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Matt Clementson · January 3rd, 2008

It's a good wish but I'm not sure if it's even technically possible because of the way the .max format works. Unlike .3ds for example the .max file is not a series of vertex/face arrays but a snapshot of the current state of all the plugins used in the scene. Plugin recompiles are designed to read older data but obviously there's no way you can programme an earlier version to read future data unless you happen to know what that future plugin is going to be like (in which case - go play the lottery!).

January 3rd, 2008	#3 (permalink)
Matt Clementson Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cardiff, UK Age: 37 Posts: 221 Name: Matt Clementson	Re: model export to previous Max versions It's a good wish but I'm not sure if it's even technically possible because of the way the .max format works. Unlike .3ds for example the .max file is not a series of vertex/face arrays but a snapshot of the current state of all the plugins used in the scene. Plugin recompiles are designed to read older data but obviously there's no way you can programme an earlier version to read future data unless you happen to know what that future plugin is going to be like (in which case - go play the lottery!).