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IGES to 3ds Max Import Table 561
IGES Log Files (page 3–560)
IGES to 3ds Max Import Table (page 3–561)
Importing IGES Files (page 3–560)
Procedure
To import an IGES file:
1.
Choose File menu > Import.
2. Specify the IGES file to import from the file
selector dialog.
You can choose IGES (*.IGE, *.IGS, *.IGES)
from the Files Of Ty pe list to display only IGES
files.
3. F rom the IGES Import dialog, select Merge
Objects With Current Scene or Completely
Replace Scene.
4. To review the translation process, read the .xli
log file with your preferred text editor.
Inter face
IGES Impor t
The IGES Import dialog has the following controls:
Merge objects with current scene—Merges
imported data with the current scene.
Completely replace scene—Completely replaces the
current scene with the imported data.
IGES to 3ds Max Impor t Table
ThefollowingtablelistsIGESentitiesandthe
3dsMaxobjectstheytranslatetowhenyouimport
them. Any IGES entities not listed here do not
import.
IGES entity
number
IGES entity name 3ds M ax
100
Circular Arc Arc Shap e
102
Composite Curve
Spline Shape
104
Conic Arc
Spline Shape
106
Copious Data
Spline Shape
108
Plane NURBS Su rface
(unbounded
converts to
construction
plane)
110
Line
Spline Shape
112
Parametric Spline
Curve
NURBS Curve
114
Parametric Spline
Sur face
NURBS Sur face
116
Point
Point Helper
118
Ruled Surface NURBS Surface
120
Sur face of
Revolution
NURBS Sur face
122
Tabulated Surface NURBS Surface
126
Rational B-spline
Curve
NURBS Curve
128
Rational B-spline
Sur face
NURBS Sur face
130
Offset Cur ve
NURBS Curve
140
Offset Surface NURBS Surface
141
Boundary Curve NURBS Surface
142
Curve on
Parametric
Sur face
NURBS Sur face