Alanus Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 For some reason some of the files I export from CAD to 3ds max get it's arcs deleted and after trying all the different export settings I wasn't able to get them to work on 3ds max. I've also tried to find a way to convert these arcs into something(All in one go) but that didn't work either. Here's the file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wzioTHNDZ1RVr2u9VYRiTH6-CHV3DRFV/view?usp=sharing Any help is greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I don't have Max installed anymore, so I can't import your file, but I did open your CAD file and I see that a lot of your arcs are actually ellipses. Are those the ones that are deleted when you import? If so, change the ellipses to arcs or full circles and that should solve the problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanus Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 What command could change all the elipses into arcs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 There is no command to automatically change them. You will have to redraw them Using the ARC command and the CIRCLE command. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanus Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Yeah, I can redraw them and that does work but on bigger files it can take hours at a time so I'd really like to find some sort of way to do them all at at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Well, I don't know of any way to do that with standard Autocad commands. You could try asking in the Lisp section to see if anyone has a custom routine, but I'm not sure if one could be written for this situation since every ellipse will be a different size and shape. Just out of curiosity, why did you draw them as ellipses to begin with? Especially the circles. Those are two ellipses joined together. You should have just drawn a simple circle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanus Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Thanks for the link! As for why I did it like that the answer is: I didn't Our clients send us all kinds of broken and weird drawings with all sorts of problems, and as I focus entirely on 3d art I barely know how to use CAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Oh, it's one of those deals, where the client doesn't know what he's doing. Yeah, I deal with the same thing on a daily basis. You could try Lee Mac's "Ellipse to Arc" lisp routine. http://www.lee-mac.com/ellipsetoarc.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanus Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Well nevermind that worked immediately and imported perfectly! Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Happy to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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