find this option works for me pretty well.

[KingChaos]

That was what i Tried, but one supporter meant not to use this switch

 

if u Read the tooltip It tells you something about a picture of the Layout.

 

The Problem is still, after i finally got a flat 2d of all sections i made out of the views  that the views  are still 3d, and i got this 3d 4 Times if i got 4 views.

[halfcoupler]

Have You tried "Export as flattened 2D graphics" ?

That should do the job....

[KingChaos]

That was what i Tried, but one supporter meant not to use this switch

 

if u Read the tooltip It tells you something about a picture of the Layout.

 

The Problem is still, after i finally got a flat 2d of all sections i made out of the views  that the views  are still 3d, and i got this 3d 4 Times if i got 4 views.

[halfcoupler]

You can re-import the dwg, ungroup everything, use the purge command to remove all coincident lines, set everything to screen plane afterwards. Then re-export as dwg again.

That way You get a flat 2D drawing.

[KingChaos]

Yeah, quite a lot to do for only a simple 2d acadfile.