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CAD Models As a Starting Point of 3D Models.
You do not always have to start from scratch to build your structures in your 3D Application (Free 3d model). Someone else in your office may have already done the work for you in a CAD program; all you have to do is import it.
You will learn some of the issues to be concerned with when modeling from CAD files is a part of your repertoire. Take the time to analyze your office procedures and involve the entire staff in an open discussion on how you might best adapt current practice with new methods that will enhance the transfer from CAD to your favorite 3D Application and back.
Every office will have different methods and there is no right or wrong way, use proper CAD methods. One of the most important aspects of insuring the best possible result from the exchange of data between your favorite 3D Application and AutoCAD is proper training of CAD operators.
The age-old saying "Garbage in, garbage out" has never been truer.
The following are some issues to pay close attention to:
Proper use of Osnaps.
Layer management.
Block management
Facetres and Viewres system variables
If architecture is your profession, you must take the time to analyze your offices' working methods. The following are some issues that you will need to address:
Define management and modeler/render's expectations of the 3D process.
Determine how story boarding is integrated into the design process.
Determine if MAX is to be used as a conceptual study tool, a project marketing tool, or a combination of the two.
If your office uses CAD, calculate the level of data you need to exchange between the MAX and the CAD program free 3d model.
Determine the level of output quality you require; for example, the level of detail needed in the models for high-resolution still images or conceptual low-resolution animation.
