Importing curved objects from autocad?

[ironman]

I'm trying to import some cylinder-shaped columns into 3dmax from autocad, and i have my importing settings under "geometry" at wire threshold = 0, smooth angle = 10, curve steps = 1, surface deviations for 3D solids = 0.

 

Not only does it take forever to import them, but they render horribly. I have them imported at those settings - should i change something in my rendering settings?

 

Thanks for any help.

[Cad64]

Set your weld threshold to 0.1, smooth angle to 15.0, curve steps to 10 and max surface deviation to 0.01 for importing, then apply a smooth modifier to further smooth the columns before rendering.

[nbri0009]

How do you access these settings to set curve steps and surface deviation ?

[Cad64]

The "Autocad DWG/DXF Import Options" dialog pops up automatically when you import a CAD file.

[amjad357]

its working thanks ..............