CAD Upload

Archisketch supports CAD floor plan uploads. However, before uploading, the layers in the floor plan must be organized to meet Archisketch's requirements. If the layers are not organized, an error will occur.

Archisketch supports CAD drawing upload. However, before uploading, the drawing's layers must be organized to meet Archisketch's requirements. If the layers are not organized, errors may occur, so please refer to the guide below and organize them before uploading.

This feature is available to Archisketch paid customers.

Example

Uploadable file format (DXF)

• File format: DXF

• Maximum file size: 10MB

Organizing layers in CAD

Archisketch can recognize only 4 layers in total. Before uploading the drawing, please set the layer names in CAD as follows. (Case insensitive)

Type	Layer name
Walls	wall
Doors	door
Windows	window
Columns	line or column

Walls

Set the layer name to wall and draw the wall as shown below.

Caution) The wall lines must touch exactly. Otherwise, wall detection will not work properly.

Caution) The spaces between walls must not be closed.

Caution) Curved walls are not supported.

If it's hard to check whether the wall is broken, try applying Hatch!

If one Hatch is applied cleanly, you can consider the wall line organization complete!

Additional features

• You can specify the wall height in advance in CAD! If you set the layer name like wall_2800, the wall height will be automatically applied as 2800mm in the Archisketch editor.

Doors

• Create the door as a block as shown below.

• Set the layer name to door and place the block at the door location.

Windows

• Create the window as a block as shown below.

• After setting the layer name to window, insert it at the desired location as shown below.

Caution) Windows that are not converted into blocks cannot be loaded in the Archisketch editor.

Columns

Set the layer name to line or column and draw a polygon.

Caution) A polygon must be made up of straight lines or circles, and it must be a shape whose start and end are connected.

Pillar creation requirements

• Circular pillar

  • If the polygon has 20 or more points

  • Converted to [circular pillar]

• Square pillar

  • If the polygon has 4 points and is a rectangle

  • Converted to [square pillar]

• Other shapes

  • If the polygon has 5 to 19 points

  • Converted to [Design Library > Architecture/Material Editor]

Notes

If a layer contains a shape that does not meet the requirements, it will not be uploaded properly.

Save the file

• Please save the file format as dxf. Other formats do not support the upload feature.

Upload in Archisketch

Drawing upload method

• Proceed in the order of [Drawing Upload] → [CAD Upload] → [Select File].

• After that, a window for selecting layers will appear.

• You can turn only the desired layers on and off.

• Once selection is complete, press the [Upload] button at the bottom right.

Edit in the editor

Uploaded drawings are converted into Archisketch format, so you can use various Archisketch features such as wall editing, product placement, and rendering.

Edit pillars

Once upload is complete, select a pillar and then modify 'Properties > Height' to adjust the pillar to the desired height.