Eps vs ai when rendering in CAD program

Hello, I'm using a CAD program, Solidworks 2010 if it helps, to create and render 3D artwork for my forum. In Ai, I'd like to import an eps or ai file with both wireframe and artwork. So far I have only been able to import the wireframe which Ai apparently renders as paths. Through trial and error, 3D pdf and dwf files won't render my artwork along with ai and eps files. I'd like to retain 3D assets when impoting to Ai.
I have been searching how exactly Ai renders vectors from CAD programs, I'm still looking. If anyon has had the same issue or has done this before, I could really use some assistance, thanks.
Regards,
TheSno0py

AI does not have a 3D stage that you can do composite and does notsupport any of the 3D model formats so it will not be possible you can only import a specific view of a 3D model as 2D paths.
You can import 3D Model into Photoshop whcih you can then paint and map art to and do some limited editing and animation.
You can bring it into After Effects which has a 3D space and so does Flash but yiu will be limited in what you can do.
The 3D support you ask for is an old feature request that I have mad many times, we have the 3D effect but that cannot be export as a 3D model and the perspective tool.

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