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3ds Max to IGES Export Table
Thefollowingtablelists3dsMaxobjectsandthe
IGES ID and IGES Type they translate to when
youexportthem.Any3dsMaxobjectsnotlisted
here do not export.
Note: The convention for denoting the type of IGES
entity is the numerical construction type:form.
For example, 214:2 is the IGES entity number 214,
for m 2. Form numbers can also be signed (given a
positive or negative value).
3ds Max object IGES entity name IGES entity
number
Surface Rational B-spl ine
Sur face
128
NURBS Surface Bounded Surface
143
Trimmed Surface Bounded Surface
143/144
Curve
Rational B-spline
Curve
126
Point Point
116
Group Group
402:7
Instance
Subfigure
Definition
308
Instance(s) Subfigure
Definition(s)
408
Notes
When 3ds Max exports IGES, it supports name
and color mappings to IGES names and colors.
SinceIGESrequiresuniquenamesperelement,
3ds Max will append a unique identifier to multiple
objects with the same name.
See also
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)
Over view of IGES in 3ds Max (page 3–565)
JSR-184 Files
Expor ting JSR-184 Files
File m enu > E x p ort > JSR- 18 4 (* .M3 G)
3ds Max provides support for developing mobile
games using the JSR-184 format. JSR-184 is a Java
standard used to create 3D applications for mobile
phones. Once you have exported your scene to
JSR-184 format, you can preview the animation
using the
JSR-184 Standalone Player (page 3–576) .
Procedure
To export a n M3G file:
1.
Choose File menu > Export.
2. Choose JSR–184 (*.M3G) in the Files Of Typ e
list.
3. Specify a file name to export, and then click
Save. This opens the JSR-184 dialog, displaying
the scene hierarchy for your 3ds Max scene. By
default, all of the elements in your scene are also
listed for expor t in the JSR-184 scene.
Note: If you wish to export a particular object
in your scene, use File > Expor t Selected, or
delete the objects you do not wish to export
by clicking
.Ifanobjectisadescendant
within an hierarchy, it will be exported with
itshierarchy.Thesameappliesforobjectsina
group.
4. Modify the parameters of objects exported to
JSR–184. See
JSR-184 Object Parameters (page
3–572)
for more info.
5. Click Expor t.