You could look at how the wizard generates a cad reference, and then insert the text into your own pd2 file (I think that's where it goes). Brandon Nichols created a document explaining how to clean up the "CAD file not found" error, this would be a good place to start...<br>
<br>This way you're not loading a file with tons of errors post-cutting of all the junk.<br><br>--<br>Karen<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Kevin Kyte <<a href="mailto:kkyte@robsonwoese.com">kkyte@robsonwoese.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">I generally only extract the polygons to a new word doc by means of cut and<br>
paste. Which means I still create all spaces/zones. I suppose I should get<br>
into custom libraries to speed up the process further. Do you feel the most<br>
efficient way is to just deal with the glob? Or go cutty-pasty on it?<br>
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Kevin Kyte, LEED AP<br>
RobsonWoese, Inc.<br>
(T) 716-636-1800<br>
(F) 716-636-1856<br>
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From: Steve Mignogna [mailto:<a href="mailto:smignogna@gmail.com">smignogna@gmail.com</a>]<br>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 10:28 AM<br>
To: Kevin Kyte<br>
Cc: <a href="mailto:equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org">equest-users@lists.onebuilding.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Equest-users] Import CAD in detailed data edit<br>
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Kevin-<br>
<br>
I would highly recommend doing all geometry in the wizard. If not you<br>
will need to create each space/zone by hand which will be incredibly<br>
tedious and unnecessary. If you are worried about the clutter of<br>
schedules, materials, etc... i would recommend deleting them in the<br>
input text file.<br>
<br>
Good luck.<br>
<br>
--<br>
Steve Mignogna<br>
Atelier Ten<br>
<br>
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:32 PM, Kevin Kyte <<a href="mailto:kkyte@robsonwoese.com">kkyte@robsonwoese.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Starting a new project in detailed data edit. The 2-D Geometry screen is<br>
> nice and empty with a toolbar with shape mode, 2-D floor plan mode, zoom,<br>
> pan, and open CAD drawing file. Every time I try to open a CAD drawing<br>
file<br>
> nothing shows up on the screen. I cannot figure out what I am doing<br>
wrong.<br>
> Does it need to be a dxf or dwg file? I am trying dwg and no good.<br>
Grayed<br>
> out are create new floor, create new space, and create new shape. Are<br>
these<br>
> buttons functional?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> I currently import CAD files through the wizards. This is wonderful, but<br>
the<br>
> changeover to DD also brings heaps of unwanted clutter, not just the<br>
traced<br>
> floors and spaces. Do CAD files need to be saved to a certain file type<br>
in<br>
> order to import them to DD 2-D Geometry?<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Kevin Kyte, LEED AP<br>
><br>
> RobsonWoese, Inc.<br>
><br>
> (T) 716-636-1800<br>
><br>
> (F) 716-636-1856<br>
><br>
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