3D people

[Joe]

I was curious I'm sure like others, where to find 3D people. I don't have a problem with purchasing such, but can't find any that use formats dwg or dxf... Any thoughts on this. Thank you.

[rDesign]

Vw2017 can also import OBJ files which typically include material and texture files, so that will give you another option for finding 3D people to import.

 

Also don't forget SketchUp and the 3dWarehouse.

 

When your imported DWG or DXF files import as white or grey it means that they do not have any associated materials or textures. DXF as a file format is quite outdated and does not support material definitions, so I would not bother looking for a 3D person in DXF format. For the best direct importing into Vw, I would look for 3DS, OBJ or SKP formats.

Edited November 16, 2016 by rDesign

[AlanW]

Depending on the situation an image prop will do the job and also keep your file size down.

[zoomer]

I prefer black 2D Silhouettes with 10% transparent material,

as they don't clutter the material ressources.

A problem is that only image props can orient to camera automatically.

 

Decades ago 3D people were done in Poser.

Edited November 15, 2016 by zoomer

[Art V]

A few possible resources for 3D people:

 

https://renderpeople.com/ has 3DS (3D Studio Max), FBX and Cinema 4D versions of their models so these could be imported into VW (3DS only at the moment, but perhaps FBX in the future or if you have C4D add the people into C4D and then import back into VW)

 

For DWG based people you could take a look at the following links and explore from there for more options:

http://www.3dcadbrowser.com/3dmodels.aspx?download=people

http://www.bibliocad.com/library/people/3d/1

https://grabcad.com/library/3d-people-library-2-1

Edited November 16, 2016 by Art V

[Joe]

Thanks guys.. I appreciate it.  Most of the dwg files I import and that are 3D but come in white or gray right now. I will look into the websites you all suggested. 

 

[Art V]

On 16/11/2016 at 5:04 PM, Joe said:

Thanks guys.. I appreciate it.  Most of the dwg files I import and that are 3D but come in white or gray right now. I will look into the websites you all suggested. 

 

You may need to change the fill colour or apply one, as with most dwg symbols they are created on layer 0 in the dwg file and the default colour for that is white/black (same colour number 7 but it automatically changes to the opposite of the background colour if that is black or white)