SGI: Computer Graphics

CAD 3D geometry import for LightWave3D 5.0 ?

edefault
From Germany
Who joined Nov. 28, 2003, 5:02 a.m.
Wrote the following at June 25, 2004, 12:18 a.m...
Hello to all!

There is a commercial tool available for conversion of various CAD geometry formats called Polytrans SGI.
This is the only one I found capable of exporting CAD 3D files - IGES, VDA, STL, IV etc. - into LightWave3D 5.0 .

Now I wonder if anybody of the real experts here knows another way...
No need for a fullsize multi-purpose fromall-toall format conversion program!
Only one thing: import from a single (Pro/E generated) 3D into LightWave.

Any hint greatly appreciated!
mis
Who joined April 2, 2003, 12:26 a.m.
Wrote the following at June 28, 2004, 4:35 a.m...
well there are several ways howver
on this site

http://www.chromecow.com/downloads.htm

there is a tool for lw to import and export stl

if it wil work on the sgi version ime not shure however
if its only a coupple of objects your talking about
ime a registrated lw user and run lw 8 on my pc
so maby i can convert it for you if it can get it working
i can export for 5.6 :)

so whats cooking.

besides that , theres a tool for pc called polytranz but its not freeware


let me know

Mis
Best regards

MIS
edefault
From Germany
Who joined Nov. 28, 2003, 5:02 a.m.
Wrote the following at June 28, 2004, 5:38 a.m...
mis,

thanks a lot for that kind response and generous offer!
It´s not a single data set I want to convert, but do it on a regular base, and of course I will take a brief look at chromecow.

If this is of interest to anybody else but me: Polytrans by Okino ( http://www.okino.com ), a command line tool which was originally made for use on IRIX is still available as Polytrans SGI - unfortunately okino´s other fine product, the NuGraf renderer is not.

What a shame...
mis
Who joined April 2, 2003, 12:26 a.m.
Wrote the following at June 29, 2004, 5:15 p.m...
and that irix version of polytrans cant do it for you ?

MIS
Best regards



MIS
edefault
From Germany
Who joined Nov. 28, 2003, 5:02 a.m.
Wrote the following at June 29, 2004, 11:42 p.m...
oh, I´m sure it can do much more than I need, but it is about 500$ which is quite a lot for a single command line utility.
Brombear
From Frankfurt (Rhein-Main Area) / Germany
Who joined Oct. 5, 2003, 8:42 a.m.
Wrote the following at June 30, 2004, 12:58 a.m...
Well I would disagree. 500$ for a tool that can convert so many file formats is ultra cheapo. This is less than a man-day in automotive industrie and will be paid out of the Portokasse (petty cash) like we germans say. I have seen simpler converting utilities in the range up to 50k and higher. But it all depends on how often youre gonna sell such a tool.

Matthias
Life is what happens while we are making other plans
edefault
From Germany
Who joined Nov. 28, 2003, 5:02 a.m.
Wrote the following at June 30, 2004, 3:56 a.m...
From the point of view you mentioned you´re right.
500 bucks is peanuts for big biz - but a lot for an hobbyists budget.
And before I go to buy I´m first trying all the expertise at nekochan here ;-)

In the mean time I found another program - all by myself - that does the trick even in demo mode:
Deep Exploration on http://www.righthemisphere.com (a lot of 3D stuff there),
but I dunno if there is an IRIX versions (assumeably not - sigh).
Unfortunately their site appears seriously mangled when viewed with mozilla firefox - checked with IE only? Bad sign.

C´mon, anybody a free solution on IRIX?
mis
Who joined April 2, 2003, 12:26 a.m.
Wrote the following at June 30, 2004, 3:15 p.m...
Nowthat you want to convert it to lightwave

do yo uhave some stuff that you have made in lightwave already
a gallery or so or ?

misme
Best regards



MIS
edefault
From Germany
Who joined Nov. 28, 2003, 5:02 a.m.
Wrote the following at July 8, 2004, 3:22 a.m...
mis: something like this?
http://www.in4tec.de/VIDEO/roboter3.mpv
barefoot
From QLD, Australia
Who joined May 31, 2004, 10:27 p.m.
Wrote the following at July 8, 2004, 5:30 a.m...
edefault wrote: From the point of view you mentioned you´re right.
500 bucks is peanuts for big biz - but a lot for an hobbyists budget.
And before I go to buy I´m first trying all the expertise at nekochan here ;-)

In the mean time I found another program - all by myself - that does the trick even in demo mode:
Deep Exploration on http://www.righthemisphere.com (a lot of 3D stuff there),
but I dunno if there is an IRIX versions (assumeably not - sigh).
Unfortunately their site appears seriously mangled when viewed with mozilla firefox - checked with IE only? Bad sign.

C´mon, anybody a free solution on IRIX?


If you didn't need to do it on Irix, Accutrans is only $US20 and there is a 30 days trial version available.
Link is here:
http://www.micromouse.ca/

I haven't really used it that much so I don't know how well it worked, but it converts to obj perfectly. I sent away the registration form but never heard from them and CC not charged either. The 30 days trial also lapsed without loss of functionality. Unfortunately I've deleted it now so I can't tell you how well it converts to lightwave.

Cheers