Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 1937

NOTE Blocks can contain objects with different colors. However, when sorting, 3ds Max considers only the color of the block itself. Also, 3ds Max objects can only display one color, unless a material is applied. ■ Entity Provides a one-to-one correspondence between AutoCAD objects and 3ds Max objects. For each imported object or block in the imported file, the importer creates an independent object or VIZBlock, respectively, in the scene. Material assignments are lost but material IDs are preserved. WARNING This option has the potential to create an enormous number of objects in your scene. NOTE When working with drawings exported from Revit, it is recommended that you do not use this setting. ■ One Object All imported objects are combined into a single VIZBlock. Material assignments are lost but material IDs are preserved. Use Extrude modifier to represent thickness When on, objects with thickness receive an Extrude modifier to represent the thickness value. You can then access the parameters of this modifier and change the height segments, capping options, and height value. Unavailable with the Layer, Blocks As Node Hierarchy option. When off, objects with thickness (and closed capped objects) are converted directly to mesh objects. Create one scene object for each ADT object AutoCAD Architecture (formerly Architectural Desktop or ADT) objects are imported as a single object instead of being separated into their constituent components. This means that if you import an ADT door object, the door is represented as one object instead of three (frame, step, door). Turning on this switch makes importing faster and the scene size smaller. 7192 | Chapter 23 Managing Scenes and Projects