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ACAD to 3ds help

    29-Mar-94 05:54:25
Sb: #94109-ACAD to 3ds help
Fm: Phillip L. Miller 74710,3061
To: ED GROSS 71147,2255
Are you using AME? If so, the rules for AME models are different than for AutoCAD entities – you do NOT unify their normals upon import. As for other AutoCAD entities the variations vary for the variuos entity types and can get somewhat involved. What entity types are you exporting? The Counter-Clockwise rule for face building is "correct" but is only relevant for isolated faces. For those that build a mesh it is MUCH more important for EACH to share two vertices with the adjacent face – only then will faces unify correctly. Also, forget the 16-place DXF export. Binary is smaller, quicker, and just as accurate.