Hi Michael,

Love Moi3D. As a 3D-newbie I do a little 3D-rendering, but I mainly work in Illustrator. Moi is obviously perfect for both workflows.
For the wishlist, I'd love to see more options in the .ai export function. Right now, the export doesn't do *horizons* [for lack of vocabulary, sorry, hope you know what I mean].
I know Moi is supposed to be a modeling tool, not a rendering tool, but for me it would make a world of difference.

To illustrate the workflow:

Keep up the great work!

Bart

Hi Bart, yes MoI does not currently create what are called "silhouette" curves.

That's something that is already on the list to add in the future, but I'm not sure exactly when it will happen.

In the meantime, it is possible to export your models to some other CAD software to generate hidden-line drawings with silhouettes. Probably the easiest one to use for that is ViaCAD which is pretty inexpensive ($99):
http://www.punchcad.com/products/viacad2d3d.htm

The way this usually works in CAD programs is that you first set up a "drawing sheet" which is basically a preparation of a printed page and that transforms the 3D objects into 2D drawings with silhouettes and hidden line styles, etc... So you do that step first (in ViaCAD there is a button called "Model to sheet" which does this) which generates the 2D representation and then I think you can export the 2D curves that show up in that sheet view.

- Michael

Could you use Freestyle renderer? I've had good luck exporting 3ds out of MoI and importing into Freestyle.

http://freestyle.sourceforge.net/index.php

Thanks for the tips and great to hear it's on the wishlist.
I'll be checking that software out!

Bart