What files can LuxCoreRender work with

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Demr
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What files can LuxCoreRender work with

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Hi,
I am new here and not sure if this question is in the correct category but here goes...I work with Chief Architect and render designs with this program a lot. But I am not satisfied with the renderings realistic aspects on exterior views. My question is will LuxCoreRender accept a 3D drawing file from Chief Architect Plan File (.plan) as is and allow me to render it. Hoping I can find a new resource to create realistic views of my projects for my clients.
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Re: What files can LuxCoreRender work with

Post by B.Y.O.B. »

Demr wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 2:27 am My question is will LuxCoreRender accept a 3D drawing file from Chief Architect Plan File (.plan) as is and allow me to render it.
No, but there are some options:
- check if you can import your file into Blender and render through our plugin in Blender.
- write a script that converts .plan to LuxCore's scene format (this probably requires some work)
- write a plugin for Chief Architect that makes it possible to render with LuxCore. Not sure if this is possible within Chief Architect, also it's a lot of work if you want to support all possible lights, materials, render settings etc.
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Re: What files can LuxCoreRender work with

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Hi, is .plan the only file format Chief Architect can export?
Blender can import .dxf, .obj, .dae and many more.

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Re: What files can LuxCoreRender work with

Post by marcatore »

It seems that it's able to export the 3dmodel with DXF file format (DWG is not importable into Blender)

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/ ... r-dxf.html

EDIT: Actually it seems it exports with many 3d file format
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(taken from here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rzsj7cRtnY )
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Re: What files can LuxCoreRender work with

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Can it export 2D SVG files?
I use STL for most CAD 3D export.
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