Data Import and Export Plug-ins

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 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 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 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.