Catch-22
Jerome,
>> I just wondered if there were any time saving short cuts anyone had invented
out there for such situations.
If you've got AutoVision along with AutoCAD, mapping coordinates will go both
ways… ACAD <-> 3DS, using the 3DSOUT and 3DSIN commands in AutoCAD. And you
can copy the objects in AutoCAD after you've got the mapping coordinates
assigned, which would solve your problem. I just tried it to be sure, and it
works GREAT, no matter whether you assign the materials and mapping coordinates
in AutoCAD or 3DS, (be sure you have the map paths set up in *both* programs!).
This is with R13 and AutoVision; the 3DSIN command in R13 without AutoVision
will *not* retain the materials. But if you've got a lot of this stuff to do,
the $500-$600 cost of AutoVision might be worth it. It's available for R12
also, which I believe would give you the same capabilities.
John