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methods above to render each face regardless of its normal's orientation. You

can also unify normals explicitly by using the

Normal modifier on page 1509 .

2D Map

A two-dimensional image or pattern. A 2D map requires mapping coordinates

to render and appear in viewports. See

2D Maps on page 5619 .

3D DWF

From Design Web Format. A highly compressed file format that is created from

a MAX file. DWF files are easy to publish and view on the Web using the

Autodesk Design Review program, included with 3ds Max.

3D Map

A pattern generated procedurally in three dimensions. A 3D map does not

require mapping coordinates in order to render. However, a 3D map will

appear in viewports only if the object to which it is applied has mapping

coordinates. See

3D Maps on page 5698

3DS and PRJ Files

3DS is the 3D Studio R4 mesh-file format and PRJ is the 3D Studio R4 (for

DOS) project-file format. You can import both these types of files into the

software, as well as DXF and SHP files. You can export 3DS files and DXF files.