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2006-05-02 |
• Archicad 10 |
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• Mac OS X |
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Feature Comparison between ArchiCAD 9 to ArchiCAD 10
Miscellaneous
ArchiCAD – DXF/DWG Translation
1. Importing Model Space/Paper Space
In ArchiCAD 9, it is possible to define in the DXF/DWG Translation Setup Dialog what content of a DXF/DWG file you wish to import. You can either import Model Space data or Paper Space data. This is a fine solution: if you import a DXF/DWG file in ArchiCAD 9, you usually need Model Space information, if you import a DXF/DWG file in PlotMaker 9, you usually need Paper Space information.
In ArchiCAD 10, all functionalities are integrated, and this part of the import process is simplified. It is now possible to import data from both Spaces of a DXF/DWG file in one go. Therefore, this field is not available anymore in ArchiCAD 10. Instead, Model Space data is automatically placed into Model Views as Drawings, while Paper Space information is automatically converted into Layout data.
2. Save Layout Into field of DXF/DWG Translation Setup
In ArchiCAD 10, there are 4 possible choices for saving the contents of Layouts in the resulting DXF/DWG Files instead of the 3 choices of ArchiCAD 9/PlotMaker 9.
The current choices are the following:
Paper Space as Flattened Drawing: This is a new option. All elements drawn on the Layout, plus all drawing data will be saved into the Paper Space of the resulting DXF/DWG file. All Drawings placed on the Layout will be converted into AutoCAD Blocks, and these will be clipped so only those portions of the Blocks will be visible in the AutoCAD Paper Space that were visible on the Layout in ArchiCAD. The purpose is perfect reproduction of what you saw on the Layout. With this option the Model Space of the resulting AutoCAD drawing will be completely empty.
Model Space as Flattened Drawing: This option produces the same result as is produced by the Model Space with Cropped Drawings’ content option in ArchiCAD 9.
Paper Space with Cropped Drawings’ content: This is an already existing option and works the same way as in ArchiCAD 9.
Paper Space with Full Drawings’ content: This is an already existing option and works the same way as in ArchiCAD 9.