Q. Lines-planes form AutoCAD to Maxsurf ?

Discussion in 'Software' started by cmcguinness, Dec 6, 2004.

  1. cmcguinness
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    Location: university of Plymouth, Devon, U.K.

    cmcguinness Junior Member

    Dear all, (Andrew)

    I’ve been trying to import a file from AutoCAD into Maxsurf for the passed few weeks as part of my final year project within a BEng (Hons) Marine Technology degree at the University of Plymouth, U.K. This has proved difficult and very time consuming.

    I can manage to get some backgrounds imported into the ‘perspective’ window of Maxsurf, but not very convincingly because may scale tends to be a messed up as well.

    Please find attached(not attached here, only at support@formsys.com ) the lines-plan file of the vessel I’m trying to generate within Maxsurf, in order to carry out the usual Seakeeping and Resistance data acquisition, which I have no problem with, due to plenty of practices.


    What I’ve been trying;

    1. Selecting each view separately.
    2. Making sure I get rid of all unwanted line and keeping only what’s necessary.
    3. Then saving theses in dxf format.
    4. Opening theses file now within Maxsurf – File -- Import -- DXF Background – Default wire frame box (o.k. that)……can only get partial stuff in Maxsurf etc
    5. From there I’m lost? (Maybe start adding surfaces )

    I believe I have to select each view individually

    I would be grateful is someone could highlight the steps and iterations which are necessary to generate a 3D model within Maxsurf from AutoCAD? If there was a set procedure I could follow it etc.

    I’ve printed off the entire manual from the Maxsurf website but none seen to comprehensively cover or provided a tutorial example for this area.


    Regards

    cmcguinness
     
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