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Postby brianmccuk » Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:20 pm

Hi,

When I import a 3ds file it comes in as various triangles? can I reduce this?

Thanks,
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Re: 3ds files

Postby Pilou » Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:24 pm

maybe with Meshlab ?
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Re: 3ds files

Postby Jean Lemire » Fri Jun 29, 2012 6:43 pm

Hi folks.

If you have SU Pro, you can try exporting as a DWG and then import back with the Merge coplanar faces option checked.

Just ideas.
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Re: 3ds files

Postby jpalm32 » Sat Jun 30, 2012 3:27 pm

My Meshlab can't imports 3DS
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Re: 3ds files

Postby Nentautako » Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:41 am

brianmccuk wrote:Hi,

When I import a 3ds file it comes in as various triangles? can I reduce this?

Thanks,
B


have you ever heard about POLYGON CRUNCHER 10.1 ?

just download the standalone trial and modify the overlay file... you would use if forever :thumb:
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Re: 3ds files

Postby Pilou » Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:31 pm

My Meshlab can't imports 3DS

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import:PLY, STL, OFF, OBJ, 3DS, COLLADA, PTX, V3D, PTS, APTS, XYZ, GTS, TRI, ASC, X3D, X3DV, VRML, ALN
export:PLY, STL, OFF, OBJ, 3DS, COLLADA, VRML, DXF, GTS, U3D, IDTF, X3D
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