Preparing an AutoCAD file for importation into Visio - D-Tools Forum

Bob Pothier · 03-22-2006, 09:28 PM

This document can be used (or sent to your architect) to prepare an AutoCAD file for proper importation in your Visio project.

If you are looking to take a drawing from AutoCAD into Visio and then back out to AutoCAD please see the thread about Round tripping AutoCAD files...

(SI4 - Round tripping CAD files in Visio 2003)

03-23-2006, 10:33 PM

Bob...dude....you just made this forum totally worth being here for this info alone! THX

Bob Pothier · 03-24-2006, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by ASoundintheDesert

Bob...dude....you just made this forum totally worth being here for this info alone! THX

Thanks! It was a team effort and I would like to thank my fellow mates for helping put this doc together.

BlakeV · 04-06-2006, 04:31 PM

One note: This is how to with Visio only and not a how to with Visio and
D-tools.
Try and follow this step by step with a D-tools template and you will notice a few steps are missing.
I will get a how to with d-tools doc out as soon as possible.

Visio Guy · 01-23-2008, 03:42 AM

Hi Folks,

The Visio Insights blog has posted two articles on Visio & CAD integration that might be of interest to you:

CAD Integration in Visio - Part 1
http://blogs.msdn.com/visio/archive/...io-part-1.aspx

CAD Integration in Visio - Part 2
http://blogs.msdn.com/visio/archive/...io-part-2.aspx

Maybe most of this has been covered in Adam's writings, but there is one great thing about this blog: it's actually from the Microsoft-Visio guys. So this is a great opportunity for feedback: enter your Visio/CAD gripes as comments to these posts, they'll be read by the right people.

Cheers,

- Chris

Head Tool · 01-23-2008, 06:33 PM

Chris,

Thanks for the info. As the posts state Visio 2007 deals with AutoCAD files MUCH better than any previous version. Of course myself and others have been bitching and documenting about this exact issue since 1998.

What a difference a decade makes.