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Archicad convert to 3ds max

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:14:24 GMT

Hi all, Anyone know how to convert archicad file to 3ds max file?

I had tried to save .pln file as 3dstudio, it will prompt: Construct 3D studio objects according to:(i selected)- Archicad objects (native output), it warm me that too many faces or vertices for one object, then i can't save it.

Anyone can help me?

Re: Archicad convert to 3ds max

Steve Jepson — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:47:15 GMT

What is the file size?

Did you turn off layers of all unwanted objects before you try to Save as .3ds ?

Re: Archicad convert to 3ds max

Fran_ois Chatelain — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:15:37 GMT

Hi Hazel,
generate a 3D view of what you want to export and then save as 3ds from the 3D window.

Cheers
Francois

Re: Archicad convert to 3ds max

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 21:42:46 GMT

Hi Hazel

I use dfx files from ArchiCad to 3ds Max.
Simply generate a 3d in ArchiCad, press "save as", choose dxf to save with the option for the translator "for as is output" (the other options doesn't works fine with max). After that simply import in max

cheers

Re: Archicad convert to 3ds max

Dwight — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:10:00 GMT

And if the file is too large, do the export 1/2 at a time.

Re: Archicad convert to 3ds max

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 06:53:37 GMT

Hi Hazel

Francois is right, do a 3ds export from a 3D view in ArchiCAD. DXF, DWG do not work as good and are much larger, to many facets, material names and layers won't be split up as in ArchiCAD. Years of experience and trial and error did make the 3ds export by far the best to work with in Max especially if you have a large model.

Here are the settings to use:

Materials
1000.0 mm
tick Object=group name ( 7 characters )

Re: Archicad convert to 3ds max

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:07:00 GMT

Hi,

You can get my personal workflow here: http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=35364

Regards Ede

Re: Archicad convert to 3ds max

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:21:17 GMT

See my settings in this topic:

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=182146&highlight=#182146

Re: Archicad convert to 3ds max

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 04:44:17 GMT

Thanks anyway, that will do for me also

Re: Archicad convert to 3ds max

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:23:14 GMT

I have tried to export to max with
Materials
1000.0 mm
but when i import to max the building is small.

using Archicad 17 and max 2011