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importing autocad 3d curved solid geomtry into sketchup

cowgill

i've modeled a quick and dirty truss into autocad thinking that it would save me time and when imported it into sketchup, i get wierd artifacts on the curved surfaces no matter what the display resolution in autocad is set to, or if I explode then import the geometry. below is the truss in acad:

and when imported into SKP not exploded:

imported when exploded in ACAD:

fwiw ~ my ACAD settings:


so what's the "secret" to getting curved, solid ACAD geometry into sketchup?

*note - adjusting FACETRES in autocad does not affect the import/export mess i've gotten myself into

thanks

 
Apr 14, 08 3:06 pm
cowgill

never mind...

export as 3ds and set autosmoothing = 0

prost!

Apr 14, 08 3:48 pm  · 
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med.

Well the true question on how it is that one exports an autocad 3d model into sketchup is really more of a simple yet philosophical question which one may ask as the following: Who it that asks the question?

I hope this helps.

- The Tarot'ist

Apr 14, 08 4:15 pm  · 
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cowgill

haha long time no talk you wanker

and no, it didn't help you professional and overly intuitive and capacitative tarotist but to answer your question... one who hates sketchup.

Apr 14, 08 7:52 pm  · 
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Antisthenes

that is y i like Rhinoceros because you can set your tessellation level off the 3d solid

Apr 15, 08 12:21 pm  · 
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cowgill

...one of the many reasons why i just downloaded the demo

Apr 15, 08 12:32 pm  · 
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