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About published files


When you save an AXEL project file (.axel ), you are saving the environment in which you built geometry, animation, interactions, materials, and so on. You can open this file at any time to preview or modify your 3D World.

For web surfers to enjoy your 3D World, you publish it in an AXEL stream file (.axs) that is then embedded in an HTML web page that surfers can view in a web browser.

The AXEL project file, stream file, and host web page are saved in the project directory.


The stream file contains all the information required by the AXEL player to display your World in a web page. It bundles all the geometry, textures, sounds, reactions and animations into one file. You cannot edit a stream file but you can edit the project used to create it, then publish a new stream file from the edited content.

The AXEL player must be installed on surfers' machines for them to see the 3D content in web pages. If the AXEL Player is not installed, surfers are prompted to download it from the address given in the HTML file.

The AXEL Player (on Windows only) periodically checks mindavenue.com and prompts the user for an upgrade if a more recent version of the player is available.

Note: When you publish a World, unused textures and sounds are not included in the stream file.


See also:

Publishing your 3D content.

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