robert taylor Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Hi All, I have a question with regards to line work imported from acad,Now i would like to know if i should do double poly lines for the walls to represent the thickness or just single lines then extrude them to represent the thickness of the interior and exterior walls in max,Any help is greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Thomas Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I normally do my external walls as double lines (or single line then offset it) in autocad with a vertex at each door or window opening. that way when I extrude it in max the vertical lines are already there to form the openings. For internal walls I normally use a single poly line and set the width to 150mm or whatever you need, then it comes in as a double line in max ready to be extruded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert taylor Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Hi and thank`s for the response,It`s always good to hear how others import their line work,and your method sounds good i will try it. Anyone else want to share any other methods?? Thank`s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upshot Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 we use layers to break down our linework... then file link the reliant layers and add modifiers to turn them into 3d. The nice thing about this technique is that updates to the dwg need only to be 'refreshed' in max. The downside is that cad linework needs to be well organized and make full loops (ie be closed... but you can set the welding so that they need not be 'perfect') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert taylor Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Hi, I really like the idea of file linking to my acad drawings,Then being able to update any new additions in max ,I also understand the importance of clean line work/closed plines and will be looking into the weld options in max further,But for now its just me creating the line work in acad so it tends to be as i like it anyhow. Great suggestions so far please feel free to keep em comming !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M. Gruhn Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Jay, if I follow you, I can't guess how you work openings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihabkal Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 On thi website, from Brian Smith, a great tutorial: http://www.cgarchitect.com/upclose/VI/default.asp Week 26 - The Many Ways of Building Walls Watch this and you will never need to ask again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert taylor Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Exellent,Many Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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