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■ Color Imported AutoCAD objects are combined in 3ds Max according
to their color. All objects of the same color are combined into one object,
with the exception of blocks, each of which is represented as an individual
VIZBlock (not a hierarchy). Multiple inserts of the same block are
represented using instances in the scene. Material assignments are lost but
material IDs are preserved.
NOTE Blocks can contain objects with different colors. However, when sorting,
3ds Max considers only the color of the block itself. Also, 3ds Max objects can
only display one color, unless a material is applied.
■ Entity Provides a one-to-one correspondence between AutoCAD objects
and 3ds Max objects. For each imported object or block in the imported
file, the importer creates an independent object or VIZBlock, respectively,
in the scene. Material assignments are lost but material IDs are preserved.
WARNING This option has the potential to create an enormous number of
objects in your scene.
NOTE When working with drawings exported from Revit, it is recommended
that you do not use this setting.
■ One Object All imported objects are combined into a single VIZBlock.
Material assignments are lost but material IDs are preserved.
Use Extrude modifier to represent thickness When on, objects with thickness
receive an Extrude modifier to represent the thickness value. You can then
access the parameters of this modifier and change the height segments, capping
options, and height value. Unavailable with the Layer, Blocks As Node
Hierarchy option.
When off, objects with thickness (and closed capped objects) are converted
directly to mesh objects.
Create one scene object for each ADT object AutoCAD Architecture (formerly
Architectural Desktop or ADT) objects are imported as a single object instead
of being separated into their constituent components. This means that if you
import an ADT door object, the door is represented as one object instead of
three (frame, step, door). Turning on this switch makes importing faster and
the scene size smaller.
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