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Mapping SAP2000 objects and DWG entities

SAP2000 supports the export of DWG objects, as described in the following table:

 

SAP2000 object

DWG entity

1

Point

AcadPoint

2

Line

AcadLine

3

NLink (2 or 3 points)

AcadLine

4

NLink (1 point)

AcadPoint

5

Area

Acad3DFace

6

Solid

AcadPolyFaceMesh

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NOTE: If AutoCAD is not installed, a warning message will occur when exporting a DWG file. SAP2000 uses ActiveX late binding to create AutoCAD objects. AutoCAD must be installed to complete this process. DXF import and export, however, does not require AutoCAD installation.

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*SAP2000* models may be *exported to DWG* (Drawing) format through the process which follows:

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# Within [SAP2000|sap2000:home], select File > Export > AutoCAD .dxf File, as shown in Figure 1:
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{center-text}Figure 1 - Export SAP2000 model to DWG format{center-text}
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# Select AutoCAD .DWG Files (*.DWG) from the drop-down menu within the browse window, as shown in Figure 2:
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# Choose the SAP2000 model you wish to [export|kb:Export] to DWG format from the list of saved files which are available.
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# Select Save to begin the conversion process. During conversion, the destination software will automatically open and then close. The SAP2000 model will then have been converted into DWG format.

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A few notes which concern this process are as follows:

* AutoCAD or another DWG-supported software must be installed on the desktop to successfully export a SAP2000 model into DWG format. DXF import and export, however, does not require AutoCAD installation on the desktop.

* SAP2000 uses {new-tab-link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActiveX}ActiveX{new-tab-link} late binding to create AutoCAD entities.

* SAP2000 objects will convert into DWG entities as described in the following table:

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|| || MAPPING content || ||
|| || SAP2000 object || DWG entity ||
| 1 | [Point|kb:Joint] | AcadPoint |
| 2 | [Line|kb:Frame] | AcadLine |
| 3 | [NLink|kb:Link] (2 or 3 points) | AcadLine |
| 4 | NLink (1 point) | AcadPoint |
| 5 | [Area|kb:Shell] | Acad3DFace |
| 6 | [Solid|kb:Solid] | AcadPolyFaceMesh |


h1. See Also

* [Import DWG to SAP2000|Import DWG into SAP2000] article

* [Export SAP2000 to DXF|sap2000:Export SAP2000 to DXF] article