#3d studio
Hugh, although you can't load a .dwg directly into 3DS, there are two
different options for bringing a .dxf file in from Acad:
1) If the file contains more than just non-block'd 3D faces, you'll need
to use the DXF23DS.EXE converter (available here in DL3 as DXF3DS.ZIP).
2) If the file just contains 3D meshes, 3DSr1 will load them directly
(without blocks).
Option #1 works with just about any 3D entity, Acad can throw at it,
including polylines with varying width and nested blocks.
If you have any questions about the process while doing it, feel free to
ask… That's what we're here for.
– Gary