3ds Max Data Exchange (3DXI)

3DXI (previously known as IGame) is used for exporting 3ds Max data.

• 3DXI Export Sample - \samples\igame\export

  Demonstrates usage of 3DXI to export data.

File Export Plug-ins

File export plug-ins derive from SceneExport.

• ASCII Export - \samples\import_export\asciiexp

  An ASCII text exporter.

• VRML File Export - \samples\import_export\vrmlexp

  Exports 3ds Max geometry and sound data into the text-based VRML format.

• 3ds File Export - \samples\import_export\3dsexp.vcproj

  Demonstrates exporting 3D geometry and other scene data to be to .3DS files.

File Import Plug-ins

File import plug-ins derive from SceneImport.

• ASCII Importer - \howto\import_export\asciimp

  Demonstrates a simple ASCII text importer.

• 3ds File Import - \samples\import_export\3dsimp.vcproj

  Demonstrates importing 3D geometry and scene data from .3DS and .SHP files.

• Font Importer - \samples\images\bezfont

  Demonstrates importing fonts into 3ds Max

Image Import and Export Plug-ins

Image import and export plug-ins derive from the class BitmapIO.

• Bitmap File Importer/Exporter - \samples\images\bmp
• JPEG File Importer / Exporter - \samples\images\gif
• TIF File Importer / Exporter - \samples\images\tiff
• GIF File Importer / Exporter - \samples\images\gif
• PNG File Importer / Exporter - \samples\images\png
• YUV File Importer / Exporter - \samples\images\yuv
• Targa File Importer / Exporter - \samples\images\targa
• EPS File Importer / Exporter - \samples\images\eps
• Cineon File Importer / Exporter - \samples\images\cineon
• RPF Import and Export - \samples\images\rla\rla.cpp.

  3ds Max Rich Pixel format for rendering animations.