Hi to everyone, maybe you can help me: I have a client with a 2d project of a building made in Autocad. It is very well done, since it is the project used to build the house. The question is: is it possible to "transform" insiede Autocad and with not too much work this 2d project in a 3D object, that i can export inside other 3d packages (lightwave o 3d studio max) to realize a video animated sequence? Unfortunatly I have no experience about Autocad and I have no idea if it is an easy or hard task. Thanks to everyone for the help. ***Luca "cinacchi"

While I am an avid user of Microstation, and exporting to DWG or DXF for AutoCAD doesn't work for crap, using AutoCAD to build a 3D model from 2D is rather easy. Since you are already in a 3D environment on AutoCAD, it is as simple as extruding the walls to a desired elevation, but you must have the 2D walls as closed shapes for it to work. Once your transformation is complete in AutoCAD, and depending on version, you should be able to export to a Wavefront OBJ.

it is very easy, i have do this work for several years,my work is do architecture rendering using computer 3d tech.it is a good method that using autocad and others 3d packages to building architecture model.
autocad is more easy to make 2d shape ,esp. for architecture,it's very eccurate.