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Re: dxf conversion
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Date: 
Fri, 2 May 2003 05:15:16 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Allister McLaren writes:
I have a small question regarding converting .dxf to .ldr format. What
AutoCAD entity will generate a quadrilateral in ldraw? I tried a 3dface, but
that produced two triangles.

Thanks,
Allister

Hi Allister,

What converter are you using?

Using 3DWin, I only get triangles for everything - lines with thickness, 2D
solids, and 3DFaces. I suspect that AutoCAD's 3DFace object isn't a true quad
itself, just from the way it's drawn (could be wrong, though).

Darrell



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(...) Yeah, I'm using 3d win. I made an ouline model just for the edges, and even that came out with a bunch of triangles. If only mlcad had some proper drafting tools for working at this level of detail. Text entry of coordinates in a graphical (...) (21 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.cad)

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I have a small question regarding converting .dxf to .ldr format. What AutoCAD entity will generate a quadrilateral in ldraw? I tried a 3dface, but that produced two triangles. Thanks, Allister (21 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.cad)

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