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Preparing AutoCAD Linework for 3ds Max
This article describes the process of
cleaning AutoCAD drawings and preparing linework for importation into 3ds Max and how doing
so properly can allow the user to turn linework into 3d models in the shortest amount of time
possible. In this article you will see how good preparation of linework in AutoCAD can allow the
3ds Max user to model many complex scene elements in just a few seconds ...
At this point, we will look a little farther into this preparation process that uses the loft/sweep
method by looking at how a drawing was arranged for another project.
In addition there are
numerous lines in the top left corner that were used to help construct some of the more complex
trim features positioned on the walls. There is also a copy of each window and door off to the
side which are used as a guide to build each type. These windows and doors can be built in
AutoCAD or 3ds Max, but lining up a single copy of each type allows you to build these objects in
an assembly line fashion. Finally, notice numerous vertical and horizontal lines positioned around
each elevation. These are simply guides with which to cut out the 1-inch thick grout lines found
throughout all the walls. Whether you use the Boolean or Edit Poly method to create this feature,
you will need lines with which to guide your creation. These same types of lines should also be
created to help guide the placement of each window and door. So after a single copy of the
windows and doors are created, this linework can be imported and used to position each copy
properly along the length of its respective wall.
Once they were
placed properly along the length of the walls using these lines, we needed to refer back to the
AutoCAD drawings to determine the height of the windows and doors off the ground. Once they
are in their final position, we can just explode all of these groups we copied and use the Boolean
feature to subtract these objects that represent the volume of the windows and doors, from the
lofts, thereby leaving behind a void in which those windows and doors are shown.
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Source: 3dats.com
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