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IGES -> 3DS3

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#91792From: Richard TurnockMar 16, 1994 10:35 PM
Any ideas of how I can get an Alias IGES file into 3D studio. I'm trying to see how the renderings compare but can't get the file across. I tried using AutoCAD but I couldn't import the IGES file
#91875From: SyndesisMar 17, 1994 9:40 AM
Can your version of Alias export to any other 3D file formats beyond IGES?
#92053From: Richard TurnockMar 17, 1994 8:35 PM
Yes, it will go to DXF but it seems to loose a lot in the process and I thought I meght get better luck if I did the IGES to DXF in an Autodesk product. From what I can see DXF isn't a very good format for the purpose. richard
#91898From: Yost GroupMar 17, 1994 10:08 AM
I think the Schreiber Instruments folks have been working on an IGES->3DS converter. You might want to call them at 303/759/1024. – G
#92014From: yann bertaudMar 17, 1994 5:36 PM
Richard, I could have sworn that I answered the exact same question a couple of days ago, I just can't find the response I sent. Anyway, here goes; 1st, what version of AutoCAD? I'm assuming you have r12, if so, you need to get the IGES 5.1 translator from Autodesk. You can import nurbs surfaces into AutoCAD as meshes and then dxf them out to 3ds. Let me know if you have any more questions. Yann Bertaud – VPG, Autodesk.
#92223From: CSA/CAMar 18, 1994 12:01 PM
Richard, Are you only using AutoCAD's built-in IGESIN function, or are you using the more robust IGES Translator add-in from Autodesk? The latter is more configurable. Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates