Have you tried SketchUp? It can export XSI as well as FBX, DAE, and more. Best Regards, * Stephen P. Davidson*
*(954) 552-7956* [email protected] 3D Animation Magic Facebook page <http://www.facebook.com/3danimationmagic> *Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic* - Arthur C. Clarke <http://www.3danimationmagic.com/> On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 6:38 PM Jonathan Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > I’m personally not a fan of Simlab products as I’ve always found them them > introduce glitches into exports (the SketchUp plugins are the exception but > still have their own peculiarities). > > Not sure if anybody else has mentioned this but MOI is worth a try and > it’s pretty cheap too ($295). > > http://moi3d.com/ > > It’s created by the original designer of Rhino (Michael Gibson) but I’ve > always found that the exports are better than Rhino itself The downside is > that it’s not 64bit yet (coming very soon) so it can’t cope with really > large multi component CAD assets but it’s a fantastic CAD tool to add to > your armoury full stop never mind using it for it’s excellent conversion > capabilities. > > Fully functional 30 day demo if I remember rightly, so it’s worth a try. > > > > > On 12 Jun 2017, at 21:56, Eugene Flormata <[email protected]> wrote: > > just tried the trail for simlab on an export > it seems to have issues, looks like the connecting nurb meshes are > cleaner, just some parts are fairly noisy, and still non manifold issues > would probably be easier if I didn't have to actually set up UV's for this > thing. the maya UV tools don't work on these non-manifold things > > although it seems if I import an obj over and fbx, mesh - cleanup doesn't > mess up the object normals, so that's weird > doing maya 2017 update 4, maybe something will be fixed > > > also > does anyone know if the cheaper simlab composer pro $200 is all that's > needed for exporting files? > > > On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 9:34 AM, Ed Manning <[email protected]> wrote: > >> +1 for SimLab. >> >> On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 2:22 AM, Enter Reality <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Guys, I've been dealing a lot with CAD files lately, one of the most >>> plug&play solution is to export the file from you CAD software ( I usually >>> use JT ) and import everything into SimLab and from there export in >>> FBX...its surprisingly fast and I never had export problems, except for CAD >>> files using Nurbs surfaces, but I haven't tested Rhino yet, so you can give >>> it a try with the 14 days trial. >>> >>> > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. -- Best Regards, Stephen P. Davidson 3D Animation Magic 7586 Pinewalk Drive South Margate, FL 33063 (954) 552-7956 www.3danimationmagic.com www.facebook.com/3danimationmagic
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