Instructions
Using Google SketchUp 3D
- 1Go to the Google Sketchup website and click "Download Google SketchUp."
- 2Select "Mac OS X," and then click "Agree and Download."
- 3Open the .dmg file when the download is complete, and then open the installer.mpkg file. Click on "Continue" twice, then enter your admin password to continue.
- 4Open the "Finder" and click on "Google SketchUp." Click on "File," and then select the 3D Studio Max file you want to open. Click "Open."
Using MeshLab
- 1Visit the MeshLab website. Click on "MacOSX" beneath the "Download" header on the right sidebar. Open the MeshLab .dmg file when the download is complete.
- 2Click on "Meshlab," and then click "Open."
- 3Click on "File," and then click "Import Mesh." Select the 3ds file you want to open. Click "Open."
Using Cheetah3D
- 1Visit the Cheetah3D website and click on the "Download" tab. The site automatically detects that you are visiting from a Mac. Click on the "Cheetah3D" .dmg file to download the program.
- 2Open the "Cheetah3D.dmg" file. Click on "Agree" to install the program.
- 3Click on the Cheetah 3D icon in the installation window and drag it into the "Applications" folder.
- 4Click on "File," and then click on "Open New Finder Window." Click on "Applications." Open the "Cheetah3D," and then click on "Cheetah3D." Click on "Open."
- 5Click on "File," and then select "Open." Select the 3D Studio Max file you want to open.
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