Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 1736

Polymesh Polymesh DWGs link as polymesh geometry in 3ds Max. Unlike ACIS solids, you can modify and edit any polymesh object's face. Polymesh Objects and Materials When you link a polymesh DWG file, each polymesh face is considered as a separate entity, with one material permitted per entity, which allows it to contain multiple materials You can apply a bitmap material to the different faces of polymesh geometry, unlike ACIS solids, where you would need to use a Multi/Sub-Object material to create the same effect. For example, you can select the outside face of wall and apply a brick bitmap material and also apply a diffuse material on the inside wall to simulate white paint. When you link a polymesh DWG file, every material used in the scene appears in the Material Editor as a separate material where you can edit it. When a polymesh object's materials are shown in the Material Editor, each material name appears in the Material/Map Browser, for example, Default wall or Basic Wall: Generic - 12" Masonry. Procedures To link a drawing file: You can link drawings in the form of DWG or DXF files. A DWG is the native file format for AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture, but you must first export a DWG when working from a Revit project. The File Link Manager does not recognize RVT files. 1 Choose File menu > File Link Manager. 2 On the Attach panel, click Files to select a file from the appropriate directory on either your local or network system, and click Open. 3 Choose a Preset from the pull-down list, if you have one defined. TIP If this is your first File Linking, and you have not defined any presets, you may want to create one on the Presets panel on page 7013 of the dialog. 4 Turn on the Rescale switch and adjust the Incoming File Units, if necessary. 5 Click Attach This File. File Link | 6991