This section lists the directives that are processed by the 3ds Writer.
The suffixes shown are prefixed by the current <WriterKeyword> in a mapping file. By default, the <WriterKeyword> for the 3ds writer is 3DS.
DATASET
Required/Optional
Required
Values
The value for this directive is the path to the output folder. If the output folder does not exist, then the writer will create a new folder.
The output file will be created within the specified folder and associated texture files, if any, will be written to the same folder.
For example, if the output folder is C:\3dsFiles\house\ then the output file will be C:\3dsFiles\house\house.3ds. If the output file already exists, then the writer will overwrite it.
If any other applications have the output file opened, then the writer will be unable to continue and the translation will fail.
Workbench Parameter
Destination Autodesk 3ds Folder
DEF
The 3ds Writer ignores this directive because the format itself does not have a notion of layers/feature types.
Workbench Parameter
Not applicable
Required/Optional
Optional
MOVE_TO_LOCAL_COORDSYS
Required/Optional
Optional
Values
Yes | No (default)
Workbench Parameter
Parameter Name
Move to Local Coordinate System
Parameter Values
Yes | No (default) | PRJ Only
TEXTURE_OUTPUT_FORMAT
Required/Optional
Optional
Values
PNG | JPEG | GIF | BMP | ECW | ERDAS | GEOTIFF | INGR | JPEG2000 | MRSID | PCIDSK | SGI | TIFF | XPM | Auto (default)
Workbench Parameter
Preferred Texture Format
TWO_SIDED_MESHES
Required/Optional
Optional
Values
Yes (default) | No
Workbench Parameter
Two Sided Meshes
TRUNCATE_NAME
Required/Optional
Optional
Values
Yes (default) | No
Workbench Parameter
Truncate Filename