Alias to Rhino Plugin
Win64, EnglishGeneral Usage Instructions
Open Utilities > Plugin Manager and select export3DM to enable the plugin. The plugin will be listed under Autodesk App Store.
Please select the appropriate version of plugin.
- export3DM_2017 ( Alias 2017)
- export3DM_2018 for Alias 2018 to Alias 2021.2
- export3DM_2021_3 for Alias 2021.3 to Alias 2023.1.1
- export3DM_2024_1 for Alias 2024.1 or newer
Select the Auto Load option to automatically load the plugin the next time Alias starts.
The plugin will be installed under File > Export menu, as Export 3DM
Click on Export 3DM either to save the contents of the current stage or active objects to a 3dm file.
Open Export 3DM Option box, to select either All objects or Active objects.
The following datasets are translated
| Alias | Rhino |
|---|---|
| Surfaces | Brep Nurbs Surfaces |
| Shells | Exploded Brep Nurbs Surfaces |
| Curves | Nurbs Curves |
| Curve on surface | Nurbs Curves |
| Meshes | Meshes |
| Point Cloud | Point Set |
| Lights | Render Lights |
| Shaders | Materials |
| Layers | Layers |
| Instances | Geometry |
| Groups | Groups |
Commands
Installation/Uninstallation
The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from the Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.
You can unload the plugin without uninstalling it by unchecking the "Load/Unload" check box associated with the plugin in the Alias Plug-in Manager. You may have to restart Alias to completely unload the application.
Please ensure the following pre-requisites are met.
.NET framework 4.6.1 or above. Download the framework from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49981
Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable or above. Download the files from https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe
To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel/Programs and Features' (Windows 7/8.1/10/11), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system.
Additional Information
Known Issues
Limitation: The default layer in Alias is called DefaultLayer and cannot be deleted or renamed.
- Work Around: The translator will rename the layer to "_Default_" so that round trip transfers don't end up with multiple layers called "DefaultLayer".
Limitation: Some trimmed periodic/closed surfaces may not get trimmed properly.
- Work Around: Please detach such surfaces into two before the transfer or convert them to shells, using SurfaceEdit->Stitch function.
Limitation: Some complex multi-level instances might not transfer properly.
- Work Around: Please use Edit->Expand Instances to create real geometry before the transfer
Contact
Author/Company Information
Support Information
Rajeev Nair rajeev@digital-sculptors.com
Version History
| Version Number | Version Description |
|---|---|
|
6.5.0.0 |
Enhancement: Support for Alias 2026 |
|
6.4.0.0 |
Enhancement: Better matching of shaders |
|
6.3.0.0 |
Enhancement: Support for Rhino 8 |
|
6.2.0.0 |
Enhancement: Support for Alias 2024.1 |
|
6.1.0.0 |
Enhancement: Trial period of 30 days. New License Manager |
|
6.0.0.0 |
Enhancement: Support for Alias 2021.3 |
|
5.0.0.0 |
Enhancement: OpenNURBS 7.x Enhancement: Support for v7 3DM format. Bug Fix: Minor bugs |
|
4.0.3.0 |
Enhancement: OpenNURBS r6.15 Bug Fix: Minor bugs |
|
4.0.2.0 |
Enhancement: Support for Planes and Vectors Enhancement: Support for Alias 2020. Enhancement: Improved License Manager |
|
4.0.1.1 |
New App Icons 64 bit plugin |