CompuServe Thread

dxf in to 3ds

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#142450From: ben barronDec 18, 1994 1:21 PM
Hi All I an reposting this as I had ti wrong befor. so I will try again. I have some Plines trace into acad and then mirrored in acad then dxf-ed to 3ds in the shaper the problem arises when you go to assign them for the lofter. some time thay will assign and some times not. I have found that whether thay assign is a function of where I click on them . some times if you click on one side only that side turns yellow but if you click on the other side the hole things turns yellow dose anyone know what is going on here ????. Ben Barron
#143621From: Rudy MantelDec 24, 1994 8:24 PM
Ben, you probably have invalid shapes- they must be closed to go into the lofter- try selecting all the vertices and welding them. Then use Shapes\Assign\Check and see if theyr'e ok. If not continue to weld or even delte vertices until shepe is valid-
#144051From: ben barronDec 29, 1994 12:29 AM
Hi Rudy Yes had invalid shapes but shapes/assign/check sead thay were OK what was going on was that there was a valide shape on one layer of acad but under it was a haft shape so if you clicked on one side it check out but if you click on the other side you had a 50-50 change of geting a valid shape. I gess I neado lurne ;; learn more about bring dxf files into 3ds4 and wile we at it is there a reason that you can only dxf into the shaper and not out of it ???