#Vectorworks viewer 3d layers manuals#

#Vectorworks viewer 3d layers manuals#

#EXPORT DWG VECTORWORKS VIEWER MANUALS#ДЎ Importing and Exporting DWG and DXF in MiniCad and VectorWorks Introduction The following is based on our common experience and MiniCad 7 and VectorWorks manuals (MiniCad and VectorWorks are products of Diehl Graphsoft, Inc.).Home В» Design Software & Tools В» 15 Best 3D Floor Plan Software Tools in 2022 We highly recommend for further reading the article by Dave Weber, DXF Made Easy, available at: Although WeberГ•s article was written at the time of MiniCad 6, it is nonetheless thorough, informative, and useful. What we should stress first and foremost is that DWG and DXF (the former in particular) are proprietary formats and subject to change over time. In addition, features of one software platform (such as MiniCad or VectorWorks) are not necessarily implemented on another (such as AutoCAD). As a result, as with any translation, importing and exporting via these Г”universalГ• formats is imperfect at best, and results can be quite variable, depending on the version of a drawingГµs native application. While we attempt to cover the basic mechanics of file translation, there are so many dialects and nuances of DXF and DWG, that only experience will allow for smooth translations, and imperfection is inherent to the process. That said, VectorWorks 8 (thanks in large part to Diehl Graphsoft, Inc.Г•s membership in the OpenDWG Alliance) makes great strides in bridging the inevitable gap between MiniCad and DWG. For the sake of thoroughness, we will cover both MiniCad 7 and VectorWorks 8. Importing to MiniCad 7 Before importing a file, it is important to communicate with the exporter (the person from whom you are getting the file, who is probably an AutoCAD user). You should do the following: A B C D E F Let the exporter know what file format and version you need. MiniCad 7 reads up to AutoCAD version 13 DXF and DWG.

Note that DWG is a more efficient file format (generating smaller files) and equal to DXF in terms of compatibility, but DXF files reportedly compress to a slightly smaller size than DWG, in spite of being much larger uncompressed. Have the exporter include a graphic scale in the drawing. Surveys especially (due to surveyorsГµ use of decimal feet instead of feet and inches) are frequently off. You may need to scale the entire file up (typically by a factor of 12 in the case of surveys) or down. The exporter must not use paper space (an AutoCAD device which achieves similar results to MiniCadГ•s use of scaled layers and layer links). The exporter must eliminate Г”cometsГ•Г‘tiny fragments of drawing miles way from the main drawing area.

These may creep in to your drawing later once youГµve imported it (see below). The exporter must purge any unused/unnecessary blocks and unused/unnecessary layers. Ask the exporter to perform multiple consecutive purges in order to remove nested blocks. If the file is really important, ask for hard copy or image to accompany it. Once you have the prepared file: G H I J Open a new, blank file. Set the scale and page size to match in the original you are importing. From the Edit menu, select the Edit Attributes command, Dash Styles., and delete all except dash style #1. (You could create a stationery file after steps G-I in order to avoid having to repeat them for every import. You can also include your standard set of classes in such an importer template). Selecting the Import DXF/DWG command will result in the opening of a navigation dialogue box choose the DWG or DXF file you wish to import. You will then see: page 1 of 8 June 1999Дў K Generally, it is recommended to select the first option. Choose the second option only if you are using the file only for 2D information, and do not wish to import any 3D information. Check the scale of the imported file against that of the original (by selecting an object whose dimension(s) you know and verifying them in the Object Information palette). Finally, you will need to adjust the file to fit your needs: L M N O This may involve going through the file layer by layer, selecting all (with Organize menuГµs Layer Options NOT set to Show/Snap/Modify Others ), and ascribing one of your standard classes to the imported layer. Remember that AutoCAD layers correspond more closely to MiniCad classes.

Delete stray Г”cometsГ•, using the Page menuГµs ViewBar command, Fit to Objects (command-6) to locate them. #EXPORT DWG VECTORWORKS VIEWER SOFTWARE#ДЄt this point, you might want to group all the contents of each of the imported layer, in case you need to modify them globally at some later point.#EXPORT DWG VECTORWORKS VIEWER MANUALS#.