Converting .max to 3ds or sketchup

[timphilbin]

Hello guys

 

Trying to load some .max blocks into sketchup and failing...can anyone help

[siddharthkolte]

When you export from 3dsmax to sketchup, remember to set the units in 3dsmax to either meters or inches, unitless causes scale issues.

 

The only way I know which works for this is through exporting 3ds file, but when imported into sketchup causes triangulation of the mesh.

[Sketchrender]

Convert everything to editable mesh.

 

So select layer by layer, and convert to Em.

Then export as dwg.

I always find that the best results.

[ionutteudean]

I use Simlab Translate to convert obj's exported from max to skp. Good results without any ugly/unnecessary visible edges.