tkluysk Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 I'm trying to find a good solution to cleanly translate a simple Houdini curve (an open polyline or NURBS curve) for import in AutoCAD. Ideally .dwg format. I could be happy with just getting into Illustrator, but the real challenge is AutoCAD. To be honest, I've already done it. Export as IGES, then import in AutoCAD using a custom importer: http://www.sharewareconnection.com/iges-import-for-autocad.htm It's 200$ though, and I'm looking for a free, and (ideally) clean and easy solution. Shoot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezz Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Well I have always found it hard to get things in and out of AutoCad. I guess its the good old protectionistic philosophy that has been around AutoDesk always. I dont think there are other alternatives than buying plugins or translatersoftware. I have used Okino Polytrans with succes - But if its just a onetime job, I dont think the pricetag can justified it. Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkluysk Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 (edited) I'm on Mac and I got lucky: there's a free-to-use dev version of Rhino available for download. Rhino does a superb job at importing my Houdini IGES, and exporting it as a dwg. It imports flawlessly into Illustrator and AutoCAD. http://community.irhino3d.com/ Edited October 20, 2009 by tkluysk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezz Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Hey Tom... Cool it works and thanks for sharing Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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