When I export from LayOut to DWG the line work comes through on the DWG file, however the materials used are exported in a folder separately. Is there a way I can export this as a whole so that the images/materials are embedded in the DWG file as opposed to referenced?
AFAIK there is no way to do this from inside LayOut. The instructions I find for AutoCad all tell me to use copy/paste special to insert the images into AutoCad. Donāt have AutoCad at home to test the available options (like if using cut and paste special to the image refs would do the same trick).
The use case here is that Iām modelling a building, setting it up on drawing sheets etc. and once agreed its sent over to a Planning Consultant for the Planning Application, they are requesting in DWG but have not referenced the images. I was hoping for a neater solution.
Iāve had luck saving these with the dwg file when I use e-Transmit to share with others. There also is the SuperHatch command that can treat raster files as hatch patterns.
Superhatch was an old āBonus Toolā that was included years ago. It can be hit or miss. If you are sharing the DWG files with a Planning dept Iād use the eTransmit command as well as a set of PDFs in case they mess up when they unzip the dwgs. With an eTransmit all of the reference files SHOULD stay together.
Itās not a solution; but what I have done for the time being, is to drop the DWG into the folder LayOut creates when you export to DWG that contains all of the images.
That way when you Zip it and send it on, the chances are the user will unzip and open the DWG from there; and AutoCAD will automatically make reference to the images as they are in the same folder.