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macro model

    04-Oct-93 06:43:36
Sb: #7278-macro model
Fm: Scott Kildall 71333,42
To: Mark Bertignoli 70254,3405
Hey Mark! Howya been? I'm not sure of the innards of ModelMover, as it was licensed from Kandu software…it's a subset of their CADMover program, designed to translate DXF, Sculpt 3D, Super 3D and IGES to 3DGF format for import into Macromedia Three-D. To the best of my knowledge, ModelMover does not do anything special with layers, blocks, groups, and line colors. If the translation is failing via that route, then options include simplifying the layers, entities, etc. Have you checked ModelMover's Log File for errors? Which release of AutoCAD are you using? DXF translation often causes an explosion in file size…this in itself can cause problems. For the record, I rarely use ModelMover any more…I've been bringing DXF in through MacroModel, saving, and then the geometry can be directly imported into 3D Works. This route has the option of converting layers to hierarchies. Regards, John Dowdell Macromedia Tech Support