Hey guys, My model to rendering workflow goes as follows. 1. Model in MicroStation 2. Export to DWG 3. Open in AutoCad 2006 4. Export the DWG to 3DS 5. Import into Vue Now often, for most elements, this works fine. More steps than I'd wish, but MS integrates with nothing. Anyways, in MicroStation, there's output options that tell it to change MicroStation Elements to for ACad. However, what I'm noticing is that anything planar (2d shape) that ISN'T simply rectangular or flat will not import correctly. Now ACad is used all the time to export to 3DS format (same company even) so something must be wrong with the element in ACad to begin with, before I export to 3ds. I can extrude the object in MicroStation to be 3d, but then I'm adding tons of faces, bogging down my comp in Vue. Not knowing ACad much is killing me (I only use it to translate files). I've attached an image of the options but there are flyouts which I'll illustrate below. If anyone can help, I'd be eternally indebted to you. Here's the choices for each. What I have picked is in the image. Again, I appreciate any help I can get. I'll bold what I feel the possible problem areas are. Should I try to have most things as a certain type of entity? I know in MicroStation there are "problem formats". How do I check this in ACad? Planar LineStrings: Polyline - 3D Polyline Nonplanar LineStrings: Polyline (flattened) - 3D Polyline Flat Solids & Surfaces - ACIS Entity (Body or 3D Solid) - Polyface Mesh - Wireframe Curved Solids and Surfaces - **ACIS Entity (Body or 3D Solid) - Polyface Mesh - Wireframe** FILLED ELEMENTS: 3 or 4 Sided Polygons: - Polyline - Solid Entity - Region Entity - Hatch Entity - Polyface Mesh 5 or more sided polygons: - Polyline - Region Entity - Hatch Entity - Polyface Mesh Complex Shapes: - **Polyline - Region Entity - Hatch Entity** 2D UNFILLED ELEMENTS: 3 or 4 Sided Polygons: - Polyline - Region Entity - Face Entity - Polyface Mesh 5 or more sided polygons: - Polyline - Region Entity - Polyface Mesh Complex Shapes: - Polyline - Region Entity - Polyface Mesh Grouped Holes: - Region Entity - Polyfaced Mesh 3D UNFILLED ELEMENTS: 3 or 4 Sided Polygons: - Polyline - Region Entity - Face Entity - Polyface Mesh 5 or more sided polygons: - Polyline - Region Entity - Polyface Mesh Complex Shapes: - Polyline - Region Entity - Polyface Mesh Grouped Holes: - Region Entity - Polyfaced Mesh

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