Import Illustrator Files
This Script imports Illustrator files, it attaches splines,weld vertices and add an extrude modifier.
You can import multiple files by Shift Clicking the button.
Make sure to save your .ai files to illustrator 8 as 3dsmax can't import more recent version of illustrator files.
Install by drag and dropping in the viewport, then go to customize, customize user interface, tool bar, category "SimonScripts", create a new toolbar if you haven't got one already, then drag "Import AI" inside the toolbar.
update 1.01: Shift+click is no longer needed for importing multiple files, you can now select multiple files directly in the browser, i've also added a renaming based on the file names.
update 1.02: bug fixed, if two files where loaded they where not evently spaced.
update 1.03: bug fixed, script was crashing when file wasn't saved as illustrator version 8, it still can't import it but it send a message instead of crashing.
update 1.04: added .dxf support, the extrude modifier is no longer added by default, you need to shift+click the button to have the extrude modifier added to your imported splines.
update 1.05 : added .dwg support
Comments
SVG EPS
Hi Harwin,
Sadly SVG and EPS aren't natively supported by 3ds Max, I 've updated the script to unable dxf import.
I've removed the extrude modifier as it wasn't always needed, you can still add extrude modifier by shift clicking the button.
I will try to add svg support, there is a script that does it, https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1239617/files, but it doesn't fully work on curved splines...
Cheers
Importer for EPS SVG
Is it possible to do a SVG,EPS or any other vector/spline importer?