| Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (C++) |
There are several issues with .3ds files exported by the Trans3d plug-in for Lightwave. These are best handled using the following Conv3ds.exe command.
conv3ds -r -N -f -h -T|m trans3dfile.3ds
All the .3ds objects produced by Trans3d and the Lightwave object editor need their winding order reversed. Otherwise, they appear inside-out when displayed. They contain no surface normal vector information.