CityEngine to 3D Max - export unit problem

Question

Object exported to 3ds from CityEngine have a totaly weard scale when imported into 3D Max. This wouldnt be such a huge problem if the scaling them manualy in max wouldnt totaly explode the model and make it useless (see the image).

Import dialogue lists folowing options:

1. - Convert Units        : Makes everything 100 times smaller 
2. - Dont Convert        : Instead of 1m, objects are 0.0039 m ??? (totaly weard)

System and dispay units in 3D Max are set to meeters. 
 
FBX export also comes 100 times smaller, i have also tryied setting system units in max to cm before import it doesnt help its still 100 smaller.

Thanks

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BrianMcAuslan · Answer

Hi, we are having the same issue with reading the fbx file into microstation

needs to be scaled about 0,0 by 100

cheers

Brian

StevenBoyington · Answer

Importing FBX from City Engine 2013 to 3DS Max Design 2014

Although this doesn't make any sense to me, I have gotten the city engine model to scale correctly in 3DS Max 2014 by changing the import presets from Revit to Entertainment and Media. This gives you a 'Units' Panel in the import settings.

Expand the units panel> uncheck 'automatic'> select centimeters (city engine exporter exports in centimeters for some reason)

The scale factor should be 1.0 (this is the part that doesn't make sense to me, you would think it would need to be 100x to make 1 cm into 1 meter)

Be sure that your system units are set to meters, and import and the model should import at the correct scale. It may translate to Imperial units as well if you have it set to feet and inches instead, but I haven't tried that.

Here are a couple screenshots of the settings that worked for me. I am still wondering how....

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]30973[/ATTACH]

Good luck

Matt Lukens

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MatthiasBuehler1 · Answer

Btw. heard a global export scale is planned