Command entry: Application menu Import Select File To Import dialog Files Of Type drop-down list Choose Autodesk (*.APF).

Command entry: Application menu Import Select File To Import dialog Files Of Type drop-down list Choose Autodesk Alias/Showcase (*.WIRE).

3ds Max can import the WIRE format from Alias ^® and other applications, as well as the comparable APF (Autodesk Packet File) format used by Autodesk Showcase ^® and other applications.

Geometry saved in WIRE or APF format appears in 3ds Max as Body Objects. Units are converted, scale is preserved, and curvature is reproduced accurately. Object names, material names, layers, and hierarchies are all preserved from the original file.

Only geometry is imported: Lights and cameras do not import. Image planes are not copied to the 3ds Max scene; neither are dimensions and annotations.

To share changes made in 3ds Max with Alias, export to the OBJ format, which Alias can then import.