

Note that Maya 8.0 and above don't offer this option anymore. Therefore Maya won't apply it's own scale factor to convert between both file units and only the user set scale will be applied. By setting this, Maya will assume centimeters for the CAD drawing as well. Check Override file units with and choose Centimeters Maya is configured to centimeters by default.Check Group, which groups all imported geometry.Choose File Type DWG_DXF (If it's not in the list, the plug-in isn't loaded).Note: To be able to import DWG files into Maya 7, the dwgtranslator plug-in needs to be loaded (Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager). When the autoCAD drawing is very big, for example when importing maps, it's possible that the Clipping Planes of the camera(s) need to be adjusted to allow the greater distance between camera and objects.You could change the scale of the group to adjust. The scale isn't correct (drawing is Maya is far to big).Or the DWG file could be edited and redo the import. This can be achieved by centering the pivot of the group and using absolute numeric input to move to the origin. The AutoCAD drawing is too far from the origin (in the DWG file).If you see the curve now, the import was successful.

Select a or a few curves in the Outliner, activate the perspective viewport and press 'F' to focus on the selected object. Open the Outliner and check whether any curves have been imported (in the group). Troubleshooting Once i've imported the DGW-file, i don't see anything in my 3D world It might be convenient to place the pivot of the group on the origin first (by moving the pivot, the group or both). If you need them to be in the XZ plane, select the group (either using the Outliner or selecting a curve from the drawing and pressing the up-arrow on your keyboard) and rotate it -90 degrees around the X-axis. The drawing appears in the viewport.īecause Maya uses the Y-axis as the up-axis and AutoCAD uses the Z-axis, sometimes you need to rotate your drawing: Hit the Import button.Ĭhoose the AutoCad drawing to be imported. This makes selecting the whole much easier. Select the option to group all imported objects. Go to File > Import and choose the optionbox. If you want to import a DWG file in Maya 7, please refer to the section Import DWG drawings in Maya 7.
#Export to autocad command for mac os x
The DWG import option for Direct Connect is not supported for Mac OS X at the moment, unfortunately.
#Export to autocad command for free
It's available for free from the Autodesk website and from the Maya for Students website for TU Delft students. Note: To be able to import DWG files into Maya, Direct Connect must be installed and the Direct Connect plug-in has to be loaded ( Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager).ĭirect Connect is an application that must be downloaded and installed separately. Either click near the origin or type 0,0 while using the MOVE command. Select the drawing and use the MOVE command to move the drawing to the origin. Make sure you place the drawing in or near the origin in autoCAD. Cleanup: Avoid double lines and try to use polylines where possible.Scale: Make sure you're drawing has a suitable scale for Maya (1 unit equals 1 meter).

