Can AutoSolids access Mechanical Desktop solids that were created without AutoSolids?
Yes. If the model was created with the native AutoCAD 3D solid commands, it can be opened directly as with any native AutoCAD solid. If the model is a Mechanical Desktop part(created with Desktop-specific commands) it must first be exploded from within Mechanical Desktop for AutoCAD to recognize the part as a solid. This is true for any AutoCAD user, with or without AutoSolids. Once exploded, the solid becomes a native AutoCAD solid, recognized by AutoSolids as a solid primitive with no editable parameters. Any further operations that are performed on the solid with AutoSolids(union, subtract, slice, fillet, etc.) will be editable.
