How to place CAD layout on top of floor?

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bcallaghan asked Aug 17 2023 at 7:41 PM Jeanette F commented Aug 18 2023 at 8:17 PM

How to place CAD layout on top of floor?

After importing CAD layout, it appears the layout is raised above the actual floor. When models are added, they are significantly lower than the CAD layout. The hope is to place objects directly on top of my layout in order to maintain the scale show on the CAD. Thoughts? Thanks!

Software Version:

FlexSim 22.1.4

autocad layout import

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Answer 1 · 2023-08-17T20:14:41Z

Jonah K answered Aug 17 2023 at 8:14 PM Jeanette F commented Aug 18 2023 at 8:17 PM

You can adjust the Z height of your CAD model by opening the Model Background properties under "Backgrounds" in the Toolbar and changing the Z height field as shown here:

You can also read more about importing CAD files here:

https://docs.flexsim.com/en/23.1/Using3DObjects/ImportingCAD/ImportingCAD.html

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Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ commented · Aug 17 2023 at 8:51 PM

Pay particular attention to the "preparing files for import" section and to the heights of the layers - you want them to be coplanar.

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bcallaghan Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ commented · Aug 18 2023 at 7:02 PM

Very helpful thanks!

Also, if the CAD scale is inches, after adding objects onto the cad, they are much larger than the scale of the CAD. How to create a synonymous scale for both parts to ensure they are the same size?

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Jeanette F ♦♦ bcallaghan commented · Aug 18 2023 at 8:17 PM

you need to scale your CAD model by selecting the "Scale to Model Units" button. You can see this button in Jonah's picture. The button is just above the red box.

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