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See also

3ds Max to IGES Export Table (page 3–570)

Export ing IGES Files (page 3–569)

IGES Log Files (p age 3–566)

IGES to 3ds Max Impor t Table (page 3–568)

Importing IGES Files (page 3–567)

Expor ting IGES Files

File m e nu > Export > IGES (*.IGS )

IGES fi les are used to import and export objects

to and from 3ds Max (and other programs that

support this file format). For more information,

see

Over view of IGES in 3ds Max (page 3–565)

In s ome cases, when you export 3ds Max objects

to an IGES file, the t r anslation doesn’t produce

exact replicas. To understand what happens to

each object when it’s t ranslated, review the

IGES

export table (page 3–570)

When you export IGES files, 3ds Max creates a

log file containing detailed information about the

processing of the model. The name of the file has

the form of

filename.xlo

.Formoreinformation,

see

IGES Log files (page 3–566)

Note: If there are modifiers applied to sur faces in

your scene, it’s best to collapse the stack before

exporting to IGES. When 3ds Max exports to

an IGES file, it skips any surface that has any

modifiers applied.