#3dvia shape software archive
#3dvia shape software download

The one major caveat of using this process is that anything made using 3DVia Shape has to be uploaded and made 'public' although this may be a temporary requirement so as to allow enough time for the DAE download to be made, it does mean that any original files could potentially be made available to any one during that time (and at any time afterwards at the discretion of Dessault Systemes). Shape objects are highly optimised meshes composed of triangulated faces that will need to be re-organised back into quads to make further work manageable Conclusion ^ Shape model imported into Blender shown in Edit mode. Next, in the ' View Camera' section, change ' Clip End' to as large a number as it will take (alternatively LMB+hold drag), if the model wasn't visible before it should now display in the 3D view.

Open the ' View Properties' panel (' View > View Properties') and change ' Spacing' in the ' Grid' section to ' 100'. Depending on what the model is, Blenders 'Grid' settings will need to be adjusted so the model can be properly viewed as 3DVia Shape uses real world units of measurement, metres and centimetres, so any model or mesh imported into Blender will be using a much larger scale than Blenders default. Use the defaults and import the model which should then appear in Blenders 3D view. So, ' File > Import > Collada 1.4', which will open the Collada import dialogue. Next open Blender 3D and from the ' File' menu import the extracted file using the 1.4 Collada importer.

#3dvia shape software archive

This will save a version of the model as a Collada DAE file within a zip archive file along with any additional assets.ĭesign note: if you click the link and nothing happen or you get a 'page not found' error, click the 'Edit' link and make sure the object has been set to 'Public'.Įxtracting the contents of the *.dae.zip file saved from the a profile product page on the 3DVia network Importing the Collada *.dae file into Blender ^ Save the *.dae.zip file to your hard-drive. Click the link titled ' Download' and then on ' DAE File (Beta)'.

You should then be returned back to your profile page with the model listed click the entry to view it, you should see a page similar to the image below.

A browser page will open with some options associated with the process - 'Title', 'Description' and so on, find the ' Audience' section and make sure to flag the model as ' Public', this is necessary for the process to work. Once the model is ready, click the upload button in Shape and add it to your profile on the 3DVia network. msi installer file.A simple apartment model in 3DVia Shape flat shaded with basic material colours applied and ready for upload to a profile on the 3DVia network Uploading Shape model to 3DVia network ^