About SimLab Plugin for 3DS

Benefits

SimLab 3DS Max plugin completes 3DS by adding the following great features:

Import/Export

The plugin adds support for the file formats listed below

File Format	Import	Export
3D PDF
SolidWorks 2012        and prior
SolidEdge ST4
U3D
SketchUp 8 and     prior
Rhino (*.3dm)  5
3D XML
STEP (*.step, *.stp)
OSG
IPad
DirectX (*.x)

 

3D PDF export from 3DS

SimLab 3DS plugin adds 3D PDF export cabability to 3DS Max. Models generated, or modified inside 3DS, can be exported in 3D PDF format, with great control over 3D PDF settings. For more information about 3D PDF from 3DS, click here.

Advanced Settings in SimLab plugin for 3DS

In 3DS Max under SimLab menu, the Advanced Settings option provides users with the ability to auto scale imported model(s). Auto scalling scales the model to make it appear clearly in the current view. This option is useful when working with a single model.

In case of dealing with multiple models in the scene, this option should be un checked. In this case the user has the option of applying the desired scale on the imported model(s).

3D PDF importer to 3DS Max

With SimLab 3DS plugin, users can now import 3D PDF files into 3DS. The imported models can be modified, saved, and they can be exported in any of the formats avaiable by this plugin.

SolidWorks importer to 3DS Max

SolidWorks 2012 parts and assemblies can be imported into 3DS Max, using SimLab 3DS plugin. For more information about SolidWorks importer to 3DS, click here.

Solid Edge importer to 3DS Max

Solid Edge parts and assemblies can be imported into 3DS, using SimLab 3DS Max plugin. For more information about Solid Edge importer to 3DS, click here.

Sketchup importer to 3DS Max

SimLab 3DS plugin adds SketchUp import cabability to 3DS. With this cabability 3DS users now have access to all models inside Google's 3D Warehouse. For more information about SketchUp importer to 3DS, click here.

Sketchup exporter from 3DS Max

Exporting SketchUp files, is another great capability SimLab 3DS plugin adds to its users. For more information about SketchUp exporter from 3DS, click here.

 Export 3DS files to iPad

SimLab 3DS plugin adds iPad export cabability to 3DS. With this great feature, models generated in 3DS can now be shared with iPad users. For more information about Export from 3DS to iPad, click here.

Supported platforms

The plug-in is supported on the following versions of 3DS (2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012) , (32 and 64 bit).

How to use the plugin?

Installing the plugin adds the menu SimLab to 3DS. Under this menu users can use the Import, Export, Render, and other functions available by this plugin.

Requesting a trial license

After installing the plugin, start 3DS  and click the menu SimLab  and select Register,  which will open the license dialog.

Click Request License (Full / Evaluation), and fill the needed information. If you do not enter a license key, it means you will get a trial license.

Click Auto Request, and the license will be automatically generated and sent to you by email.
After receiving the license, start 3DS and select Register from the SimLab menu, then click Activate License and select the license file you received.

Great Value

The price of the professional license of the plugin is $99. With a single professional license; the user is eligible to activate the plugin on two different machines.

The plugin includes a free version of SimLab Composer 3D PDF edition.