Converting an X_T file

[ShaunDon]

Hey guys --

We've got a fairly large (220mb) X_T file of a piece of equipment that we need to use in a rendering in 3ds max. Problem is we haven't been able to get a decent conversion made of it using any freely available software. A couple different places recommend using NPower Translator Pro to convert it over to a Max model, but it's a pricey piece of software that we don't want to buy for just one job. Is there anyone out there with a copy who'd be willing to translate this file over for us? It would be much appreciated!

Thanks!
Shaun

[beestee]

What are the limitations on the demo version of NPower Translators Pro? I wouldn't imagine a demo of that particular software would be very useful if the limitations did not allow you to translate your object.

[Morbid Angel]

we have dealt with x_t recently. Its made by a software called UGS NX. Apparently its some engineering nurbs package like rhino but better and more advanced. Unfortunately we were not able to convert this format. We had asked the manufacturer to supply us with the .stp format which was read by rhino and then converted to max.
You might try deep exploration to convert x_t but it will be a fixed tessellation on the nurbs and you wont be able to control it.

[ShaunDon]

Thanks for the input, guys. Thorsten (instinct) was kind enough to help us out with the conversion. I'm really amazed at how complicated and bloated the model was for something that is in reality composed of flat plane surfaces -- no curves at all, really. But there was an absurd amount of information contained in the model, in the end culling it down and cleaning it up took almost as much time as modeling it from scratch.

Thanks!
Shaun

[percydaman]

Thanks for the input, guys. Thorsten (instinct) was kind enough to help us out with the conversion. I'm really amazed at how complicated and bloated the model was for something that is in reality composed of flat plane surfaces -- no curves at all, really. But there was an absurd amount of information contained in the model, in the end culling it down and cleaning it up took almost as much time as modeling it from scratch.

Thanks!
Shaun

Aint that the way it goes eh?