converting AutoCAD shapes to 3D models

[k.lew]

Essentially I've got a site plan with building footprints.  Since my buildings are all the same, I'm looking for a simple way to import these footprints as 3D models.  However, some of my streets are rotated but Infraworks just places the 3D model at the center of the rectalinear bounding box, not accounting for rotation.  See attached image.  

The green with gray outline coverages represent the rotated footprints I have.  The white is the 3D model, but I want it to rotate accordingly.  Anybody figure out a way to do this?? Thanks!

[Karsten.Saenger]

Hi Kelsey,

one way to achive what you want:

I you had a shape file for the building footprints and the shape file has attributes for each building such as rotation and scale, you were able to import the data and use a 3D model as style.

The attributes could be used to scale and rotate the building automatically.

Shape File with attributes:

Apply a 3D Model style:

Choose attributes for roatation and scale:

Regards,
Karsten.

[BrianHailey]

What data are you starting with? Are the lots polylines or blocks? If they are blocks, you can do a data extraction and export out the rotation of the blocks. You could then attach that to the blocks as object data and then when you export the blocks out, you could include that and do as Karsten recommended.

Not sure what to do if they are polylines. Perhaps, if they were all drawn starting at the same corner, you could extract the angle of the first segment and then do the same as for the blocks.

Haven't actually tried it, just thinking out loud.