Posts Tagged ‘AutoCAD’

Scene Explorer Tweaks for File Linked Data

Have you ever wanted to display the material and layer names of objects in the 3ds Max Scene Explorer? Or what about listing the type of object as well as its material name and type? This can be done with a relatively simple MAXScript that you must install  under the \Scripts\Startup directory of your 3ds [...]

Using Layer Filters for File Linking Complex Models

When you File Link a complex DWG model in 3ds Max, you might want to consider leveraging the Layers Filters feature from AutoCAD as well as the “skip frozen” layers from File Link. With a little bit of standardization, you can streamline your AutoCAD to 3ds Max workflow and gain efficiency. This video demonstrates how to [...]