Turning wires into solids
 

I made all the wires for inventor using the harness and wiring feature & i want to import all my files into 3ds max, but 3ds max doesn't import them. So is there any way to turn the wires into solids? I tried derived component, but it didnt work. Is there any other way to do this?

Re: Turning wires into solids
 

Why do you need to import them into 3DS max?
If its anything being submitted, you can't use 3DS max, only inventor renderings/animations are aloud.
you could always make a loft feature of a circle to look like the wire, then it will import correctly into 3DS.

Re: Turning wires into solids
 

He might be using it for his animation which can be done in 3ds max or perhaps it is to show off to sponsors. I would just like to state that you could do as he said above or you could just make the wires in 3ds max. I don't think it would be that hard if you know what you are doing.

Re: Turning wires into solids
 

I just did a Save Copy as ACIS (*.sat) and then ran acisin in AutoCAD and the wires came in as a solid - so I assume there is a method to get them into Max.

Re: Turning wires into solids
 

Thanks for all the help.

I can use boundary path on the face of the wires to make a sketch, and then use sweep with the existing path for making it solid. But, itll take too long to do that.

oo. maybe it might work if i use iges format
I'll give it a try