Import plugin for 3ds max models

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Is there a plugin for schetchup where you can import 3ds max model?

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No. The 3DS Max file format is proprietary to Autodesk and you have to have the 3D Studio Max application to open it.

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“Universal importer” by Samuel Tallet allows you to import (and reduce) geometries from about fifty 3D formats including 3ds (not .max)
More information on Sketchucation

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FYI: SketchUp does have a native .3ds importer. (Never tried it.)

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well it is actually a 3dstudio max object that I have that I would like in fbx format.
But I don’t have the program 3dstudiomax.

So now I’m looking for a way to convert this file.

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I am afraid that you are out of luck. You must probably find a friend who has Max and ask him/her to convert it for you. If you are desperate you can buy the minimum amount of Autodesk Flex points (here in Finland it is 100 points at 321 €), install 3DSMAX and convert it yourself (6 points per day of use). I don’t know if they sell it in smaller instalments elsewhere.