{"id":23362,"date":"2023-01-04T15:14:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T15:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=23362"},"modified":"2023-01-04T15:18:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T15:18:05","slug":"polyboard-3d-dxf-3ds-output","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/help-centre\/polyboard-3d-dxf-3ds-output\/","title":{"rendered":"3D DXF and 3DS output formats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As well as producing manufacturing output, it\u2019s possible to export 3D designs from PolyBoard to a rendering package or to a CAD software if you need to further manage your models in a complex environment.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3d-dxf-nanocad.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3d-dxf-nanocad.png\" alt=\"3D DXF file from PolyBoard\" class=\"wp-image-23366\" width=\"492\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3d-dxf-nanocad.png 656w, https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3d-dxf-nanocad-600x611.png 600w, https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3d-dxf-nanocad-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/3d-dxf-nanocad-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">3D DXF file of a PolyBoard cabinet open in Nanocad<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Export options are available from the File menu:<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-3d-export-menu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-3d-export-menu.png\" alt=\"PolyBoard's 3D export options in the File menu\" class=\"wp-image-23367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-3d-export-menu.png 240w, https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-3d-export-menu-171x300.png 171w, https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-3d-export-menu-29x50.png 29w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><p>The 3D output options available are:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>3D DXF<\/li>\n\n<li>3DS<\/li><\/ul><p>The 3D export can be of an individual cabinet or an entire multi cabinet room layout, depending on whether you export from within Cabinet mode or Project mode.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possible uses<\/h2><p>Export a project to a photorealistic rendering package like KeyShot or pCon.planner.<\/p><p>The 3DS file which is widely accepted by these packages includes PolyBoard\u2019s material textures (unlike the 3D DXF output).<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/show.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/show.jpg\" alt=\"Kitchen project in pCon.planner\" class=\"wp-image-23368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/show.jpg 740w, https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/show-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/show-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/show-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/show-383x215.jpg 383w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kitchen rendered in pCon.planner<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>You may also wish to integrate PolyBoard models into an existing room layout.<\/p><p>This simple SketchUp example includes two PolyBoard cabinets placed beneath a staircase (which incidentally was designed by our stair software StairDesigner).<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sketchup-pb-sd-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sketchup-pb-sd-1.jpg\" alt=\"StairDesigner and PolyBoard cabinet projects combined in SketchUp\" class=\"wp-image-23371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sketchup-pb-sd-1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sketchup-pb-sd-1-600x362.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sketchup-pb-sd-1-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wooddesigner.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sketchup-pb-sd-1-50x30.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Under stair cabinets manipulated inside SketchUp<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As well as producing manufacturing output, it\u2019s possible to export 3D designs from PolyBoard to a rendering package or to a CAD software if you need to further manage your models in a complex environment. Export options are available from the File menu: The 3D output options available are: The 3D export can be of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[217],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-23362","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-polyboard-output"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PolyBoard 3D DXF and 3DS output tutorial | WOOD DESIGNER<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to use PolyBoard&#039;s 3D DXF and 3DS export functionality for further project manipulation in a CAD package.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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