4 Replies Latest reply on Oct 28, 2010 10:05 AM by Tomasz Wroblewski

Exporting to Blender

1-TBMH9I Sep 7, 2010 3:58 PM

Hello,

I'm producing a promotional video for a client who uses SolidWorks.

We would like our client to export their 3D models from SolidWorks to a 3D program we use for video called Blender.

Wondering if anyone has ever had to do this before and if they could offer any advice. We have tried exporting a number of formats but none have worked thus far.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Tom

Basetwo Media Inc.

Re: Exporting to Blender

Tomasz Wroblewski Sep 7, 2010 4:49 PM (in response to 1-TBMH9I)

The best format to export from solidworks to blender is vrml.
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  1-TBMH9I Sep 7, 2010 5:00 PM (in response to Tomasz Wroblewski)
  
  Thanks so much for the quick reply.
  We'll give this a try.
  
  Thanks.
  
  Tom.
  
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Re: Exporting to Blender

Rick McWilliams Oct 27, 2010 4:48 PM (in response to 1-TBMH9I)

Solidworks saves VRML at a resolution that relates to image quality. I get best results at lower resolution and with optimize edge length set. This eliminates slivers. This will import into Blender. I have a mannequin model in Solidworks that I would love to rig the parts in Blender. Blender is so different from Solidworks that it makes my brain hurt.
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  Tomasz Wroblewski Oct 28, 2010 10:05 AM (in response to Rick McWilliams)
  
  At first glance, may look like
  Because the power of blender is in Hot Key.
  You make download this from here
  http://download.blender.org/documentation/BlenderHotkeyReference.pdf
  
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