Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 2009

Scale group Global Sets the bone length scale factor in the export file. Ok Proceeds with HTR/HTR2 export, using the current settings. Cancel Cancels HTR/HTR2 export. Exporting to Shockwave 3D You can set up 3D scenes and animations in 3ds Max, and then export them in Shockwave 3D (W3D) format for use in interactive presentations in Macromedia Director. To start this process, choose File menu > Export, and choose Shockwave 3D Scene Export (*.W3D) as the file type. Choosing this format opens the Shockwave 3D Scene Export Options dialog on page 7265. The Shockwave exporter in 3ds Max offers significant differences from the 3ds Max exporter previously available from Macromedia. When you prepare a scene for exporting to Director, please be aware of the following: ■ Bones require special consideration when being exported to Shockwave 3D format. See "Exporting Bones" below. ■ Hidden objects are not exported. However, bones are exported whether hidden or not. ■ The exporter supports specular lighting for light sources with Specular turned on in the General Parameters rollout > Affect Surfaces group. ■ Some types of mapping distort or disappear on export. Whenever possible, use Multi/Sub-Object materials rather than maps. Exporting Bones The exporter supports character animation using bones and the Skin modifier, or a character studio® biped with the Physique® modifier. Bones are exported not as geometry, but as Shockwave 3D bones. If the bones deform a mesh with the Skin modifier, the scene must be arranged in a specific manner to cause the bones and mesh to export properly: ■ All bones for each mesh object must be linked, and linked contiguously. In other words, each bone must link to another bone, with one bone acting as the root for the entire hierarchy. 7264 | Chapter 23 Managing Scenes and Projects