Hello,

Can architectural renderings such as Cad be imported into Vue and if so how well does it work?
Does anyone have any examples of before and after going into Vue?
Are there any hickups with it? What is the process?  Is there a Cad application that works best?

Just a few questions.

Thanks.

Michael

you can import .dxf files into the infinate/xstream - esprit with the import module version of vue, i have no idea how well it works but you can at least do it.

 Well, an architectureal "rendering" can't be imported, but we presume you mean an architectural model that was drawn in 3d.

Yes, in general, these 3d architectural models/drawings can be imported. Autocad is probably best, of course. The Autocad *.dwg file format usually works well - considerably better than a *.dxf file format.

When trying to get an architectural model into Vue, it is best if someone has a copy of Deep Exploration or Polytrans to first determine if the model really is "convertable" into a decent 3d model, and second, to try to first convert it into one of the standard 3d file formats (such as *.3ds or *.obj) before taking it into Vue. If the architectural drawing is in a file format that is not  Autocad's *.dwg or *.dfx, this is even more important.

Not every architectural model can be imported into a 3D rendering program such as Vue. In many cases, the original author did not intend the model to go "3D", and did not include all the necessary features in the drawing. I've converted thousands of *.dwg and *.dxf files, and I'd estimate that somewhere between 10 and 15 percent are not convertable.

Hi Forester,

Thanks for the reply.

I am going to send a private message to you.
i have a couple questions to ask of you.

Michael

 Ok, but I must leave on a four-day journey by tomorrow noon, Mountain Standard Time. So, would appreciate receiving your message soonest.

You can use my e-mail addy, if you like.     forester@mountainflight.us

Did you get my message?

I sent it through Renderosity.

Michael

 Yes, replied to you.

OBJ format works best for importing if your version of Vue has OBJ.  That way all your textures are in place after importing the CAD model.

Does Cad have an option to export as an obj?

Some CAD programs do.  I use Carrara to import 3DS models from CAD (Carrara has a very tolerant 3DS importer (hardly anyone makes a good 3DS format exporter since AutoDesk doesn't bother to control the standard), it works with long and short name versions of JPG files spread everywhere in different folders) and then export as OBJ into Vue.  Vue likes everything already UV mapped and figured out and in one folder.  So it's best to use OBJ for importing, so you don't have to do much re-texturing of everything after importing.