

The DWG import option for Direct Connect is not supported for Mac OS X at the moment, unfortunately. It's available for free from the Autodesk website and from the Maya for Students website for TU Delft students. Note: To be able to import DWG files into Maya, Direct Connect must be installed and the Direct Connect plug-in has to be loaded ( Window > Settings/Preferences > Plug-in Manager).ĭirect Connect is an application that must be downloaded and installed separately. Either click near the origin or type 0,0 while using the MOVE command. Select the drawing and use the MOVE command to move the drawing to the origin. Make sure you place the drawing in or near the origin in autoCAD.

Origin: Place your drawing in AutoCAD on or near the origin.It might be a good idea to select the objects you need and copy-paste them into a new dwg file. Make sure the AutoCAD drawing is clean: remove any objects (and layers) you don't need. While Maya is capable of drawing curves, AutoCAD has some advantages over Maya for drawing line drawings. AutoCAD is specifically aimed at drawing. The 2D drawing can be used to quickly create a 3D model, either by modeling NURBS from curves or creating Polygons using curves. It is very useful to import AutoCAD drawings in Maya. The lines are converted to curve objects in Maya. This tutorial covers exporting 2D lines from AutoCAD to Maya. 4.3 When using Maya 7.01, I can't find the dwgtranslator plug-in.4.1 Once i've imported the DGW-file, i don't see anything in my 3D world.
