Rhino To Autodesk® Alias® Plugin
Win64, EnglishGeneral Usage Instructions
Open Utilities > Plugin Manager and select import3DM to enable the plugin. The plugin will be listed under Autodesk Exchange Apps.
Please select
- Import3DM_2024_1 if Alias version is 2024.1 or newer.
- Import3DM_2021_3 if Alias version is 2021.3 or newer.
- Import3DM for older versions of Alias.
Select the Auto Load option to automatically load the plugin the next time Alias starts.
The plugin will be installed under the File > Import menu, as Import 3DM
Click on Import 3DM to open a 3dm file to a new stage or the current stage depending upon the option.
The following datasets are translated
Rhino | Alias |
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Brep Surfaces | Nurbs Surfaces |
Solids/ Joined surfaces | Group of Nurbs Surfaces |
Curves | Nurbs Curves |
Meshes | Meshes |
Point Sets | Point Cloud |
Render Lights | Lights |
Materials | Shaders |
Layers | Layers |
Blocks | Geometry |
Groups | Groups |
Dimensions | Locators |
Commands
Installation/Uninstallation
The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from 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 plug-in without uninstalling it by unchecking the "Load/Unload" checkbox associated with the plug-in in the Autodesk® 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
Limitations: Some trim edges might be distorted when importing certain Rhino parametric geometry.
- Work Around 1: If you encounter such distortions, an optional Rhino 6 Plugin and Rhino 5 Plugin are provided to correct those distortions.
The plugin provides two commands
1, DS_Optimize: This would optimize the geometry in Rhino for transfer to Alias and other neutral formats.
2, DS_SplitKinkyEdges: This would split the edges at c1 discontinuities. - Work Around 2: Save the file in Rhino as v2. The resulting files will not have distortions when imported to Alias
Contact
Author/Company Information
Support Information
Please visit http://www.digital-sculptors.com
Version History
Version Number | Version Description |
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6.3.0.0 |
Enhancement: Support for Rhino 8 Enhancement: Rhino SubD is imported as subdivided mesh |
6.2.0.0 |
Enhancement: Support for Alias 2024.1 |
6.1.1.0 |
Enhancement: Support for Alias 2023.1 |
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 v7 3DM files |
4.0.3.0 |
Enhancement: OpenNURBS 6.15 Bug Fix: Minor bugs |
4.0.2.0 |
Enhancement: Added additional options Enhancement: Support for Alias 2020. Enhancement: Improved License Manager |
4.0.1.1 |
New App Icon 64 bit version only |