Hi, You can convert any solid model in coventor to for example a .tiff format using the Print icon on the toolbar of the Visualizer (this is for non animated solids). you can as well create an animated snap in a .mpeg format (to open just dclick on the created file) showing the mode behaviour or any dynamic results perfomed using your solid model. To do so, open visualizer, under tool menu select Image Capture and then start recording the animation, that supposes your files is displayed offcourse. Tell me if this is what you were looking for or even if you have solved the problem by other means. Cheers, Sofiane sp <sp@formatrix.com> a écrit : Peter, You might try NuGraf at http://www.okino.com/. They have a tutorial on IGES to 3DMAX, Lightwave etc. If you need any help creating visuals for your animation give me a call. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Cumpson" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:51 AM Subject: [mems-talk] Animation of MEMS models > Dear all > > Does anyone have experience of transferring solid models from a MEMS CAD > package (such as Coventorware, for example) to a rendering and animation > program (such as POV-ray or 3DMax)? > > Quite often the vibrations of a MEMS resonator (for example) are > difficult to explain just using an SEM image or a still 3D image from a > CAD solid model. Coventorware produces 3D models of MEMS devices in IGES > format, a standard CAD object description format. There are easy-to-use > animation programs that work well in engineering and scientific > visualisation (e.g. POV-ray) but they accept only a limited set of file > formats describing objects in the "scene". Has anyone bridged-the-gap > and found a way of transferring and converting 3D models from CAD > package to animation package? > > Peter Cumpson > > ============================================ > Dr. P J Cumpson > Building 15 > Centre for Optical and Analytical Measurement > National Physical Laboratory > Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW > United Kingdom > Tel: +44 (0) 208-943-7177 > Fax: +44 (0) 208-614-0434 > Alternative Fax: +44 (0) 208-943-6453 > Email: peter.cumpson@npl.co.uk > Web page: http://www.npl.co.uk/npl/cmmt/sis/index.html > ============================================ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and/or > privileged material; it is for the intended addressee(s) only. > If you are not a named addressee, you must not use, retain or > disclose such information. > > NPL Management Ltd cannot guarantee that the e-mail or any > attachments are free from viruses. > > NPL Management Ltd. Registered in England and Wales. No: 2937881 > Registered Office: Teddington, Middlesex, United Kingdom TW11 0LW. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > MEMS-talk@memsnet.org mailing list: to unsubscribe or change your list > options, visit http://mail.mems-exchange.org/mailman/listinfo/mems-talk > Hosted by the MEMS Exchange, providers of MEMS processing services. > Visit us at http://www.memsnet.org/ > > _______________________________________________ MEMS-talk@memsnet.org mailing list: to unsubscribe or change your list options, visit http://mail.mems-exchange.org/mailman/listinfo/mems-talk Hosted by the MEMS Exchange, providers of MEMS processing services. Visit us at http://www.memsnet.org/ --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en français ! Testez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail