using autocad 2014 and smedit

[marcus87]

So I wanted to make models with an CAD programm and import them in smedit to konvert them into blueprints. But smedit can only import binvox, obj, vrml or schematik. I have seen people using these amazing models which can only be made with an powerfull CAD programm.

Can anyone tell me how I can export the models in an usable format for smedit?

thanks in advance,

marcus

 

[MichaelSeph]

CAD to .obj converting, then to binvox, then to SMEdit.

 

[Tomino_sama]

What MichaelSpeph said and also please come visit with your creations, I run a Hall of Smedit and nobody i\'ve met has actually made the model first.... yet.

 

[marcus87]

Will do. But I will have to learn how to use autocad. I had some experience with pro engineer but the now actual creo 2.0 is really awefull to use. That will probably take a while and I have to see how I have time besides the university.

thanks for the infos.

 

[marcus87]

so far I have problems with the first step, vonverting the dwg to obj. I tried SketchUp but this does not work

 

[marcus87]

ok I found a way. The for students also free 3ds Max 2014 from autoCAD can convert the drw to obj.

Sadly with these obj files smedit gives an error message

Error executing plugin

Plugin: Import/OBJ
Arguments:

• file := D:\\autocad Modelle\\test\\conus.obj
• longestDimension := 100

java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Index: 0, Size: 0
at java.util.ArrayList.rangeCheck(Unknown Source)
at java.util.ArrayList.get(Unknown Source)
at jo.vecmath.logic.ext.Hull3fLogic.getBounds(Hull3fLogic.java:39)
at jo.sm.plugins.ship.imp.PlotLogic.getScale(PlotLogic.java:192)
at jo.sm.plugins.ship.imp.ImportOBJPlugin.modify(ImportOBJPlugin.java:72)
at jo.sm.ui.act.plugin.BlocksPluginAction$1.run(BlocksPluginAction.java:67)
at jo.sm.logic.RunnableLogic$1.run(RunnableLogic.java:14)



I will now try the from Tomino_sama in one of his videos suggested programm binvox

marcus