From: Jeff Beranek (jberanek++at++reading.sgi.com)
Date: 01/11/2000 08:16:45
> CK> The .3ds export filter of 3DMax seems to be pretty poor,
> CK> so we decided to export the models as vrml2, which
> CK> unfortunately can introduce a few other problems (the new
> CK> vrml2vdi converter is has some difficulties digesting the
> CK> vrml file). But at least texture coordinates, object
> CK> hierarchies, and materials don't get lost.
>
> The exporter of 3DS Max seems to be working fine for me. I think the
> problem is in Performers .3DS loader. I'm currently exporting files
> from 3DS Max to .3DS and loading the file be a homemade library. Most
> information seems to get converted correctly [incl. textures, texture
> coordinates, heirarchy, materials, and key-frames].
You'll have to be careful, because your 3DS Max file can contain troublesome
NURBS, and different versions of 3DS behave differently with exported
textures. You should use File->Export As Mesh within 3DS to create a more
kosher .3ds file. But early releases of 3DS Max had a Kinetix bug that
created bogus texture coordinates.
Jeff.
Jeff Beranek
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