Solibri and DWG Files

lasse.lindqvist

Hi. The DWG importer we use is from 2014, so this is somewhat expected currently. I would recommend using IFC if possible.

BIM1337

Same here DWG’s never load in, now I know why.
I always add PDF files instead.

dothedew

I do try to load IFC files, but some trades can’t export to IFC and send me a DWG file; usually sprinkler contractors.
I think I have been very patient waiting 7 years for some sort of DWG support.

lasse.lindqvist

@dothedew said in Solibri and DWG Files:

I do try to load IFC files, but some trades can’t export to IFC and send me a DWG file; usually sprinkler contractors.
I think I have been very patient waiting 7 years for some sort of DWG support.

Part of the problem is that the DWG is not an open file format, but undocumented and proprietary. While it is possible to achieve some level of reading capabilities for such files, it makes it unnecessarily hard. Especially being able to read different versions of such files.

paola bronzo

Hi @Solibrians

are there any improvements regarding dwg import? Solibri still doesn’t seem to support the latest versions of Autocad but only the 2013 (as it is written here https://www.solibri.com/learn/working-with-auto-cad-and-smc).

Thanks
Paola

david.welts

Hi @paola-bronzo,

DWG support has been an issue for us for a while, however we are currently discussing how to improve it so hopefully can update you soon with our plan.

lraimo

@Solibrians
Is there any update?
Would like to get 2D DWG supported for Solibri

Pasi Paasiala

@lraimo Solibri supports PDFs. Could you convert your drawings to PDF?

lraimo

Yes, but PDFs in Solibri are quite slow and you have to manually align them

BvanDalsum

Any updates? we use PDF but quality is very poor. like to use DWG as an alternative

tonigyllenberg

Hello all!

Yes indeed we do! Improving 2D workflows is on our roadmap for Q3 this year. Perhaps this is a good chance to understand in addition to DWG improvements, are there other 2D workflow improvements that could be beneficial to you? A few we have on the list already:

Displaying PDFs as floorplans on the Navigation map
Improving the basic Navigation map to be more descriptive
Improving DWG support

Looking forward to your input!

Kind regards,

Toni

lraimo

2D DWG support and should able to hide/show DWG layers and save those settings.
Show DWG changes between versions
Able to automatically load older versions of DWG files.