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3DS File Format

    30-Jun-95 10:00:42
Sb: #177937-3DS File Format
Fm: Jonas Ruikis [ADESK] 73172,1351
To: Thierry Schembri 70734,532
Hi Thierry, << .. 3ds file format.. >> The 3DS File Toolkit can be ordered from Autodesk by calling 1-800-879-4233. The price is $250. Additional information can be found in the following files… File Info for FTK3_R.ME Section: Software Dev. Kits Contributor: 73172,1351 Size: 3824 Submitted: 6/29/94 Type: Binary Accesses: 174 Title: 3DS File Toolkit Read Me File Keys: FTK3 FTK README READ ME 3DS3 3DS 3DS File Toolkit for Release 3 readme file. Please read for a list of supported compilers. File Info for FTK3-C.ZIP Section: Software Dev. Kits Contributor: 73172,1351 Size: 459846 Submitted: 8/11/94 Type: Binary Accesses: 115 Title: Code examples – FTK3 and executables Keys: 3DS FTK FILE TOOLKIT C SAMPLE 3DS3 FTK3 4 sample C programs, DUMP3DS, TUNNEL, POLYGON and DUPTEST, source and executable demonstrating the "database-like" style of writing/reading *.3ds files on the fly. Programmers… use the DUMP3DS.exe example to help compare a manually created *.3ds file with 3DS with a 3ds file created with IPAS/FTK/other (my favorite and most useful example). Also, note the creation of the material in TUNNEL.c