Noob question - model in Mechanical Desktop & import?

[MarkC-UK]

Hi all, first post on here, so take it easy on me!

A friend of mine is having his kitchen built from scratch and he said to me ‘you’re a designer – can’t you design it for me?? This got me thinking that , yes, I am a designer but not of anything remotely architecture/building based. Everything I am involved with is purely mechanical engineering.

So…..I thought I’d challenge myself, after all, how hard can it be??

I’ve taken some time to look at various forums and sites dedicated to mainly architectural visualisation and this seems about the best about (some inspirational interior images; absolutely breathtaking)

I’ve invested in Brian Smith's book "3DSMax Architectural Visualisation" after reading the thread on here and I’m going to teach myself how to use 3DS Max (or at least scratch the surface)

So…………I have a question already!!

I am proficient in 3D solid modelling/basic rendering using both Autodesk Mechanical Desktop and Inventor and to model the floor, walls, ceiling, window cutouts, door cut outs of a kitchen would take me about an hour.

Doing the same in Max will take me about a day, minimum :-(.

Can I model the fundamental structure in Desktop and import it into Max and achieve the exact same results as if I had modelled it using Max??

Look forward to a wealth of helpful replies and advice!!

[Arnold Sher]

yeah should not be a problem whatsoever. A sfar as i know both have 3ds exporting capablities and as long as you stick to layers (that makes your life much easier) you should not have any problems... Post your progress and i am sure guys will try and help you as much as they can... Good luck

[MarkC-UK]

Cheers Arnold, thanks for the reply. Work has begun already!!!