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3DS Import for Pro/ENGINEER - 3D Studio 3DS file import plug-in for Pro/ENGINEER

3DS Import for Pro/ENGINEER is a 3D Studio (.3ds) file import plug-in for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. This plug-in gives Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire the ability to import geometric data from 3DS files.

3DS Import for Pro/ENGINEER reads polygon mesh data stored in 3DS files and imports it into Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. A polygon mesh in a 3DS file is comprised of a set of triangular faces. 3DS Import for Pro/ENGINEER creates trimmed planar surfaces for each triangle and knits them together to create a body. If the polygon mesh is closed (i.e. it does not contain boundary edges) then 3DS Import for Pro/ENGINEER will create a closed body feature, otherwise an open surface will be created.

3DS Import for Pro/ENGINEER is very easy to use. Once installed, it must be loaded into the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire environment. Follow the simple instructions in the "ReadMe" document which can be found in the installation folder. Once loaded, it adds new commands to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire and a submenu called "3DSImport" to the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire menu.

3DS Import for Pro/ENGINEER comes with detailed documentation as well as a tutorial to get you started in the shortest possible time.

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The 3DS File Format

The 3DS file format is the native file format of 3D Studio. 3D Studio has now been replaced by 3ds Max whose native file format has a .max file extension. However, 3ds Max is still able to read and write .3ds files. 3ds Max is one of the most widely-used off the shelf 3D animation programs. It has strong modeling capabilities, a flexible plug-in architecture and a long heritage on the Microsoft Windows platform. It is mostly used by video game developers, TV commercial studios and architectural visualization studios. It is also used for movie effects and movie pre-visualization.

 

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