Autocad DXF import troubles

# 1 15-06-2010 , 04:04 AM

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I have asked this before I think. I cant or Maya wont import Autocad DXF's??? I thought this would do it and yes the plug in is turned on.

Will Maya (if anyone knows) import other meshes from software such as .tin, tn3, DWG etc???

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P.S as I have detail Land maps that I have actually picked up in the real world, I wanted to import these meshes to use as landscapes. I can also digitise real world geography and import if Maya does the above.

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# 2 15-06-2010 , 06:35 AM

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Hi Bullet
Does the DXF show up in the import menu drop down box?............dave

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# 3 15-06-2010 , 08:10 AM

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Hi dave,
yeh it does. I just tried another one and it imported ok this time BUT I think the UCS might be stuffing it around. Firstly it is in REAL world co-ords so I assum I have to convert it to normal 'PAPER" co-ords. It also seems to have the X,Y,Z arse about??? here is the DXF I was on about, see what you come up with. Its a road I was using for a test. I have detail survey I can use as landscapes as I have the map so to speak, I walked it etc.

cheers bullet

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4090628/M941-INT_HMIX.dxf

basically with my software I can do landscapes from real data OR get the contours from a geo map and digitise it, so to speak and create my own landscapes without having to create it in Maya, with poly's etc. Or at least the base models etc

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# 4 15-06-2010 , 11:17 AM

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Hi Bullet
Maya would not load it, are you shore your exporting from cad correctly?.............dave

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# 5 15-06-2010 , 11:36 AM

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Hi Bullet

Ive imported it, its large as Maya defeults to cm not meters, check the prefs.

The axes may be out at a lot of CAD packages use Z up not Y as Maya does (this can be changed in the prefs too)

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# 6 15-06-2010 , 12:21 PM

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Thanks gster, I figured the axis may be arse about, cheers mate. Yeh I didnt bloody think of the units...dooohhhh

Yeh dave its a standard cad DXF, trust me mate I import export 4 squillion of them a week, back and forth between Autocad and Civilcad. Civilcad has trouble reading them as well.

Thanks gents I will change the prefs and give that a go. I have a few landscapes I would like to try, if they turn out ok I will post a few, anyone can use em. I have a lot of design DXF's so some of them may be useful. Digitising contour maps in Civilcad I could turn real world stuff into meshes.

I could try changing the UCS first too I suppose gster. Dont remember how in Autocad but I will figure it out.

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# 7 15-06-2010 , 12:37 PM

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Interesting gster.

Maya doesnt mind the mesh but doesnt like interpolating the contours. hhhmmmmmmmm as civilcad interpolates even across triangles this might not work. bugger

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# 8 15-06-2010 , 01:13 PM

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Maya didnt like the mesh I just put in, the graphics card had trouble, might be made up landscapes in Sculptris or Maya by the look of it. Bummer

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4090628/896%...%20NS%20PU.dwg

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