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Contents vii
Suggested Workflow for Revit to 3ds Max
Projects ................................................................. 452
Materials and Linked Revit Objects .................... 453
Materials and Linked Revit Objects ........................ 453
Applying Materials to Linked Revit Objects........... 454
Editing Revit Materials in 3ds Max......................... 454
UVW Mapping on Revit Elements ......................... 455
Using Revit Materials on 3ds Max Geometry......... 455
Instanced Objects, Blocks, and Styles................. 456
Instanced Objects, Elements, Blocks and St yles..... 456
Instanced Objects............ ........................................ 457
Family Elements ...................................................... 457
Blocks ...................................................................... 457
Styles........................................................................ 461
Merge........... ............................................................ 463
Merge File Dialog .................................................... 465
Merge Animation .................................................... 466
Replace..................................................................... 470
Saving and Loading Animation ........................... 472
Saving and Loading Animation .............................. 472
Load Animation ...................................................... 474
Save Animation ....................................................... 476
Map Animation Dialog ........................................... 478
Motion Mapping Parameters Rollout ..................... 479
Map Track to Track Rollout..................................... 481
Retargeting Rollout ................................................. 481
Import ..................................................................... 485
Export..................................................... ................. 486
Export Selected........................................................ 486
Asset Track ing....................................................... 487
Asset Tracking .................................................. ....... 487
Asset Tracking Dialog ............................................. 487
Global Settings and Defaults for Bitmap Proxies
Dialog.................................................................... 496
Prompts Dialog ....................................................... 498
Asset Tracking Dialog Icons.................................... 498
Archive..................................................................... 499
Summary Info ......................................................... 499
File Properties..................... ..................................... 500
View Image File ....................................................... 502
Exit.................. ......................................................... 503
Missing External Files Dialog.................................. 503
File-Handling Utilities .......................................... 504
Asset Browser Utility....... ........................................ 504
Bitmap/Photometric Path Editor Utility................. 510
MAX File Finder Utility ..... ..................................... 510
Resource Collector Utility................... .................... 512
Fix Ambient Utility.................................................. 512
Bitmap Pager Statistics Dialog .. .............................. 514
Asset Browser Subdialogs ................................... 514
Preferences Dialog (Asset Browser) ........ ................ 514
Internet Dow nload Dialog ...................................... 515
Favorite Location Dialog......................................... 516
Bitmap Path Editor Subdialogs ........................... 516
Bitmap / Photometric Path Editor Dia lo g .............. 516
Resource Information Dialog.................................. 517
Scene States.......................................................... 518
Scene States.............................................................. 518
Manage Scene States Dialog.................................... 520
Internet Access ..................................................... 522
Internet Access ........................................................ 522
i-drop Indicator....................................................... 523
Geometry File For mats......................................... 523
Geometry File Formats ........................................... 523
Importing Geomet ry............................................... 524
Work ing with MAX Files from Autodesk V IZ ...... 525
Working with MAX Files from Autodesk VIZ........ 525
VIZ Render (DRF) Files .......................................... 527
VIZ Render (DRF) Files.......................................... 527
Working with DRF Files in 3ds Max....................... 529
3D Studio Mesh (3DS, PRJ ) Files.......................... 530
Importing 3DS Files ................................................ 530
Importing PRJ Files................................................. 531
Exporting to 3DS..................................................... 532
3D Studio Shape (SHP) Files ................................ 533
Importing SHP Files.......................................... ...... 533
Adobe Illustrator (AI) Files................................... 533
Importing Adobe Illustrator 88 Files ................ ...... 533
Exporting to Adobe Illustrator ......................... ...... 534
ASCII (ASC, ASE) Files ........................................... 534
Exporting to ASCII ................................................. 534
AutoCAD (DWG) Files ........................................... 536
Impor ting AutoCAD Drawing Files ....................... 536
DWG/DXF Import: Geometry Panel ............... ...... 539
DWG/DXF Import: Layers Panel............................ 544
DWG/DXF Import: Spline Rendering Panel.......... 545
Legacy AutoCAD Import........................................ 547
Exporting AutoCAD DWG Files............................. 550
AutoCAD Interchange (DXF) Files ....................... 551
Impor ting DXF Files ............................................... 551
Exporting to DXF Files ........................................... 552
Autodesk Inventor Files ....................................... 552
Importing Autodesk Inventor Files......................... 552
DWF Files............................................................... 555
Exporting 3D DWF Files..... .................................... 555
FBX Files.............................................. .................... 558
IGES Files ............................................................... 558
Overview of IGES in 3ds Max ................................. 558