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Importing Alias Files

How to import Autodesk Alias .wire files in Asset Transformer Studio
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Importing an Alias file (*.wire) in Asset Transformer Studio requires Autodesk Alias to be installed (with a valid license) on the same computer on which Asset Transformer Studio is running.

Configuring Asset Transformer Studio

To start importing *.wire files in Asset Transformer Studio, the software needs to be configured first from the menu Preferences:
  1. Press 
    F9
    or go to Edit menu > Preferences > 
    IO
    > 
    Import
    > 
    Alias
  2. Fill the path in the 
    AliasApiDllPath
    field: browse to the 
    libalias_api.dll
    file (most likely located in the 
    bin
    directory).
Alias configuration
If the path is not properly configured, Asset Transformer Studio will prompt the following error message:
Alias error
Important
The 
libalias_api.dll
is not the only file required to import a *.wire file: other files located in the same directory where 
libalias_api.dll
is located are also needed.

Import preferences

The import of Alias files can be parametrized using additional import preferences:

Preference

Description

AliasImportMode- 
Import by layer (one part by layer)
(default): the resulting hierarchy corresponds to the 
By Layers
display mode in Alias, with each layer imported as a single Part occurrence.
- 
Import by object
: the resulting hierarchy corresponds to the 
By Objects
display mode in Alias, with the full hierarchy of objects.
- 
Import by layer
: the resulting hierarchy corresponds to the 
By Layers
display mode in Alias, with each layer imported as a root occurrence for all its children objects.
AliasImportEmptyLayerIf enabled, empty layers are imported as empty occurrences.
AliasImportSymmetriesIf enabled, symmetrized layers are imported. Each symmetrized layer is an instantiated symmetry of its prototype layer.