chriskaykinetic Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Hello, I am a complete newcomer to 3ds max 2014. I installed it as i was under the impression i could import one of my 3d dwg files into 3ds max and save it as a *.u3d file (Planning on using said .u3d file in a pdf presentation) I have tried all day to import my original file into max to no avail (My file is drawn using famricatio cad mep 2013 and is a mechanical pipework model). Every time i import it just appears blank. I installed a 2014 object enabler as i thought this might be the problem but nothings happening. As a matter of interest i drew a box on a seperate cad drawing and it imported no problem? Any help out there? i'm really struggling Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raudel Solis Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 If you have photoshop you can export your model in 3ds max to the .obj format and in photoshop you can export the 3d layer to the u3d format. I hope this helps. the .3ds format can also be imported into photoshop. :pirate: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriskaykinetic Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 hi there, thanks for the reply, but you may have misread.. my problem is actually getting the dwg into 3ds max. if i could get the model to show up in there i think i could manage the rest. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 What exactly is your model composed of? What is the file extension you are trying to import? What software are you using to create the 3D PDF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriskaykinetic Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 The model is a small sample consisting of pipework & fittings drawn in Fabmep2013. Its a .dwg I'm planning on using adobe acrobat XI to create the pdf (Once i get the .u3d to work) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 If you can post the .dwg file here, I will take a look and see what the problem is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 But, what exactly are these objects, blocks, meshes, surfaces, etc.? I think you can use the .dwg in Acrobat, at least in Acrobat 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 If you have photoshop you can export your model in 3ds max to the .obj format and in photoshop you can export the 3d layer to the u3d format.I hope this helps. the .3ds format can also be imported into photoshop. Photoshop cannot import .obj and .3ds format. You need Photoshop Extended in order to import those file types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriskaykinetic Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 CAD64, the file is too big, i tried to zip it but the file limit is even smaller for zipped files . I had deleted so much off it just to send it that it was unrecognizable. SLW210: They are all objects. Chris (Glasgow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriskaykinetic Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 ps i dont know if its because im a newbie, but the file limit is 1MB and 500kb for .zip files? seems a bit tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 CAD64, the file is too big, i tried to zip it but the file limit is even smaller for zipped files . I had deleted so much off it just to send it that it was unrecognizable. I'm wondering why your file size is so large? Even after deleting parts it's still too big? Can you put the file up on a file hosting site, like Dropbox, and then post the link here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm wondering why your file size is so large? Even after deleting parts it's still too big?Can you put the file up on a file hosting site, like Dropbox, and then post the link here? Since we have to guess, I think this third party App is creating a custom object of some type. Thinking along those lines a simple Export to AutoCAD might create a usable .dwg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Since we have to guess, I think this third party App is creating a custom object of some type. Thinking along those lines a simple Export to AutoCAD might create a usable .dwg. You might be right about the custom objects. Maybe Studio Max doesn't recognize them? I don't know what file formats you can save or export, but see if you can create a .dxf, .iges, .stl or .sat file. Studio Max can import all of those file formats and maybe one of those will work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raudel Solis Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Photoshop cannot import .obj and .3ds format. You need Photoshop Extended in order to import those file types. Photoshop cs3 and up, I should have made my statement more lucid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Photoshop cs3 and up, I should have made my statement more lucid. In order to work with 3D files you need Photoshop "Extended". Plain Photoshop will not open or import .3ds or .obj files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewind23 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 In order to work with 3D files you need Photoshop "Extended". Plain Photoshop will not open or import .3ds or .obj files. Now I know. I haven't thought of this. Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriskaykinetic Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 https://www.dropbox.com/s/999bvqmh0pam23c/Sample.dwg Sorry about the delay guys, i think i may have cracked it. Had to explode the objects to get them into a 'solids' state. Seems to be working so far.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Yeah, it imported just fine for me, after I opened the .dwg and saved down to 2007 format. My Studio Max 2011 couldn't import the file you provided because it was saved in a newer format. Glad to hear you're up and running now. Post back if you have any more problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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