Member Lobby Posted October 20, 2017 Member Share Posted October 20, 2017 Hi Folks, Many of my jeweler CAD friends have recommended that I buy 3DC, yet I haven't. Now I find that a reduced capability option (3DC-Printing) has been created, with the tools most jewelers would use to prepare their files for printing. I've just purchased it. But it appears one of the features from 3DC that's missing is importing while keeping the Rhino file's layer structure. Here's the export screen from my Rhino file: Here's the full version 3DC import screen. Note the option to "merge to separate volumes" Here's the import screen off my 3DC-Printing. The "Merge to separate volumes" is not available. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to keep separate layers when I import these obj files? I suppose I can import each layer separately, but it would be convenient not to have to. Oh, the reason this is important to me is so that I can perform booleans with the separate layers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Hi, Please switch on import w/o voxelization and Import to Separate Instances Hope this help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lobby Posted October 20, 2017 Author Member Share Posted October 20, 2017 Gracias, Carlos. That's closer to what I wanted, but it's not quite there. One of the layers in Rhino that I exported was an arranged group of several polysurfaces; the other layer was only 1 piece. The suggestions you made turned each piece into its own layer. Now I have too many layers in 3DCPrinting. I wanted to transfer over the Layers I had created in Rhino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lobby Posted October 20, 2017 Author Member Share Posted October 20, 2017 Another question. Rather a basic one. Does 3DC-Printing have an export function? I don't see it. I need to export stl files for my printer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lobby Posted October 20, 2017 Author Member Share Posted October 20, 2017 It's a strange thing. As I looked through the "File" menu, there was no Export option. I then looked through all the other top menu options. Then I looked again at the File menu, and the Export option was there. Strange. Also, the "Symmetry" top menu option is now available; it wasn't initially. Version 3DC-printing v1.1.04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Please send support-related question about this issue to Andrew Shpagin at support@3dcoat.com Thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lobby Posted October 21, 2017 Author Member Share Posted October 21, 2017 This 3DC-Printing software is a new product. I figured that many purchasers would be like me, new to 3DCoat. And the perhaps the answers to my questions here on this forum would of value to them also. Perhaps there will be a 3DCPrinting subforum started on this site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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