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For some file types, a second dialog appears,
with options specific to that file ty pe. Choose
the import options you want.
Export
File menu > Exp ort
Export converts and exports 3ds Max scenes in
various formats. See the following procedure for a
complete list of file types you can export.
See also
Export Selected (page 3–486)
Procedure
To expor t a f ile:
1.
Choose File menu > Export.
2. Choose an export file t ype f rom the Files Of
Typelistinthefileselectordialog.
• 3D DWF (page 3–555)
• 3D Studio (3DS) (page 3–532)
• Adobe Illustrator (AI) (page 3–534)
• ASC Scene Export (ASE) (page 3–534)
• AutoCAD (DWG) (page 3–550)
• AutoCAD (D XF) (page 3–552)
• Shockwave 3D (page 3–580)
• Initial Graphics Exchange Standard (IGES)
(page 3–562)
• Lightscape Material (ATR) (page 3–572)
• Lightscape Blocks (BLK) (page 3–572)
• Lightscape Parameter (DF) (page 3–572)
• Lightscape Layers (LAY) (page 3–572)
• Lightscape View (VW) (page 3–572)
• Lightscape Preparation File (LP) (page
3–572)
• Motion Analysis Hierarchical
Translation-Rotation (HTR) (page
3–578)
• Stereolithography (STL) (page 3–588)
• VRML97 (WRL) (page 3–591)
3. EnteranameintheFileNamefield.
4. Depending on the file ty pe you choose, you
might be presented with options available for
that export choice. If a second dialog appears,
choose the export options you want.
Expor t Selected
Select one or more objects. > File menu > Export Selec ted
Export Selected exports selected geometry as 3D
Studio Mesh (3DS), Adobe Illustrator (AI), ASCII
Scene Export (ASE), 3D Design Web Format
(DWF) or AutoCAD Drawing Interchange Format
(DXF)files. 3dsMaxalsosupportsexportto
Shockwave 3D (W3D) format.
For information on what data 3ds Max exports for
the supported formats, see:
Exporting to 3DS (page 3–532)
Exporting to Adobe Illustrator (page 3–534)
Exporting to ASCII (page 3–534)
Exporting 3D DW F Files (page 3–555)
Exporting to D XF Files (page 3–552)
Exporting to Shockwave 3D (page 3–580)
When you choose Export Selected, a fi le dialog
appears, from which you can choose a type of
formatfromtheSaveastypelist.
Procedure
To export selected objects to a file:
1.
Selectoneormoreobjects.