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Include group
This group allows you to toggle the inclusion of specific parts of a drawing
file during the import process.
External References (xrefs) Imports xrefs attached to the drawing file.
Lights Imports lights from pre-AutoCAD 2007 drawing files.
Sun and Sky Imports Sun and Shadows position from the drawing file
(AutoCAD / AutoCAD Architecture 2008 and Revit 2008 only).
NOTE You must set mental ray as the default renderer for you to see the Sun and
Sky effect. To set mental ray as the default renderer, see
Choose Renderer Dialog
on page 5944 .
Hatches Imports hatches from the drawing file.
WARNING This stores each line or dot in the hatch pattern as a separate
component of the VIZBlock that defines the hatch; this can create a very large
number of objects in your scene.
Views and Cameras Imports named views and cameras from the drawing
file, and converts named views to 3ds Max cameras.
NOTE Orthographic views do not translate correctly in imported DWG files.
However, there are no problems with Perspective views.
Points Imports points from the drawing file.
NOTE The imported point objects are represented in 3ds Max as Point Helper
objects.
UCSs (grids) Imports user coordinate systems (UCS) from the drawing file
and converts them to 3ds Max grid objects.
DWG/DXF Import: Layers Panel
File menu > Import > AutoCAD Drawing (*.DWG, *.DXF) > Layers panel
The Layers panel of the Import Options dialog lets you choose specific layers
for importing from the DWG or DXF file.
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