Publishing to DWF

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Publishing to DWF

In this tutorial, you will learn how to publish (export) to a 3D DWF format. The DWF format allows others to view your designs without 3ds Max installed on their system. With the free DWF viewer available for download, you can email your 3D concepts or simply post them on the Internet.

You will learn how to export a scene to a DWF file, and you will also learn about the limitations pertaining to this format and how to overcome them.

The DWF Viewer inside Internet Explorer

Skill level: Beginner

Time to complete: 30 minutes

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

Invoke the DWF Export dialog.
Adjust parameters.
Use Render To Texture to overcome the limitations of the DWF Export command.
View the exported scenes in Internet Explorer with the help of the DWG Viewer.

Tutorial Files

All the files necessary for this tutorial can be found on the program disc in the \tutorials\viz\ directory. Before starting the tutorials, copy the \tutorials folder to your local program installation.

Lessons in This Tutorial

Using 3D DWF Export

Overcoming the Limitations of DWF Export

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