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Has anyone made or is working on a Mars Phoenix lander? Thanks!

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krisci3 wrote:Has anyone made or is working on a Mars Phoenix lander? Thanks!

I have just done it:

http://anorien.republika.pl/Phoenix.zip

Its using Stardust .3ds model (incluided in .zip)

[quote="Are"][quote="krisci3"]Has anyone made or is working on a Mars Phoenix lander? Thanks!

I have just done it:

http://anorien.republika.pl/Phoenix.zip

Its using Stardust .3ds model (incluided in .zip)[/quote]

Could you tell me the name of the software to open this file?

Thanks

As the file's extension indicates, it was created in Zip format. If you're running Windows XP, you can just double-click on the icon and Windows will open it for you.

If you're using some other operating system, you may need to install a program that understands Zip format, although most already include a Zip program of some kind.

Thanks,
Yes, I know it's ZIP file, while in this ZIP file, the file is 3DS extension and I cannt open it using 3dsmax so I want to know which sofware I should install to view the inner files?

er... Celestia?

Or get a 3d viewer... Deep Exploration.

3DS format is supported by just about every 3D modelling program if you use their "import" and "export" commands. It's not a native format, so it's usually not available using the "save as..." command.

There also are many conversion utilities, free, shareware or commercial, which will convert 3DS into other formats.

Are wrote:

krisci3 wrote:Has anyone made or is working on a Mars Phoenix lander? Thanks!

I have just done it:

http://anorien.republika.pl/Phoenix.zip

Its using Stardust .3ds model (incluided in .zip)

Aww... you're teasing! I was hoping for a nice model of the lander. And yeah, for some reason, some of the 3ds models will open in Max and some won't. I guess it depends on how the author created them?

I would guess that 3DS Max is much more strict about adherence to the "standard" than other programs would be. After all, they're the ones who defined it I know Celestia will display some 3DS model files that are unreadable by any 3D modelling programs. (e.g.. files that have been damaged by using a text editor to change the names of their surface texture images.)

Is there any one who could tell me the right software to open this 3ds file?

:(
Thanks

I have no problems opening the .3ds model file using Anim8or.

http://www.anim8or.com/

http://www.anim8or.com/download/index.html