3DS Max and SolidWorks are both major 3-D applications. While 3DS Max is used primarily for entertainment purposes, producing content for videos and video games, SolidWorks is mainly a CAD application and is used to design machines and other structures. The two programs cannot directly exchange each other’s files. However, if you want to get a model you have made in 3DS Max into SolidWorks, a workaround exists. Writer Bio

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