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#OOps…no more DXF

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#161868From: sanford kennedyMar 31, 1995 2:28 AM
Gary, My favorite modeler just quit! Look at this quote from Hash: <<Unfortunately, A:M does not support any type of DXF anymore…. Sorry! Steve, Hash Inc.>> Boy, I sure hope somebody gets into the "spline to DXF" business. I will pray for a spline modeling IPAS plug-in that is solid. No more Animation Master upgrades for me! Oh well. Sanford
#161912From: Yost GroupMar 31, 1995 10:41 AM
I wonder why they did that…. (bizarre move, considering a large part of their market was as an add-on to other apps, like 3DS) – G
#161925From: Dennis ConklinMar 31, 1995 11:08 AM
PTLFJI (Pardon This Lurker For Jumping In), BUT, doesn't it seem that ADESK's decision to make ACAD r13 .DXF files not backward compatible might be the real bad guy here?? It sure seems right to me. Maybe Hash could be convinced to keep v12 DXF compatible output, but not add v13 compatible changes – seems worth a shot anyway Dennis P.S. I don't have any Hash products myself so I suggest those users who do try to convince Hash of this – I know – so why am I jumping in ??? – because I do have ACAD12 and am VERY convinced NOT to go to ACAD13, and this is just another nail in the coffin!!!
#162053From: Yost GroupApr 1, 1995 12:08 AM
The ACAD r13 DXF issue is totally beyond me. You might get some enlightenment about it from someone in the ACAD forum, however. – G
#162520From: Brian Rudolph [Adesk]Apr 3, 1995 12:53 PM
Dennis, You can post your DXF related questions in the AutoCAD forum, GO ACAD. We are not really involved with that over here in ASOFT. -Brian
#162081From: sanford kennedyApr 1, 1995 2:40 AM
Gary, I wonder why they did that …drop DXF? What can they be thinking? It's a shame to loose tools. I want more! More!….Sigh. Sanford
#162521From: Brian Rudolph [Adesk]Apr 3, 1995 12:54 PM
Sanford, You can post your DXF related questions over in the AutoCAD forum, GO ACAD. We really don't have anything to do with that issue here in ASOFT. -brian
#162693From: sanford kennedyApr 4, 1995 1:35 AM
Brian, I am surprised you don't find any relevance is discussing DXF files in the Asoft forum. What are all those DXF file providers like Acuris, Viewpoint, etc. going to do if you exclude DXF from this forum? I'm puzzled. I never mentioned Autocad once, so why would you assume I was discussing that software? Perhaps you are not aware of the large number of DXF mesh objects that are used world wide in 3D STudio. I ssume you are part of Autodesk and that you must have knowledge of 3D STudio. Let's say I want an anotomically perfect human pelvis…Would I loft it in the 3DS Lofter? No. I would by a DXF, and import it into 3D STudio, not Autocad. Please clarify your message about going to the Autocad forum to discuss DXF. Sanford
#162751From: Brian Rudolph [Adesk]Apr 4, 1995 11:09 AM
<<I am surprised you don't find any relevance is discussing DXF files in the Asoft forum. What are all those DXF file providers like Acuris, Viewpoint, etc. going to do if you exclude DXF from this forum? I'm puzzled. I never mentioned Autocad once, so why would you assume I was discussing that software?>> I am not claiming that there is no relevance. On the contrary, I agree with you that there significant impact to the 3D Studio world. What I am letting you know is that there are discussions happening on the ACAD forum. If you want to participate in those discussions, that is the place to be. -Brian
#162963From: sanford kennedyApr 5, 1995 1:58 AM
Brian, I am "discussed out" regarding DXF for this week. If the new spline modeler IPAS works well, there will be less reason to import meshes except from packages like Autocad. Sanford