3d studio max

[Jennifer Stone Muilenburg]

Is anyone out there familiar with 3D Studio Max? I have someone who's
interested in getting a 3D terrain model of Seattle that he can import into
3D Studio Max. The software can import:

file format support Image file support for AVI, BMP, CIN, EPS, FLC, GIF*,
JPG, PNG, RGB, RLA, RPF, TGA, TIF, YUV*, Photoshop PSD*, and QuickTime MOV
Geometry file support for IGES*, PRJ, SHP, STL, VRML, 3DS, 3D ASCII Scene,
Adobe Illustrator AI, AutoCAD DWG and DXF, Adobe Type1* and TrueType* fonts
(* = import only)

but he's not sure what file(s) he should use the get a 3D model. He
originally thought ArcView could export a 3D model (dem, tin, etc.) into
something he could use, but I haven't figured that out. If anyone has any
suggestions, please let me know. Thanks.

Jenny Stone Muilenburg
Geographic Information Systems Librarian
Map Collection, University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900   Seattle, WA 98195-2900
phone: 206.543.2725
jnstone at u.washington.edu