How to open 3D construction cad-file in 2D auto cad?

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 12:17:59 GMT

When I receive a cad-file from the civil engineers I have a bunch of squares where there should be storm boxes for example. As far as I know it's because they are using 3D and I'm using 2D 2018. I have attached a photo of the boxes, every time this happens I have to contact the engineer for a new file, getting a little old, any help would be great.

Thanks, Paul.

Re: How to open 3D construction cad-file in 2D auto cad?

Alfred.NESWADBA — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 12:36:01 GMT

Hi,

>> they are using 3D and I'm using 2D 2018.

They are using "Autodesk Civil 3D", and you might be using "AutoCAD LT 2018" or "AutoCAD 2018", but there does not exist a product named "2D AutoCAD". To know what you have you can start command _ABOUT.

What you can do to see the complete content is to install the Civil 3D object enabler ... from >>>here<<<. I hope you have a 64bit operating system, because that is needed for the object enabler.

If that does not work for you you can ask the creator of that file to use command -EXPORTTOAUTOCAD and so create a new dwg-file that's content is exploded to AutoCAD compatible objects without the need of Civil 3D or an object enabler.

- alfred -

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