Importing 3D objects into MA3

[@thomasmahaffey4894]

Vectorworks allows you to export to 3DS directly.

[@hollyboyd5476]

Hello, sorry this is random, I'm a student working on a project and I'm trying to import a mesh of a performer but I can't locate the meshes folder, when I go into the "gma3_1.8.1" folder all it contains is the "bin" folder. I'm sure I'm just looking in the wrong place, but do you know where I'm going wrong? my current path is programs>MALightingTechnology>gma3_1.8.1

[@petersamuelsson456]

Thanks for this! I’ve used Blender 2.79b which can export .3ds files.

[@CalebHoernschemeyer]

I did not know Blender can export 3D studio! Thanks a bunch!

[@benb2825]

Hello, i have heard of a tool by nchsoftware called spin 3d. This should convert obj to 3ds. Never used it though, so i don't know if and how it is working.

[@ChristianFloydLewis]

did you ever get into making a fixture model? I can't figure out how to add the beam and it's point of origin in blender...

[@CalebHoernschemeyer]

I have, but not for MA3D. I’ll be doing a tutorial shortly on how to build custom fixtures for Unreal, I’d love to see how it’s done for MA3D. The beam is usually made by a square that can scale outward since its point of origin is centered, but at the base of the cube. The material has the same properties as water, where the more of it is in that pixel of vision, the denser (or brighter) that material becomes. Hope this helps. Sorry about the time delay.