Archive creates a compressed archive file or a text file listing the scene bitmaps and their path names.
3ds Max automatically finds the files referenced in the scene and creates the archive file in the executables folder. During the
archiving process, a log window is displayed.
Compressed archive files are created using an external program. You specify the name and location of the archive program you want to use in the Files tab of the Preferences dialog.
Procedures
To set up an external archive program:
- Choose Customize
Preferences.
- Click the Files tab to display the Files panel.
- In the Archive System group, enter the full path and executable file name, and any command-line option you want for your external
archive program in the Program field.
To archive a file:
- Choose
Application menu Save As Archive.
- Enter a name for the archive in the File Name field.
Include the appropriate file extension (for example .zip).
- Choose a file type: 3ds Max Archive or List Of Files.
- To create an archive file, choose 3ds Max Archive in the Save As Type list. The archive file contains the scene plus all bitmaps used for the scene, including Video
Post bitmaps.
- To create a text file, choose “List Of Files (*.txt)” in the Save As Type list. The resulting file is an ASCII list of scene
files.
