Import From Amapi to Carrara5Pro - Polyloop

Wayne48 · 13th December 2006, 21:45

Hello,
This is my first post.
I thank polyloop for the email you sent me about Amapi.
Got the Amapi7.52 pro upgrade very cheap.

Oky I have Carrara 5 pro, and I am starting to learn Modeling in Amapi, I have made (very) simple objects in Amapi and try to Import them to Car5pro.
But somthing always distorts the geometry.
Have tried all formts, but models do not import corectly.
Please help.
P.S have exported same simple objects into Vue5 .obj format no problem.

Thomas · 13th December 2006, 22:28

Can you post some screnshots of the problem (in Amapi and in Carrara)? It's hard to imagine the problem without seeing it

Wayne48 · 13th December 2006, 23:43

I do not know how to do that?

Pete Exxtreme · 14th December 2006, 08:51

Make a screenshot of the original model in Amapi, another one of the weird one in Carrara, then upload them as attachments in the next message of this thread you'll write using the "advanced" menu of the forum message

rtfrog · 14th December 2006, 12:09

Hello,I use Amapi 6.0 then import into Carrara Studio 2 with no problem have you tried to save the File as A car. file when you save in Amapi Pro 7.52.

shoeach · 14th December 2006, 12:17

Hi, Wayne48.

Welcome here.

I am also learning(struggling with?) Amapi chiefly now.

Good luck!

shoeach

Windows XP HE sp2
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
nDIVIA GeForce 7900GT
2GB RAM
AmapiPro7.52, CarraraPro5.1, Hexagon2.1, trueSpace7.11, Wings3D

Gordon_S · 11th January 2007, 15:57

I've saved models from Amapi in IGES format, and imported them into Carrara 5 Pro with no problem. This will only work for NURBS models, though, not polyhedrals.

jones2000u · 12th January 2007, 02:37

Hello Wayne

when you say simple objects distort, do you mean that the actual shape of the object distorts when you import them, or do you mean the shape is the same, but the size measurements are different?

I sometimes export Amapi as lightwave by accident, instead of wavefront, and that really does give very strange distortions!

13th December 2006, 21:45	#1 (permalink)
Wayne48 Vertex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2	Import From Amapi to Carrara5Pro Hello, This is my first post. I thank polyloop for the email you sent me about Amapi. Got the Amapi7.52 pro upgrade very cheap. Oky I have Carrara 5 pro, and I am starting to learn Modeling in Amapi, I have made (very) simple objects in Amapi and try to Import them to Car5pro. But somthing always distorts the geometry. Have tried all formts, but models do not import corectly. Please help. P.S have exported same simple objects into Vue5 .obj format no problem.

13th December 2006, 22:28	#2 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,319	Can you post some screnshots of the problem (in Amapi and in Carrara)? It's hard to imagine the problem without seeing it __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

14th December 2006, 08:51	#4 (permalink)
Pete Exxtreme Lick it up Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Thonon/France Posts: 4,635	Make a screenshot of the original model in Amapi, another one of the weird one in Carrara, then upload them as attachments in the next message of this thread you'll write using the "advanced" menu of the forum message __________________ Toute faute de frappe ou erreur de syntaxe sont dues a un clavier rebelle à toute forme d'autorité. LightWave 9 \| Hexagon 2 My gallery

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rtfrog NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: London UK Posts: 120	Hello,I use Amapi 6.0 then import into Carrara Studio 2 with no problem have you tried to save the File as A car. file when you save in Amapi Pro 7.52. __________________ "You'll get there in the End."

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13th December 2006, 23:43	#3 (permalink)
Wayne48 Vertex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2	I do not know how to do that?

14th December 2006, 12:17	#6 (permalink)
shoeach Box modeling Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Saitama, Japan Posts: 219	Hi, Wayne48. Welcome here. I am also learning(struggling with?) Amapi chiefly now. Good luck! shoeach Windows XP HE sp2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 nDIVIA GeForce 7900GT 2GB RAM AmapiPro7.52, CarraraPro5.1, Hexagon2.1, trueSpace7.11, Wings3D

11th January 2007, 15:57	#7 (permalink)
Gordon_S FoToonist Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Detroit Posts: 20	I've saved models from Amapi in IGES format, and imported them into Carrara 5 Pro with no problem. This will only work for NURBS models, though, not polyhedrals.

12th January 2007, 02:37	#8 (permalink)
jones2000u NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 134	Hello Wayne when you say simple objects distort, do you mean that the actual shape of the object distorts when you import them, or do you mean the shape is the same, but the size measurements are different? I sometimes export Amapi as lightwave by accident, instead of wavefront, and that really does give very strange distortions!