Data Format - 3DS

Purpose and General Description

The 3DS format was originally designed for use with the 3D Studio package from AutoDesk. 3D Studio is a powerful rendering and animation package for PCs.

Large amount of information about 3D Studio (formats, gallery, FAQ's etc)

Packages/Toolkits that output it

A translator for Wavefront OBJ to 3DS
Translator for Division BGF files to 3DS
A translator for Pro/Engineer SLP to 3DS
InterChange converts from a large number of formats including: DXF, Haines NFF, Sense8 NFF.

Packages/Toolkits that input it

A 3DS to VRML translator
A translator for 3DS to SGI Inventor format
A translator for 3DS to Division VDI format
A translator for 3DS to Materials and Geometry Format MGF
A translator for 3DS to Softimage HRC
A translator for 3DS to Wavefront obj files
A translator for 3DS to Apple QuickDraw3D Metafile Format
InterChange converts to a large number of formats including: DXF, Haines NFF, Inventor, POV, Renderman RIB, Renderware RWX, Sense8 NFF and VRML.

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Information last updated on 16 August 1996

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