Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 1906

An i-drop object in a Web page is an open gateway between the content provider's server and the Autodesk software user's desktop. Web pages that contain i-drop objects can be designed to look and behave exactly like standard Web pages in a standard Web browser. You simply drag the i-drop object from the provider's Web page and drop it onto a desktop or into an application. The desktop or application is the i-drop target. The i-drop target requests the data in one or more specific clipboard formats and receives the content. This is called being "i-drop aware." i-drop can also deliver data in any of the system default clipboard formats. What the application gets depends on what clipboard format it requires. For example, if the user drags to the desktop, the desktop takes a file. If the user drags to a text editor, the text editor takes textual data. What the desktop or application takes is independent of i-drop. For more information, see http://idrop.autodesk.com. Geometry File Formats The Import on page 7096 and Export on page 7097 commands on the File menu on page 7473 let you share 3D geometry with other 3D modeling programs. The software can import and export a variety of file formats. 3ds Max can also open DRF Files on page 7167, which are created in VIZ Render, a rendering tool packaged with AutoCAD Architecture. See also: ■ Asset Browser Utility on page 7132 ■ Internet Access on page 7159 ■ i-drop Indicator on page 7160 Compatible File Formats MAX Files (from Autodesk VIZ) on page 7164 VIZ Render (DRF) Files on page 7167 Importable File Formats Importing 3DS Files on page 7172 Importing PRJ Files on page 7174 Geometry File Formats | 7161