Local Axis for individual imported objects

[CSkinn]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm having problems with a project I'm working on. I've got a series of lines drawn in Rhino that are pointing in various different directions. I've imported the lines as individual splines into 3d Max and everything seems fine (screengrab 001 - top and perspective wireframe view).

 

I want to sweep the lines into a box, which is also fine (screengrab 002 - direction of the sweep is fine - end result is how i want them to be orientated).

 

However when I change the reference coordinate system to local all the line's axis are facing the same direction (screengrab 003 - top view).

 

 

Is there any way to have the local axis for each object face outwards without having to align it for each object?

 

Appreciate any suggestions.

 

 

Cheers,