Hi wieza,

Yes, but partially. As Lightwave imports DXF, you'll be able to export your plan to DXF and then import it into Lightwave. But Punch exports just 2D DXF. So you can't directly import the 3D object.
Punch files (3D) can be exported as VRML files, but Lightwave doesn't import them (it just exports them)

Regards,

Patricia

Hi Jim,

There are several ways to do it:

1- Print the plan, scan it, and save it as *.jpg, *.bmp, etc.

2- Visualize your plan, make a screen shot: Print Screen-->Go to MS Paint-->Paste--> Trim the image--> Save as *.jpg, *.bmp, etc.

3- If you are an Adobe user, you probably have the Acrobat writer installed as a Printer option of your computer.
So, you can convert a file (Punch, Word, Excel, etc.) into a PDF document. In Punch, you can save the plan as a PDF file . (Print to fit page-->print to file-->myplan.pdf).
You can open this document with Adobe Acrobat or Photoshop (and other programs). Use File-->open-->myplan.pdf or import the image Import-->PDF image-->myplan.pdf

Hope this helps

Patricia

Hi TygerCub,

All the Punch versions export just 2D files, this means just the floorplans. Punch Pro exports only the walls' contour, without text or dimensions, and it is not scaled. If you upgrade to AS 18 or AS 3000, you'll be able to export just the floorplan, with more details. The image attached is from a plan exported with AS 18.

Hope this helps

Patricia

Hi Kimo,

First, you need to convert your PRO file into a PDF file. If you have the Adobe Photo Deluxe in your computer, you can export PRO files to PDF.

- Open your Punch plan
- File --> (choose your print option -> print to fit page, to scale, etc)
- Select if you wish color printing
- Then you will see a screen like the one in the image attached
- Select Adobe PDF as you printer
- Name the file (myplan.pdf or other name) and the location where you are going to save the file
- Click OK

Close Punch and open Adobe Photo deluxe-> Open-> Open File

Let us know if you need more help

Patricia

Hi Kimo,

Rename the file doesn't help, it is not the way how Adobe works
I have three versions of Adobe Photo Deluxe (V1; V1.1 and V 4.1) and all of them have the Adobe Writer capability. This is an automatic feature of the software.
Probably you have a problem with the Adobe installation.
Try to uninstall and install it again, and be sure to install ALL the Adobe patches (several). Also, if you have Windows XP professional, be sure about the administrator privileges

Hope this helps!

Patricia

Hi Kimo,

Two options:

1- Print the plan, scan it, and save it as *.jpg, *.bmp, etc.

2- Visualize your plan, make a screen shot: Print Screen-->Go to MS Paint-->Paste--> Trim the image--> Save as *.jpg, *.bmp, etc.

Hope this helps!

Patricia