Sometimes a that clanking sound I hear is a wrench hitting hitting my proverbial works.
And when importing files into Autodesk Showcase from another system, the import orientation (or disorientation), can be that wrench.
Take this for example. Sometimes a file imports, and instead of being right side up, it's completely on its side.
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Blast it! |
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Rotating with Transform Handles is sometimes an option |
First, when in Showcase, choose File>Import>Import Files
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Preparing to import a file. |
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Choosing the import settings |
Once the import settings dialog box appears, the setting for "Original up axis" can be seen. This is where I can tell Showcase "which way is up".
Note that you can also see the "Import Representations" checkbox in this dialog box. So Inventor representations can be imported in as well.
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Changing the orientation |
If I take a quick look at the file in Inventor, I can see the +Z-axis corresponds to the top of the table.
Seeing this, I'll choose the +Z radio button, and import the files.
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Selecting the +Z option |
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Oriented with representations created as alternatives! |
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