ImportWireNode.
ImportWireNode is a Grasshopper3d Plugin to import Autodesk Alias Wire files directly into Grasshopper.
Pre-requisites
- Alias 2017 or newer version.
- If Alias 2021 is installed, please upgrade it to 2021.3 or newer.
- Rhino 6
- Alias to Rhino Plugin or ImportAlias Plugin. ( if using with Alias to Rhino Plugin, the minimum supported version of Alias is 2021.3)
Installation
From within Grasshopper, open File -> Special Folders -> Components Folder.Copy the downloaded file into this folder. Restart Rhino. The newly installed Component will appear in a new Tab called Digital Sculptors.
Description:
Rhinoceros® Plugin to export Autodesk Alias® wire files
| Rhino | Alias |
| Surfaces | NURBS Surfaces |
| Curves | NURBS Curves |
| Points | Space Points |
| Pointsets | Point Clouds |
| Meshes | Meshes |
| Layers with color | Layers with color |
| Point Light | Point Light |
| Directional Light | Directional Light |
| Spot Light | Spot Light |
| Rectangular Light | Area Light |
| Linear Light | Linear Light |
| Materials | Shaders |
| Dimensions | Locators |
| Blocks | Actual geometry |
Description:
Rhinoceros® Plug-in to Import Autodesk® Alias® wire files.The following data sets are translated.
| Alias | Rhino |
| Surfaces | Brep Nurbs Surface |
| Shells | Exploded Brep Surfaces |
| Curves | Nurbs Curves |
| Meshes | Meshes |
| Point Cloud | Point Set |
| Lights | Render Lights |
| Shaders | Materials |
| Layers | Layers |
| Instances | Geometry |
| Groups | Groups |
