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acadplot2rhino [2022/01/10]
maryfugier
acadplot2rhino [2024/08/07] (current)
maryfugier [How It Works]
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 //How do I get my AutoCAD CTB line weights and print colors into Rhino?//  //How do I get my AutoCAD CTB line weights and print colors into Rhino?// 
 The AutoCAD CTB file is proprietary and compiled. So our script can not read it directly. You will need to manually update a CSV file and use our script to read that file. Our script will change all the layers that match the color in the CTB file to the width that you specify in the CSV file. Here are the details. The AutoCAD CTB file is proprietary and compiled. So our script can not read it directly. You will need to manually update a CSV file and use our script to read that file. Our script will change all the layers that match the color in the CTB file to the width that you specify in the CSV file. Here are the details.
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-**Another Option:** See this [[https://mcneel.supportbee.com/tickets/33170460|thread on the Rhino Support Forum]] for a py script with similar features. 
  
 ===== AutoCAD CTB ===== ===== AutoCAD CTB =====
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 ==== How It Works ====  ==== How It Works ==== 
-//This script requires Rhinoceros 5, 6 or 7 for Windows.// +//This script requires Rhinoceros for Windows, version 5 or later.// 
-  - Download the [[http://mcneel.s3.amazonaws.com/misc/samples/SetAcadPrintInfo.zip|SetACADPrintInfo.ZIP]]. +  - Download the [[https://mcneel.s3.amazonaws.com/misc/samples/SetAcadPrintInfo.zip|SetACADPrintInfo.ZIP]]. 
   - Unzip into a folder on your Desktop.   - Unzip into a folder on your Desktop.
   - Edit the CSV in Excel or text editor.  The settings in the AutoCAD CTB file will need to be transferred into a CSV file. At the time this script was written, there was not CTB to Txt conversion available.   - Edit the CSV in Excel or text editor.  The settings in the AutoCAD CTB file will need to be transferred into a CSV file. At the time this script was written, there was not CTB to Txt conversion available.
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