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Create and open an Autodesk Showcase scene

Import geometry into your scene

Use the correct import conversion settings

 

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Import models into your scene

Import model files

1. Select File > Import Models.

   The Import Models window appears. (This may take a few seconds the first time you import a model, because the translator service must start up.)

2. Select the type of model file you want to import from the Files of type pull-down.

   (To view all the model files you can possibly import into Autodesk Showcase, select Model Files from this list.)

3. Browse to and select the model files you’ve prepared.

   Prepare Alias geometry

   (You can select multiple files by holding down the Ctrl key. Select a group of files next to each other by holding down the Shift key.)

4. Click Open.

   CAD or AliasStudio model files must first be converted to APF files. The Convert Imported Models window appears so you can set options for this process.

   

5. Select the type of tessellation from the Conversion settings menu. For more information on the scripts available to you, see:

   Use the correct import conversion settings.

6. To watch the progress of the file conversion, check the Open the Import Status window check box.
   NoteFor the fastest loading time, minimize the Import Status window while files are loading.
7. Click OK.

   The conversion process will take some time. When it’s finished, the models appear in the Autodesk Showcase window.

View APF Conversion Status

When you are importing model files, they are first converted to APF files. To view the status of this conversion process:

1. Check the Open the Import Status window check box in the Convert Imported Models window to open the Import Status window automatically.

   To open the window any other time, select File > Show Import Status (or press the I key).

   

   The Import Status window lists each model file you are importing, the source units, its conversion settings, its status, and the APF files that were created. It also indicates the load status of the model file as it is loaded into the Autodesk Showcase window.

   NoteIf you change a model in its original software, not through Autodesk Showcase, its new status may not be reflected immediately in the Import Status window. To see the latest updates, close and re-open the window.
2. To sort the window entries by column, click on the heading for that column.

   To reverse the column order, click on the column heading again. (An arrow shows whether the column entries are in forward or reverse order.)

   NoteYou can view this window automatically while you are importing files if you check the Open the Import Status window check box in the Convert Imported Models window. However, for the fastest loading time it is recommended that you minimize the window while files are loading.

Troubleshooting

• It will take time for a model file to appear. View its loading status in the Import Status window.
• When loaded, models may be located outside of the visible view. Press Ctrl+F to fit the model into the view.
• To verify the number of levels of detail (LOD), select Options > Performance and Quality, click the Lock display quality to button, and move the slider back and forth to see the different LODs.

  Optimize Hardware rendering for frame rate or quality

• If you still have difficulties importing files, see:

  Troubleshoot problems importing models

Import additional model files

1. Select File > Show Import Status.
2. Click on the Import Models button

   Continue to import additional files as documented in the first task of this topic.