3DS MAX TOOLS OLD AND NEW

Well I’m starting a new thread because I’m seeing things I need desperately posted on dead threads and broken links.

I think there’s plenty of CMP import-exporters out there for versions of 3DS MAX besides 2010 and 2011.

I had an early one for v7, but tossed it because at the time Milkshape had better functionality so I used the Milkshape exporter. Yet it’s not anywhere to be found.

It appears on a new thread by Hurry that China has an exporter, but it has some issues as Hurry is finding out, though it might be for the the other .cmp applications than Freelancer, though it’s asking for Lod data.

Edit: Ancient knowledge base at Nif group told me this. Installation .rtf was wrong. About files. Will explain how to install on other drives than in later post.

Also looking for ANY CMP-Mat exporters for v6, 7, 8, 2009. Scripts you might have squirreled away relating to Freelancer. Gmax export-imports and scripts. Even betas (Which used to fly arould back them off and on forums).

Yes it’s old junk, but better old junk than no junk.
What I’m trying to avoid is their loss to dead links, the trash can when people upgrade etc.

And no I’m not moving Linux off my drive.
It’s there for a reason.

And NO I can’t just download student/learning etc. Unless I changed my name and address the have me as a commercial AND stand alone user. I tried a couple of years ago. They dunned me for a licence. All other versions after 2010 belonged to companies and stayed there. (Drat it).

Installing versions of 3DS Max & 3DS Max Designer
On another drive than

FOR VERSIONS 8, 2009 and 2010. If later versions crash on boot and are installed on another drive than try this!

Product must be installed. DO NOT START PROGRAM.

Go to you drives Documrments and settings folder to your user name. That folder and run a search for " infocenter.xml " Now you must copy this exact directory tree on your drive. Once you have copy all the files from infocenter.xml up the directories till the folder named for your version of 3DStudio max. This incudes subdirectories contained in those folders. Once back to the folder with youre version number you are finished and can start your Max version and register.

My tree in went:

Documents and Settings\MY USER NAME\local settings\Apllication Data\Autodesk\3DSMAX\2009 - 64bit\enu\plugincfg\Infocenter\xmlfiles\support\

With many subfolders needing copyies just copy the enu folder into the version directory the rest will follow. V8 went into other directories, but same process.

Edit: After a day of using 2009 Design and 2010 Design (Have to use both as one has plugins the other doesn’t. Welcome to 3DS MAX ) Both never blinked at startup in Win 10. This method worked with spectacular results. It was also the last problem I’d have thought to explore on my own.

Still looking for the fabled MAT exporter for 2009 and crossing my fingers it works in Design version.
A scout of Autodesk knowledge base found listings of program differences between MAX and Max Design before 2012 when differences reconciled are no longer posted there. In fact obvious gaps where they were removed. Will get this and other information including gmax info from other databases later. Consider Autodesk info and support to be of little help on versions from 2011 and earlier.
In fact make that any info on 2011 and earlier usually limited to “operator error” topics.