clfrycreative Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Since changing to X8, I can't get anything to export when I try to export an elevation to 2D DWG. Floor plans still work fine... but when I try to export an elevation view and open the drawing in AutoCAD, there is nothing there. The CAD layer is set to black, so I thought that might be the issue, but when I changed the color, the drawing contains nothing. The settings all appear to be the same that I used in X7... I've tried playing with the settings with no change, including different DWG formats... Is there a new setting or nuance in X8 that I'm missing? Anyone else have similar issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I don't know what the problem is - but why are you exporting elevations to AutoCAD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLDrafting Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 CAD detail from view, then export. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clfrycreative Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 I don't know what the problem is - but why are you exporting elevations to AutoCAD? Right now that's the best and fastest way for my creativity to flow for prelim exploration; it's infinitely flexible and I don't have to deal with work-arounds, etc (my designs tend to be non-traditional). Chief may be capable of such for proficient, seasoned users, but in my busy season, I'm finding don't have time to commit to learning. I also use AutoCAD for the final drawings; much cleaner and any CAD work is more efficient, plus my colleagues, trades, etc can use my layouts etc. I did have a little bit of a break-through... in the "layer set" selection, if I select "default" or "all", the windows show, but there still aren't any walls or anything else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clfrycreative Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 CAD detail from view, then export. Good idea for a temp fix, and that's probably my next approach for time's sake today, but this should still work (it did before), so I still need to figure out what the problem is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLDrafting Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I think you are right. I started converting to CAD detail only recently. I have no idea why. I just sent an elevation direct from view to dwg and it worked fine here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_martin Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Not to sound flippant....but isn't exporting a 3D model to 2D Autowhatever the ultimate workaround? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clfrycreative Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 BTW, I'm trying to export the "vector view". CAD detail from view, then export. Jim, how do you do this? It sounded like something I could figure out quickly, but I don see any obvious way to make a CAD block from the view.LOL, I could have just drawn the whole elevation from scratch in AutoCAD by now. May still have to. Not to sound flippant....but isn't exporting a 3D model to 2D Autowhatever the ultimate workaround? Perhaps, but as an "Autowhatever" user of 23 years, it's the way that I know right now and can get done today, and as I stated before, it's infinitely flexible and Chief is not, by design. Also, I'm not converting a 3D model to 2D, I'm exporting a 2D view to a 2D drawing file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLDrafting Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 In the CAD menu in the toolbar, there is a dropdown with the option of " Cad detail from view". When I started out, I had plans that were some CA and some ACAD sheets using the same border and title block. 85% of drafting is editing and annotation and ACAD excels at that. All of my designs originate in Chief for the builder and owner. The Construction Documents are all 2D cad converted from CA. Personal preference. CA is an invaluable tool for me, but I do have more than one hammer in my bucket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clfrycreative Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 In the CAD menu in the toolbar, there is a dropdown with the option of " Cad detail from view". When I started out, I had plans that were some CA and some ACAD sheets using the same border and title block. 85% of drafting is editing and annotation and ACAD excels at that. All of my designs originate in Chief for the builder and owner. The Construction Documents are all 2D cad converted from CA. Personal preference. CA is an invaluable tool for me, but I do have more than one hammer in my bucket. Yep, we are on the same page. Right now it is just not practical (or necessary) for me to try to use CA for everything. BTW, "Cad detail from view" worked perfectly, so at least I can move on for now. In fact, I'm not sure this isn't a better option anyway, but it still bothers me that something that used to work no longer does... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 It probably isn't working because X8 introduced "Live Views" for Elevations and Sections sent to Layout. I suspect that the export isn't using the "Plot Lines" that it used to. This is probably an unforeseen side effect of this feature of X8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I just tested exporting an elevation to dwg, no problem. I see no change in behavior with this (still too many overlapping lines) I always use a few versions back for safety, no problem. I use TCad not Acad and always have to click to view extents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Since changing to X8, I can't get anything to export when I try to export an elevation to 2D DWG. Floor plans still work fine... but when I try to export an elevation view and open the drawing in AutoCAD, there is nothing there. The CAD layer is set to black, so I thought that might be the issue, but when I changed the color, the drawing contains nothing. The settings all appear to be the same that I used in X7... I've tried playing with the settings with no change, including different DWG formats... Is there a new setting or nuance in X8 that I'm missing? Anyone else have similar issues? How EXACTLY are you exporting the DWG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Here is a file I exported and opened, see if it works for you in ACAD. CAD test.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Just got back to the computer and tested out on my system. I have no problem whatsoever exporting and opening DWG's created using an elevation view. I suspect its something you're doing differently during you export process (Export Current View vs. Export 3D model or one of your export settings). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clfrycreative Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 Just got back to the computer and tested out on my system. I have no problem whatsoever exporting and opening DWG's created using an elevation view. I suspect its something you're doing differently during you export process (Export Current View vs. Export 3D model or one of your export settings). Doing it exactly as I frequently did in the past; Cross Section /Elevation (vector view) ->shift+f4 (or Export->Export Current View)->Export (using default settings). There is nothing in the drawing. As stated, I also tried different layer sets, 3 of which exported the windows only. Exporting the vector view as a CAD detail worked. I tried it with floor plans and they export fine, although, once in ACAD, I have to modify the layers and set them to "bylayer" for them to show (many are set to black), but at least they are there. Here is a file I exported and opened, see if it works for you in ACAD. Thanks, It worked, assuming I'm seeing everything... see screen shot attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkMc Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Yepah that's all of it. Upload yours and I'll take a look, who knows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfantclt Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 5/17/2016 at 1:05 PM, Joe_Carrick said: I don't know what the problem is - but why are you exporting elevations to AutoCAD? FYI, some of us use outside engineers, especially on commercial buildings, and need to convert our building sections, floor plans, etc. to .dwg files for their use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 18 minutes ago, rfantclt said: FYI, some of us use outside engineers, especially on commercial buildings, and need to convert our building sections, floor plans, etc. to .dwg files for their use. Not sure that you are aware that this forum is 5 years old. However I believe what Joe was talking about was that when you send to your engineer you typically will do that from layout so that all the elevations and info are on the same page in the dwg file. Instead of sending a single elevation. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfantclt Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 34 minutes ago, rgardner said: Not sure that you are aware that this forum is 5 years old. However I believe what Joe was talking about was that when you send to your engineer you typically will do that from layout so that all the elevations and info are on the same page in the dwg file. Instead of sending a single elevation. Thanks - I did realize that it was an older post but suggesting detail from CAD view was what I (thought I) needed. No doubt I still don't understand CA so let me ask: are you saying I can export layout sheets to .dwg and the engineers would be able to use individual building sections, etc. as a 2D true-dimensions CAD file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 4 hours ago, rfantclt said: Thanks - I did realize that it was an older post but suggesting detail from CAD view was what I (thought I) needed. No doubt I still don't understand CA so let me ask: are you saying I can export layout sheets to .dwg and the engineers would be able to use individual building sections, etc. as a 2D true-dimensions CAD file? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Umm whats up with random old posts getting Downvoted ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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