3ds Max Plugin FAQ

MalikethStoddard · Joined: 28 Aug 2010 Posts: 24 Location: Denmark

I take it no news on an exporter set for the 2013 version of 3ds Max at this point? I have a couple furniture models I want to export to xmf soon.

IrishReborn · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 103 Location: Japan

nerseus · Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 1649 Location: USA - AZ

@MalikethStoddard:
Even worse news on the 2013 plugin. Autodesk has changed how their SDK works for plug-ins, requiring a fairly hefty change to the code to conform. For past version, I would simply load the existing code, point to the new Max SDK, and recompile. There were occasionally small bugs I'd fix, but nothing major. This new version is going to require a *big* change to code. C++ is like a 2nd language to me so I'm struggling.

To put it more shortly: it might well be a *long* time before I get around to releasing a 2013 exporter. Maybe IMVU will take it up Smile

-ner

MalikethStoddard · Joined: 28 Aug 2010 Posts: 24 Location: Denmark

That is a major pain having to write a whole new set of code for the exporter. I've worked in C++ before in high school when my school did the BotBall competition my freshmen and soft-more years and it was a pain to write the code for the bots' computer boards. Good luck with it and don't tear your hair out.

Shame that I can't get my hands on a 2012 trial of Max to get my meshes exported.

Kilian1987 · Joined: 01 Apr 2012 Posts: 13 Location: Malaysia

Hello Mr. Nerseus, I'm new here but I'm ready to do my product. I been asking around the exporter thingy and now I finally got what I want. But later on, I find out that I couldn't do a xmf file, however, I already tried to made xsf earlier and it exported pretty well. So just now I went to imvu creator room, I found Comix, she told me that there is something I really got to do that is mesh material and I wasn't really know what's that.

So the problem I got is to get my xmf mesh at hand before I continue my next step. Anyone help?

IrishReborn · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 103 Location: Japan

e3e · Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Posts: 7 Location: Spain

Hi, I have 3DSMax 8 and I installed the right exporter for it and put the files in the correct folders and I got an error when I started the 3DSMax. What can I do? I show you here the screenshots of the error and the place where i put the dll and dle file.

Error

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nerseus · Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 1649 Location: USA - AZ

@e3e:
Those images show everything in the right spot. Maybe try the troubleshooting on page 1 to see if you need the C++ runtime. Here's the link again Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86)

-ner

e3e · Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Posts: 7 Location: Spain

Hi Ner, thank's for your reply. I installed that and it doesn't work either, I restart the computer just in case but I still get the error. What can I do now? Confused

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IrishReborn · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 103 Location: Japan

Hello e3e,

Try to put ur cal3d exporter DLE by draggin in "stdplugs folder" under ur 3dsmax8.

And u should have the cal3d exporter DLL save under 3dsmax8 folder also.

Hope that is help...
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e3e · Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Posts: 7 Location: Spain

Hi Irish, thank's for you answer. It didn't work Sad

I don't know what to do now.
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IrishReborn · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 103 Location: Japan

e3e · Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Posts: 7 Location: Spain

Hi again, it still doesn't work Confused

Here are the steps I took

1. I removed the Cal3Dfiles but it only removed the.dll file so I removed the .dle file myself, maybe because I had the .dle file in stdplugs folder instead of plugins folder (you told me to try that).

2. I download this exporter.

3. After reading the readme I put the selected files in the correct folders: dll dle and I got this error

4.So I tried to move the dle file from the plugins folder to the stdplugs one, like this and I got this other error

So what else can I do? Oh, and I've realized that the error code has changed its number but idk. (Btw sorry for my English and I prefer if you talk to me in English because translators aren't very good). Thank's.
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nerseus · Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 1649 Location: USA - AZ

@e3e: You have Max 8, not Max 2008 - they look similar in version numbers, but are completely different. Try that FAQ page again, but use the standard IMVU plugin for Max 8 and you should be good Smile

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IrishReborn · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 103 Location: Japan

I just saw your message..
Sorry for the late..real things made me so busy..

And about my langugane also..I'm just trying to help what I can do...I am still learning in 4 languages. I am not good in spain language yet or neither english...

I saw your screenshots ..Yes I am wrong for telling you to use the max 2008. Nerseus is Pro on this things so. I hope thats help for you hun.... Try to post here after you done installed.

Goodluck....
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