alekzab Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 hello, does 3ds max have a file link manager like its counterpart software VIZ. I find it very useful editing my BIM in ADT and linking it to VIZ, is this work flow possible with 3DSMAX 6? can some of you share your workflow with these applications. thank you in advance. the moos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm07 Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Not sure about in version 6 but it is in Max 8 and I use it all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alekzab Posted June 11, 2006 Author Share Posted June 11, 2006 oh really, thats awsome my company hasnt upgraded yet, that can be one of the main reasons to do it. does it work as good as the one in VIZ? do you BIM as well? moos:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm07 Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 I haven't used Viz for several years (version 2 I think) so probably not a good comparison! We have not made the switch to a BIM solution yet and not likely to for a couple more years. Working for a large firm we tend to adopt new technology slowly. We are a microstation shop and model most of our stuff in DWG format and then link it to max. It works great!! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alekzab Posted June 11, 2006 Author Share Posted June 11, 2006 thats interesting tom, if you are a microstation based studio, why do you model in cad, microstation and acad do the same thing. so just out of curiousity why are you guys using this workflow? cheers! -moos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm07 Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 We do all of our CAD based modeling in microstation but in DWG format rather than DGN so the file link will work. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdos00 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 My firm also uses Microstation. I am up in Sacramento, it is also a large firm (190 people) We have a BIM solution (Bently Architecture) however, only two of our five studios are standardized on it. Mostly we still model in Microstation and then export via .dwg to be linked to 3ds MAX. Some of the people also model using sketchUP and then import via .dwg into MAX for final rendering. On a personal note, I am quite interested in the new features of Acad 2007, my office also has ACAD installed on select workstations to aid in the crossover to our many consultants who use ACAD. I have always worked on ACAD and just recently (january) made the switch over to MS. I love it as a cad program, but I still prefer to model in ACAD...It just seems like a better solid modeling package. just my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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