I recently installed the Update 6 edition of Microstation Connect and am now able to directly attach .3SM files through the reality mesh tools. I have attempted several times to export a microstation model and a .3SM mesh together to LumenRT. The microstation model exports without issue, but the .3SM file does not appear in LumenRT. Any idea on why this is or what I need to do for both the microstation elements and .3SM mesh to export to LumenRT?
Thank you
Ryan
Hi Ryan,
you can direct import the *.3sm file into LumenRT:
regards
Mara
I tried that and I got 3SM into LumenRT however at a different elevation than CAD graphic (adding 3SM to prepared lumen scene). Once I export CAD along with 3SM from Descartes update 2, CAD meshes are exported and 3SM is not.
Is there a way to have 3SM at a right level/elevation? it looks it is lowered somehow to 0.0 level.
Best,
Adam
OpenRoads Designer 2023 | OpenRail Designer 2023
Hi Adam,
if you need to move the *.3sm file, you should insert is as an object: https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/microstation_visualization/w/microstation_visualization_wiki/36746/how-to-import-3sm-file-into-lumenrt
Hey Mara
I tried that, and as I wrote 3SM after inserting it as an object is on wrong elevation. Looks like tied to 0.0 elevation at some point. In dgn 3SM is on correct level. See picture below. Also I logged SR to the Support 7000712138.
if you insert 3sm as object, it is attached as default at 0,0,0: if you need to move it, double click and it becomes yellow. It could be moved in every direction then.
I hope this helps
Thanks,
Mara,
You are right I possibly can move 3SM up (for now I can not get it selected so moving is not enabled) but is there a method to have that scalable mesh on correct elevation to relatively Microstation objects that were exported?
With what you say it looks all data from dgn must be exported somehow to 0,0,0 in lumenrt space. This 3SM is clipped with road slopes when the road is in a cut to prevent 3SM covering proposed infrastructure. This 3SM once imported (placed in lumen rt) is lower than Microstation meshes that were exported directly from MSTN CE Update 7.
What would be the trick to move 3SM to the correct elevation so it ties to the road slopes and other microstation meshes that were exported directly from Microstation (update 7). Notice that in Microstation it is on the correct elevation. Shall I add dummy point to this 3SM with the elevation of the lowest poin\t in dgn graphic?
Also, I 've heard that with Mstn CE update 7 export of 3sm to lumenrt would be possible but I get an empty lumenrt scene.
Will appreciate your further help with that. I am really struggling to get good looking existing terrain model with draped imaginary in LumenRT. With 3SM I am really close to achieving that.