Archicad 9

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PREPARE THE OBJECT FOR IMPORTING
   Load a Archicad project:
C:\Programmi\Graphisoft\ArchiCAD 9\Esempi ArchiCAD\Casa residenziale\Casa residenziale.pla
    Click with the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON on a blank work area and select "Open 3D window"
   You can see the 3D view.
   1. NUMBER OF FACES
It is necessary that the number of faces is not superior to 64.000. If the Mesh has a superior number of faces, we suggest dividing it into different objects, that will then be selected and at the same time exported into a single file. A single file can contain up to 500 Mesh, each containing 64.000 tripled polygons.
   2. MATERIALS AND UV MAPPING
It is possible to apply UV mapping and materials mapping from your 3D modeling software because some exporting formats maintain these data, thus allowing 3D GeniuX to read them.

If the textures are in the same folder as the 3D object, the software will load them automatically, otherwise if they are in different folders it will be necessary to reassign them to each single part, in 3D GeniuX from the “Properties” window>Load Texture.

In some cases it will be necessary to adjust the base colour of the object inside the 3D GeniuX “Properties” window, setting the values to the white R=255, Y=255, B=255

3. SET THE PIVOT
The coordinates 0,0,0 will be used by 3D GeniuX as the object’s Pivot. To centre the pivotal point within 3D GeniuX use the Centre Object too
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EXPORT
Select one or more objects with a multiple selection and from the menu Archive>Save As...
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