autocad_3dpolyline TO SOLID? help

[AGordon89]

Hello there I am in need of help and some what of a beginner. I have drawn a large building model and exported a dxf. The dxf is a autocad_3dpolyline.

I need this to be a solid object(s), I can use software AutoCAD 2009, 3ds max 2009 and FME.

 

If there is anybody that could help, i would be very greatful. If there is any more infomation you need to know just let me know.

 

Thanks in advance

[ReMark]

In AutoCAD 2009 you can use the Extrude or Press/Pull commands to create solids and surfaces.

[AGordon89]

But i have about 500 buildings of the centre of Leicester city centre. All the geometry is there, individual building heights and each building has a unique Z value as the buildings have been modeled of a Digital Terrain. I just need to convert these wire frame polylines into something solid.

[ReMark]

Ahhh...an important piece of information is revealed.

 

So when you opened the DXF file all the Z values were lost?

[AGordon89]

No, all the geometry and values are there and ok. It just the make-up of the building needs to be solid, but it isn't. Just 3dpolylines

[ReMark]

Sounds almost like someone built the buildings as wireframes using 3Dpolylines.

[AGordon89]

Anyway to make them solids in AutoCAD2009??

[JD Mather]

Anyway to make them solids in AutoCAD2009??

 

Yes, lots of work or request solid model from owner of intelllectual property - perhaps there is a reason it was released as wireframe?

 

I have drawn a large building model ....

 

Now wait, if you drew the model why did you do as wireframe rather than as solid. Something doesn't add up here?

[AGordon89]

Yes, lots of work or request solid model from owner of intelllectual property - perhaps there is a reason it was released as wireframe?

 

 

 

Now wait, if you drew the model why did you do as wireframe rather than as solid. Something doesn't add up here?

 

The software i had to draw 5 square kilometes of a city centre is about 9 years old(I know how rubbish that is). There is no option to draw as a solid or wireframe. There is no preference for this. I am looking for other software in which i can use stereo pairs of photography & LiDAR data to build large scale data sets.

[Cad64]

AGordon89, you really need to supply all pertinent information when asking for help.

 

I was trying to help him with this on another forum and he said he used a program called Socet Set to create the building. I told him he needed to start over and create the buildings from scratch using Autocad's 3D modeling tools.

[JD Mather]

Assuming you have a decent dwx wireframe to work from you could create the solids rather quickly (a lot quicker than starting from scratch), but of course you would have to have a strong understanding of AutoCAD. Sounds like this might be a good project for gaining that experience. If you were looking for the Easy Button, there isn't one.