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Open Max4 .max files with max 3.1?

by Chad Hunt · in General Discussion · 08/05/2002 (10:12 pm) · 2 replies

Can this be done? I need to open it in max so I can use the biped or can it be saved as .3ds and still use the biped?
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Associate Logan Foster
perPixel Studios
#1
08/05/2002 (11:17 pm)
No you cannot open Max R4 files in Max R3, there is also no way to save a Max file to be compatible with a previous version. Like most software on the market it is backwards compatible only, versions of the software do not know how to read a future version.

Although the biped nodes are exported to a 3DS format, their relation and transform information is not (ie. all of the shapes will center itself on the origin). So to get a biped shape into Max R3 you will need a copy of Character Studio that runs in R3.

I will ask around if anyone knows of a 3rd party plugin that will support the biped shape so that you can move your data around, but don't be surprised if I can't find the result that you are seeking.

Logan

Chad Hunt
#2
08/07/2002 (6:11 pm)
Thanks it was worth a shot. What almost worked was saveing the file as .3ds then open it in max 3.1 but the biped was all jacked up.