File conversions

[Service Sign Co]

I literally have hundreds of DWG & DXF files to compile on CD's all from different incompatible versions of cad, Is there a good way to do this or am I in for some very long nights? Machines are out of production and need to be re-designed

 

[Replicator]

Long Nights !

 

[Service Sign Co]

Thats what I thought, Hoping there was a cure all for that kind of format. Corel comes close but layers are a pain I left a message at a cad site and can only hope for a response, Unlike here there are usually a couple of folks online at other trade sites.

 

[Service Sign Co]

Yep, I won't get any sleep till March or April, If I'm lucky

 

[thesignexpert]

Try this site out for some really powerful file conversion software that might be exactly what you need.

I have not taken the time to research pricing but I do think they have downloadable demos that might solve your problem right away. http://www.okino.com/default.htm

Tim Evans

The Sign Expert .com
"Practical Help for Sign Professionals"

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[Service Sign Co]

Thanks for that Tim, I believe I'll try it, when I use Corel it works on some that cad doesen't but Corel goes into not responding mode with larger dwg's

 

[DavidFord]

Try This

Try Rhino
http://www.rhino3d.com/

David Ford

 

[Service Sign Co]

DWGateway worked. Anyone have experience with 3Ds Max, Solidworks or any 3-D programs?

 

[GAC05]

DWGateway worked. Anyone have experience with 3Ds Max, Solidworks or any 3-D programs?

I have some 3D experience:
Rhino (nurbs), Alibre (solids) XSI (Sub-d polys + texture,animate & render)

No CNC experience other than what I have read up on.


wayne k
guam usa

 

[Service Sign Co]

I was wondering how practical it was for renderings for monument signs and such. I know the Autodesk has a steep learning curve(for me anyway)

 

[GAC05]

I was wondering how practical it was for renderings for monument signs and such. I know the Autodesk has a steep learning curve(for me anyway)

I guess it would depend on how much time you have(want) to invest in getting up to speed with rendering.

You have a bunch of options to pick from.
Pirces range from free (Blender) to several thousand dollars.

I think Rhino might be your best bet when working on Autocad files outside of Autocad. Price is just about $1K. It has a built in render engine and does a pretty good job with Acad files. They have a fully working demo so you can see if it will do what you want. Rhino support is also about the best in the business.

There are cheaper solutions but most all of them will require more work to get DWG or DFX files in and set up to render, i.e. XSI Foundation at just $500.

If you have specific questions or would like to see what could be done with one of your files let me know. I can do some sample renders and show what it took to get them set.

wayne k
guam usa

 

[Service Sign Co]

That's quite informative, I will take a look at the Rino3d demo