3d in new Web site project

[opeleg]

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

[markcq]

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) :)