Hi
I have an issue when I import certain step files from a client in 3dsmax. Today a step file I imported was broken into 20.000 + objects, essentially one object for each surface. This makes Max unresponsive for minutes at a time when doing any simple operation like trying to click something in the viewport, essentially it's unusable for working with this file.
My workaround right now is to go via another (non-AD) external software to import the CAD/step file then bring it into max. Other software that can translate CAD files, like Polytrans, Deep Exploration and Keyshot optimizes the CAD files better than 3dsmax. They create fewer objects, like making a Solidworks Part one object with multiple elements, instead of the way Max handles it, where the lowest group in the tree is the part, and the bodies and surfaces are multiple geometry/objects inside that group.
My request is this: Can Autodesk provide an option when importing various CAD formats so you can optimize assemblies into fewer objects? All objects contained in the last group in each branch of the hierarchy should be merged into one object, named after the group which is the correct part name, instead of several meshes named "none, fillet, surface etc...
