Attributes (DXF/DWG Translation Setup)
Use these pages to convert AutoCAD attributes to Archicad attributes and vice versa, at Open and Save.
There are five groups dedicated to different attributes: Layers, Pens and Colors, Line Types, Fills, and Font Conversion.
Each group (except the Font conversion) consists of a “Method” page (where you define options for handling attributes) and one or more conversion mapping tables.
On any Conversion page:
•Click New or Add to create a new entry
•Click Edit or double-click on an existing to modify the entry
•Select one or more items and click Delete to remove them from the dictionary
–Archicad supports attribute names of essentially any number of unicode characters.
–AutoCAD 2000 and later versions allow almost any character attribute names. Names can contain up to 255 characters. (Character lengths are halved for Japanese, Chinese and Korean versions).
Note on Colors and Fonts:
–While Archicad pens can be set to any colors you like, AutoCAD versions have set pen colors that cannot be changed. In AutoCAD 2004 and later versions, it is possible to define further pen colors by specifying RGB values for them. These pens will have a pen index number of 256 or higher in these programs.
–Font names are stored differently in DXF/DWG files and in Archicad. They are converted based on the Font conversion mapping table. (On a PC, Archicad supports all available fonts including those installed by AutoCAD.)
–Symbol line types are stored differently in Archicad and in AutoCAD. Due to these differences, some of Archicad’s symbol line types won‘t look the same in AutoCAD. There are two solutions to this problem:
-Redesign the problematic line type until the disturbing differences disappear.
-Set up a template file containing an acceptable substitution for it.
The following sections describe the method and conversion options for each of the five attribute groups.
Layers (DXF/DWG Translation Setup)
Pens & Colors (DXF/DWG Translation Setup)
Line Types (DXF/DWG Translation Setup)