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4 Select the objects you want to save as an ACIS file.
AutoCAD automatically appends the file extension .sat.
Command line
EXPORT, ACISOUT
3D Studio Files
You can create a file in the 3D Studio® (3DS) format. This procedure saves 3D
geometry, views, lights, and materials.
3DSOUT exports circles, polygonal
meshes, polyface meshes, and objects with surface characteristics. For a
complete list of criteria, see
3DSOUT in the Command Reference.
To create a 3DS file
1 From the File menu, choose Export.
2 In the Export Data dialog box, enter a file name.
3 Under Files of Type, select 3D Studio (*.3ds), then choose Save.
4 Select the objects you want to export, and then press
ENTER.
5 In the Create 3D Studio Output File dialog box, enter a file name.
6 Choose Save.
AutoCAD automatically appends the file extension .3ds to the file name.
Command line
EXPORT, 3DSOUT
Stereolithograph Files
You can write AutoCAD solid objects in a file format compatible with Stere-
olithograph Apparatus (SLA). The solid data is transferred to SLA as a faceted
mesh representation consisting of a set of triangles. The SLA workstation uses
the data to define a set of layers representing the part.
To store solids in an SLA file
1 From the File menu, choose Export.
2 In the Export Data dialog box, enter a file name.
3 Under Files of Type, select Lithography (*.stl), then choose Save.
4 Select one or more solid objects. All objects must be entirely within the
positive XYZ octant of the world coordinate system (WCS). That is, their
X, Y, and Z coordinates must be greater than zero.
AutoCAD automatically appends the file extension .stl to the file name.
Command line
STLOUT