Opening a VDA-FS file
To convert from the VDA-FS format to think3, do the following:
- Start the
or
Insert from File command.
- In the file selection box, under Files of type, select VDA (*.vda).
- Select the file you want to open.
- Select the Options button to open the VDA Options dialog box and set the parameters controlling the conversion process as you like.
- Select the Open button to open the file (no preview is available for VDA files: the file icon will be displayed in the preview frame).

When you open a VDA-FS file, a log file of the conversion is created in the same directory of the file you opened.
At the time of importing a VDA model, you can perform a quality check on the model to know of any prevailing issues by selecting the
Check Model Quality after loading check box in the
System Options -
General category.