Importing 3D models

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Nathan Hicks

August 04, 2019 16:29

Hello everyone!

My apologies for newbie question. I'm working with 3D scans of interiors and furniture via Artec Studio and Solidworks. The only way to import a 3d model from SW to Prospect is to use Rhino as an intermediate step which leads to a rather complicated procedure of importing a 3D model: Artec Studio -> Solidworks -> Rhino -> Prospect. It's uncomfortable and takes a long time and sometimes I'm even getting import error somewhere in this chain. My question is whether it will be possible to import 3D models directly from Artec Studio into the Prospectus or not using 3rd-party software at all?

Nathan,

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  Sam A. August 05, 2019 22:05

  Hi Nathan,

  Thanks for the question - after spending some time on the Artec studio help desk, it does not appear that they support the export of any file types that can currently be directly imported into Prospect. 

  In our product roadmap, we continuously work to support more file types to enable more workflows, as well as smoother/simpler ones. One of the next filetypes we'll support is IFC. This could eliminate the Rhino portion of your current workflow, as I know Solidworks can save as IFC. 

  I'd imagine the export formats Artec allows for could very well expand as they continue development as well. Worth noting is that we also already support OBJ and FBX, two of the more common intermediary file types for 3D geometry. 

  Hope this helps! You can always reach someone on our team for in-depth workflow questions if you send a note to support@irisvr.com, we're more than happy to dig in and provide insight/guidance wherever possible.

  Thank you,
  Sam

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