# 3d in new Web site project **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [August 18, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-in-new-web-site-project/28802 "2003-08-18T19:07:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![opeleg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@opeleg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/opeleg)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-in-new-web-site-project/28802/1 "2003-08-18T19:07:16Z")
Hello All I’m starting a new website for a company that deals with digital microscopes. I want to use some of the 3d cad files they’ve made using SolidWorks and get something going with 3d for the website. I have 3d Studio Max 5. My problem is out of the list of file types i gave my client, he said he can export to STL. I’m just worried about the limit of polygons i can use for a 3d model on the website. Whats a good limit for polygon count on a 3d web inferface? Also, should i use Shockwave, or something like swift 3d or vecta 3d? Assuming money is not the issue. I’m just trying to get an idea of how i can start this project. Thanks. Omer ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-in-new-web-site-project/28802/2 "2003-08-20T15:10:53Z")
more people have the flash player than the shockwave player… besides shockwave is till s little slow on the net unless you have broadband (like me hehehe)… rather go for swift 3d… the results are quite amazing. you can also get a swift 3d plug-in for max, so you can render your max animations/objects directly to flash/swift 3d… can the client export the cad files as dxf? sometimes the results are a little better… alternatively, make new models in max (nyak nyak nyak… i’m sure that’s what you are trying to avoid) 🙂