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Andy, We have a product BlockSOLID which welds vertecies, joins meshes & unifies normals inside of ACAD (along with a host of other functions). Its pretty inexpensive (<$200). If you and your client doing this on a regular basis (working in ACAD –> 3DS) then this program will come in handy. BlockSOLID works on surface entities in ACAD and allow modification and *ENGINEERING CALCULATIONS* on surface models. So, it has the distinction of allowing you to model complex shapes in 3DS .. import the models into ACAD and calculate things like: wieght, volume, CG, inertias, cross-sections and x-section properties…. well and a whole lot of other stuff. We can also do *SURFACE OFFSETTING* which can be very handy if you have a complex object and want to create an inside or outside surface at a given thickness. If you would like further info, please call (800) 236-5425 and I'll mail and/or fax some to you. Happy New Year! Ang