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Export TBC Drawing To Autocad Format

  • 1.  Export TBC Drawing To Autocad Format

    Posted 11-03-2020 06:44

    Hi,  I have been using the draughting features for a while now and have had some pretty good results. The PDF drawings it can produce look fine.  The problem I have is that from time to time my clients want a dwg version of the drawing.  

     

    Is there a way to export the drawing into autocad/civil3d, info from plan view and sheet views?  As TBC works with dynaviews and Cad works with Viewports I don't see how this can be done.  Does anyone have a work around to making a presentable drawing?



  • 2.  Re: Export TBC Drawing To Autocad Format

    Posted 11-03-2020 07:18

    When you export data from TBC to DWG, the Plan View data is exported to AutoCAD Model Space and the Sheet View Data is exported to AutoCAD Paper Space if selected in Project Explorer as Plan Sets, Sheet Sets, Sheets or to AutoCAD Model Space if selected graphically as objects. 

     

    However when exporting from the Sheet View you need to select data from the Project Explorer (Plan Sets, Sheet Sets and Sheets) to send them to the DWG file as Paper Space.

     

    A Dynaview is transferred to AutoCAD as a Viewport.

     

    If you select things in Sheet View from the Graphics Area (selecting objects) you will send the data to DWG in Model Space - this is a way to e.g. send AutoCAD the Section Drawings for example (I will often create a "Big Sheet" in TBC to create all my sections on one sheet and then select all of the objects graphically to transfer the sections as a DWG in Model Space rather than paper space.

     

    One thing that cannot transfer natively from TBC to AutoCAD is the Drawing Grid - there is no equiivalent object in AutoCAD so you need to explode the sheet grids prior to selection of the sheets or objects to transfer the information graphically.

     

    In the same way that AutoCAD references Model data to their paper space, if you are sending Sheet Data to AutoCAD you really need to also select the Plan View data as well, as that is being referenced into the Dynaviews which will work the same way in AutoCAD - so pick your Plan View Data and then pick your Sheets from Project Explorer and then Export to DWG the combined information.

     

    Alan



  • 3.  Re: Export TBC Drawing To Autocad Format

    Posted 11-03-2020 07:32

    That's great Alan,  thank you.  I had no idea you could export from the project explorer.

     

    Is there a way to export it using two dynaviews with different view filters on each

     

    And

     

    What about a cut fill map.  Currently I export the isopach surface into a dwg open it in civil3d and create a surface out of the 3d triangles.  Its a bit of a pain and the TBC ones always look better and don't make my system crash!



  • 4.  RE: Re: Export TBC Drawing To Autocad Format

    Posted 04-10-2022 16:34
    So looking for an answer to exporting the cut/fill map directly to Civil3d as opposed to importing original and subgrade surfaces as XMLs and creating volume surfaces which takes time and doesn't have the same colour scheme as TBC

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