Re: ACAD to C3 2003-12-10 - By pmiinalainen
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If you use polylines, they propably won't import. And not even
normal lines, i think.
Here is why: Carrara is purely 3d app, whereas acad is also 2d. If
you save lines as lines, there is no counterpart for them inside
carrara. I mean that you can't find lines anywhere inside assembly
room. You can only import lines into spline modeler as cross-
sections and such.
Many 3d importeres handle lines by ignoring them. Some convert them
to something else...
In theory, Carrara could import them into vertex modeler. In that
case, that model would be invisible inside assembly but lines would
be there if you open the vertex object. There you could connect the
open lines and fill them, extrude, etc. But this would of course
require reprogramming the importer.
petteri
> tedious with numerous times of dragging the mouse.
> Anyway, I will try experimenting with 3DSOUT again, but I don't
> understand why Carrara still has problem with importing DXF files
> even if they are just a few lines.
> Thanks again for the time and help !!
>
> Kent
>
> --- In Carrara@(protected), "debadger" <debadger@(protected)> wrote:
> > Try 3DSOUT with the quality of your render changed from the
default
> (I think
> > it's .2 or something) to the best setting, 10 in
Settings>Options.
> It is
> > dependant on the quality of your render setting, which is set in
> Options. Be
> > aware one of the axes is different, I think it's Y, so the whole
> model will
> > be rotated from what you expect.
> >
> > You will then need to open the model in a new Carrara file.
Open
> each piece
> > in the Vertex Modeler (you need to do this twice, at first it
won't
> see any
> > editable objects) and you will probably have to meddle with the
> Crease and
> > Smooth in some areas because it sometimes mucks these up.
> >
> > Save early and often, I usually make a Duplicate of each part
with
> its own
> > name, Hide the original and fiddle with the Duplicate in the VM
> modeler -
> > once I'm happy with it I delete the original.
> >
> > It takes some getting used to, and often after you've cleaned up
> the edges
> > of an object a render doesn't look any better. Save, exit the
> program,
> > restart - the object will be fine. If, at any time, Carrara
slows
> down
> > immediately save and exit the program - there's a memory leak
and
> if you
> > persist it can crash and destroy the file. If it does fail and
ask
> to save
> > the file before exiting, do not let it - the file will always be
> corrupted.
> >
> > I've used AutoCad for years to export complicated models to
> Carrara, it
> > works well but it is a slow process. This latest version is MUCH
> easier to
> > work with.
> >
> > Elena
> >
> > -- --Original Message-- --
> > From: kentcshum [mailto:kentcshum@(protected)]
> > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 8:53 PM
> > To: Carrara@(protected)
> > Subject: [Carrara] ACAD to C3
> >
> >
> > Hi all experts,
> > I am wondering if this has been discussed in the past, but if it
> > does, then I apologize for reopening the issue.
> >
> > I am trying to bring in an ACAD 2D DWG drawing into Carrara 3,
say
> an
> > architectural plan, and I have found that I cannot directly
import
> > one into Carrara 3 sucessfully without the help of another
> > application. I use Lightwave as well, the only way that I have
> found
> > so far to work around this is, briefly, to export the DWG from
ACAD
> > into DXF, and open the DXF in Lightwave, scale the DXF in
lightwave
> > precisely to the correct scale, and then export it into an OBJ
> > object. Load the Obj model into Carrara 3, and there, the model
> > loads correctly.
> > However, is there a correct procedure to precisely import a 2D
DWG
> or
> > DXF into Carrara without the help of another app?
> >
> > Again, my apologies if this is a closed issue or has been
discussed
> > before.
> >
> > Thanks so much!
> >
> > Kent
> >
> >
> >
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