NCDCHIEFID Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Hello All, Really hoping someone can help me out here but we have received a 3d Collada file, exported from another designers Chief architect software, and it is in poor shape. I am hoping someone can help me be able to convert the .dae file back to a plan file or find another method to make it editable as a whole in Chief. Thus far I have been unsuccessful at doing so and the clock is ticking(as always). Please help! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 A DAE File is just a 3D model - usually used for small objects (furniture, fixtures, etc). It can be imported into Chief as a Symbol. It's not able to be imported as a Plan file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCDCHIEFID Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 Thanks for your reply Joe! I was able to import the file into Chief but my goal is to convert the DAE file back into a .plan file which can be edited like a regular drawing set. Any ideas for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_martin Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Re-draw is your option. There is no bringing it back to a functioning .plan file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCDCHIEFID Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 Thanks Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Yup. The guys above are right. It's a one way street. Best bet is to import into Chief and use the imported model as a guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsaw Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 If you have a deadline you might consider contacting the original designer and paying for the plan file or possibly even a finished set of plans depending on the status of the project before you took over. Some sort of a plan file would have to exist to produce the .dae file even if it is a little rough. If the preliminary work was paid for you might even get a surprise and be given the files for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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