#R13NT to 3DS4 Problem
11 messages in this thread
This message is from the Adesk Acad Forum…the Sysop suggested I also display
it here in the hopes that someone might be having the same problems.
>>I am running R13 C3 on NT. P/5-60 w/32 Megs of RAM and 2-550Meg HDs. I am
trying to export a file to 3DS4. My Viewres is set to 20,000 and Facetres to
10 (I want the smoothest object possible in 3DS). If I do a 3DSOUT my computer
hangs up and if I do a DXFOUT the resulting file is not recognized as a 3D
object by 3DStudio.<<
>>No one has yet been able to help me with this problem and it is becoming
serious as I am limited in trying to complete a project I have been working on
for several weeks in 3DS4.<<
>>I have tried everything I know how to do, have searched the manuals and
message base on this Forum and have hit a wall….I didn't have any such
problem before I installed the C3 patch, but I don't know if that has anyting
to do with this problem.<<
>>I am very accustomed to working in solids having spent long hours waiting for
the old AutoSolids program and living through the AME releases. Many of the
DXF files I imported to 3DS in the past have been 30-50 Megs in size and this
one is less than 400 K.<<
>>It is VERY important that I figure out the answer to this problem…can you
get this into the hands of the proper people? Can I upload this file to
someone to look at it? It's in your hands…please help.<<
If anyone here on this Forum has any ideas I would more than happy to recieve
them.
Paul
Paul, your viewres setting seems very high.Try Facetres 6, Viewres 500, and
Isolines 100. This gives pretty smooth results. Works on my machine.
John
John,
>>Paul, your viewres setting seems very high.Try Facetres 6, Viewres 500, and
Isolines 100. This gives pretty smooth results. Works on my machine.<<
Thanks for your response. I reset my drawing per above, did a Regen, invoked
3DSOUT….after several minutes I got the notice that it was successful. When
I brought the file into 3DS4 I had a blank screen. Checking the file size my
.DWG file is 745K and the .3DS file is 569bytes….I'm afraid that is not the
solution but I really appreciate your trying to help.
Paul
Paul, I don't think the difference in file size is a problem, the 3DS files are
always much smaller after conversion so the problem doesn't seem to be the
filles. Try naming your objects to specific layers in Autocad.
John
John,
>>Paul, I don't think the difference in file size is a problem, the 3DS files
are always much smaller after conversion so the problem doesn't seem to be the
filles. Try naming your objects to specific layers in Autocad.<<
I'm sorry to dissagree with you since you are voluteering your comments, but
the size of the file is very significant in this case. To think that a .DWG
file of 745,000bytes can be reduced to 569bytes and not signify that something
is not right just dosen't wash.
In any event I only have one object, comprised of 5 primitves having been
booleaned through unions and subtractions, all on one named layer. The only
other layer in the file is 0.
I am convinced that this is a bug in the new C3b patch in R13…I only hope
someone on that Forum (Acad) will respond. I have had problems in the past on
that Forum with Adesk people not answering difficult questions and then
learning that they knew of the problem but just elected to ignore it until they
had a solution. I wish they reacted like the people here…this Forum is
unbelievably responsive and knowledgeable
Thanks for your comments.
Paul
<< I am convinced that this is a bug in the new C3b patch in R13. >>
I think that was the patch that was recalled. There was a problem with some of
the patches that went out not to long ago.
Hope this helps
Steve
Steve
My understanding is that it was the C3a patch that was recalled. The Adesk
Forum is now showing up with others who are having the same problems I am and
yet not one Adesk person has answered my pleas for help on the other Forum….I
wish they would take a few lessons from the people who run and support this
forum!
Paul
>My understanding is that it was the C3a patch that was recalled. The Adesk
Forum is now showing up with others who are having the same problems I am and
yet not one Adesk person has answered my pleas for help on the other Forum….I
wish they would take a few lessons from the people who run and support this
forum!<
Other people feel the same way. It is odd that two programs from the same
company and not many people know much about exchanging data between them. When
you ask questions you get referred to the other forum, which usually doesn't
help.
Paul:
It was the r13c3b patch (not the "a") that was recalled. They've set up a
special download area for a that is a "no charge" area. I believe it's GO word
is listed in the ACAD forum announcement.
Dave
Dave,
Thanks, I am actually using the "a" patch…my feeble brain cannot keep up with
this rapidly changing world:-)
Paul
I have been following the mail you have been forwarding on the discussions Paul
and John have been having on the problems with doing the 3DS exports from R13
C3 to 3D studio.
I have had a problem since the C3 patch came out, I am not sure if it is the
same problem or the same type of problem but I thought I would share it with
them.
I had done a change to an existing model done before the patch and already
3DSed out successfully at that time.
I went to 3dsout the same solids I had done before and found that either my
machine would crash or there would be nothing in the 3DS file when it was done.
I ran an audit on the drawing because I thought it may have been corrupted, but
there was no errors.
Next I did a check by creating a simple solid and attempting that, again the
same thing happened. I then Wblocked out the solids and went into the Wblock
and tried again, the same thing happened.
Next I did a Wblock of the solids, opened a new drawing with no prototype and
inserted the block in. I purged the drawing and tried again and this time it
worked.
The odd thing is that this doesn't seem to happen on all of the models I do,
but it does on the complex ones, (the ones I have had the problems with have
been over 2000 faces), most of the simple ones are fine.
Like I said, I am not sure this is the same problem but I thought it might help
or at least be of interest to you.
Perry Moscrip