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Exporting IGES Files

File menu > Export > IGES (*.IGS)

IGES files are used to import and export objects to and from 3ds Max (and

other programs that support this file format). For more information, see

Overview of IGES in 3ds Max on page 7020 .

In some cases, when you export 3ds Max objects to an IGES file, the translation

doesn't produce exact replicas. To understand what happens to each object

when it's translated, review the

IGES export table on page 7028 .

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. For more information, see

IGES Log files on page 7022 .

NOTE If there are modifiers applied to surfaces 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.