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IGES Import
The IGES Import dialog has the following controls:
Merge objects with cur r ent 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 Max
100
Circular Arc Arc Shape
102
Composite Curve
Spline Shape
104
Conic Arc
Spline Shape
106
Copious Data
Spline Shape
108
Plane NURBS Surface
(unbounded
converts to
constru ction
plane)
110
Line
Spline Shape
IGES entity
number
IGES entity name 3ds Max
112
Parametric Spline
Curve
NURBS Curve
114
Parametric Spline
Sur face
NURBS Surface
116
Point
Point Helper
118
Ruled Surface NURBS Sur face
120
Sur face of
Revolution
NURBS Surface
122
Tabulated Surface NURBS Surface
126
Rational B-spline
Curve
NURBS Curve
128
Rational B-spline
Sur face
NURBS Surface
130
Offset Curve
NURBS Curve
140
Offset Surface NURBS Surface
141
Boundary Curve NURBS Surface
142
Curve on
Parametric
Sur face
NURBS Surface
144
Trimmed
Parametric
Sur face
NURBS Surface
143
Bounded Surface NURBS Surface
186
Solid NURBS Surface
308
Subfigure
Definition
Instance
402
Group
NURBS Object
Notes
The 3ds Max objects translated from IGES can
have surface sub-obj ects.
IGES import supports name and color mappings
to 3ds Max names and colors.
When you import IGES files, names are mapped
by using the level name followed by a colon, and
then the object name.