Solid To Mesh for AutoCAD is a plug-in for AutoCAD which gives AutoCAD the ability to convert a 3d solid to a mesh.
AutoCAD does not have a command to convert a 3d solid into a polyface mesh. This kind of functionality is essential when an AutoCAD user needs to transfer his 3d solid models to an external program which can read mesh objects only, such as a rendering application. Solid To Mesh for AutoCAD removed this AutoCAD limitation by giving it the ability to convert a 3D solid into a polyface mesh. This mesh can later be saves to an AutoCAD DWG or DXF file and imported into another application.
Solid To Mesh for AutoCAD is designed to be extremely user friendly and easy to understand. It adds new commands to AutoCAD and also a new menu which houses these commands.
Solid To Mesh for AutoCAD is designed to be extremely user friendly and easy to understand. To convert a solid into a mesh simply run the ConvertSolid command and select the solids you wish to convert.
Solid To Mesh for AutoCAD adds new commands to AutoCAD. All the commands start with "SM" (stands for Solid To Mesh) to distinguish them from other AutoCAD commands and commands added by other plug-ins. These commands are housed in a new menu called "Solid To Mesh" which is added to the AutoCAD menu. The commands added are:
SMConvertMesh - Convert a mesh into a solid
SMConvertMeshFile - Convert a mesh in an external file into a solid
SMOptions - Display Solid To Mesh for AutoCAD options
SMHelp - Display the Solid To Mesh for AutoCAD help file
SMRegister - Register your copy of Solid To Mesh for AutoCAD
SMAbout - Display the Solid To Mesh for AutoCAD About box