To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.cadOpen lugnet.cad in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 CAD / 1883
1882  |  1884
Subject: 
Re: Newbie/Other 3D Programs
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.cad
Date: 
Thu, 27 May 1999 15:11:24 GMT
Viewed: 
707 times
  
In lugnet.cad, Leonardo Zide writes:

You might use LeoCAD to convert the parts you can't read to .3DS or .OBJ and
them use another program to convert to DXF. If you want to use 3DS Max to
create .DAT files, there's a program called MAX2DAT.

Leonardo

keep in mind that MAX2DAT goes *from* 3DSMAX *to* LDraw... i wrote it so that
i could model the elements in MAX, but convert them for use in LDraw.. it
sounds like this person is looking to import .Dat files *into* other CAD
proggies...

J



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Newbie/Other 3D Programs
 
(...) and (...) My interpretation is that he wants a program that will convert from .DXF back into .DAT. I think this would be a neat thing to have, since I am more adept at programs such as AutoCAD than I am at LDraw. I do think it would be (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.cad)
  Re: Newbie/Other 3D Programs
 
(...) and (...) That was my main goal, but I would also like to do the reverse - Model in trueSpace, and then export to LDraw for others to use. Since I'm not familiar with MAX (other than a *long* forgotten/deleted pirated version - I wanted to try (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.cad)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: Newbie/Other 3D Programs
 
(...) You might use LeoCAD to convert the parts you can't read to .3DS or .OBJ and them use another program to convert to DXF. If you want to use 3DS Max to create .DAT files, there's a program called MAX2DAT. Leonardo (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.cad)

6 Messages in This Thread:


Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR