Use Models with Other Applications (Concept)

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You can use other Autodesk products to further enhance the quality of your models.

Autodesk^® products continually improve their ability to share drawings and models, including 3ds Max^®, Autodesk^® VIZ, AutoCAD^® Architecture, and AutoCAD^® Mechanical.

3ds Max or Autodesk VIZ

With these products, you can make greater improvements on your models. You have the option of opening DWG or DXF files without converting or you can use the File Link Manager to create a live link with a drawing file. 3ds Max or Autodesk VIZ offers expanded animation, lighting, material, and rendering capabilities that add further polish to your presentation graphics.

AutoCAD Architecture

AutoCAD geometry can be opened in AutoCAD Architecture, no conversion is necessary. Once the model is open you can use architectural related features, such as architectural objects, schedules or integrated rendering, to streamline your architectural design and documentation process.

AutoCAD Mechanical

If you want to use AutoCAD geometry and rendering data with AutoCAD Mechanical, you can export and import files using the following methods:

To export a drawing, click File menu Export.To export a drawing, at the Command prompt, enter export.
To import a file, click Insert menu Drawing Exchange Binary.To import a file, at the Command prompt, enter dxbin.