The one place for Open Source 3D models by Blender users. Opening MAX files in blender. How would I open a.max file in blender without using 3ds Max. Feb 26, 2008 My problem is that the files I work with are in.max or.3ds format. Labview Ni Softmotion Module more. ↳ Blender Open Projects ↳ Blender Conference 2013 ↳ Academic & Research.

Step Go to the 3DS Max Scene Interchange page on the Blender website and click the Download Latest Version of the Script link on the page. Step Extract the files from the 'Scene_interchange_blender[version].rar' file you just downloaded to your computer using a file extraction program such as 7-Zip, WinRAR or WinZip. Tongits Filipino Card Game. Step Place the extracted 'Scene_interchange.py' script in the 'C: Users Name AppData Roaming Blender Foundation Blender [version] scripts io' folder on your computer. Change Name to your Windows username and [version] to the installed version of Blender. Step Launch 3DS Max on your computer.

Click Open in the application window and browse to the MAX file on your computer that you want to import into Blender. Double-click this file. Step Click the MAXScript menu at the top of the 3ds Max window, select Run Script and browse to the extracted 'Blender_INTERCHANGE_ALPHA_2010.mse' file on your computer. Double-click on the file. Step Click the Path Output in the Blender Interchange window that opens and browse to a folder on your computer containing the exported MAX scene. Step Type a name for the scene into the box at the top of the window and click the RUN Interchange Blender button at the bottom of the window. Step Open Blender, click the File menu and select User Preferences.