Convert 2d plans to 3d - which tool?

[MBetke]

Is there - i guess there is one for every task today - a tool/program which converts a .dwg with several views of buildings into a 3d model? Like using extrude and boolean operations or whatever?

 

I have a bunch of complex floorplans and housing fronts here which I need to rebuild and no clue how to automate such a task to a level where I can clean up the mesh for further editing.

[alias_marks]

it always takes some tweaking and I'm pretty sure there's no on button solution. However, you might give sketchup a shot. If the linework is fairly clean, I've use the pencil tool to draw over top of one line and it's sort of 'smartly' drawn a surface automatically for that whole poly line, and then I just push pull it to whatever..

 

Maybe some others will have some pointers too.

 

M-