Pro-E and Catia to 3DS
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Han someone brougt files from Catia and Pro-E into 3D Studio.
I have tried to go thru AutoCAD and DXF whithout any luck.
Most greatfull for any suggestions.
Roger..
Roger,
Use search word DXF3DS in the search function of the libraries. DL this file to
your drive.
Do you have access to the net? There is a program at
(http://www.viewpoint.com/avalon.html)
that is in the utilities area, this program will take an .STL from ProE and
convert it quite nicely into an .OBJ or .DXF file.
Use the .STL converter to do a STL-DXF, then hop into DXF3DS and do a DXF-3DS,
this "way" of doig the translation seems to be the best I have found, (i have
looked for the best way for over 3 months!) if you have any problems feel free
to E-mail me ad I'll get right back to you.
GREG
Greg and Roger:
The best swiss army knife of 3D file conversions I have found is Syndesis
Corp's Interchange for Windows. It handles ProE .stl files and can convert
them to .3DS files in one shot. It is not free (I have forgotten the price
tag) but has some great features. For instance, pile into a list all of the
different files you need converted by just clicking on them. Next, specify the
destination directory and the format you want to convert to and let it rip.
The software autodetects what type of file needs converting and spits 'em out
one after another. Don't get me wrong, free is nice but if free is slow then
Interchange may be what you are after.
– Bob Ritger