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From: Kev <kevtoast@geocities.com>
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Subject: DXF -> RSD Big problem!
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:50:39 +0100
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Hi,

OK, I've spent some time getting some simple code to work and I've
mangaged to design quite a cool object that I want to display...

So, I save my object in DXF format and load it into the DXF->RSD
converter. I've saved it as standard  RSD format, but when I load it
into the RSD tool (or use rsdv for that matter) half the polygons are
messed up! I read in the software development guide that some 3D
programs output DXF with the normals screwed up - mine seems to be
doing this!!! I'm using a 3D program called Imagine. I've also tried
converting the Imagine object into a Lightwave object and loading into
a modeller called Rhino (www.rhino3d.com) and it looks fine - but
when I save it as DXF from that program it STILL messes up the normals.

Has anyone got a 3d object converter that will take either Imagine
(.iob/.obj) or Lightwave (.lwo) or .3ds objects and output them as
DXF with the normals intact???

Help!

Kev.
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