exporting from C4D to 3dsmax

[outtanames]

Hey, can anyone point me out to an export tool from C4D to 3dsmax (using version 8.0) ? Thanks.

Hi there, I'm using Max 8 and the latest version of Cinema 4D. I'm trying to get the model out of C4D to Max, but I just can't get it imported prefectly into Max! I always get a few (2-4) small annoying Normal errors on the mesh...of all types of exports C4D offers only 2 can do the job, but both give out these small normal errors, one a bit less than the other tho, *.X & *.OBJ. Now what in the name of god should I do ? I'm totally out of options! (((((((((((

P.S., Max has some options in it's OBJ import which I think I got most right...but still could have missed something...it has something with the number of smoothing groups to use or something like that. Btw, I also use Deep Exploration to get .X into a Max file.

[NiTrO-EXILE-]

Just export to obj. works fine. (waveform)

[outtanames]

Originally Posted by NiTrO-EXILE-

Just export to obj. works fine. (waveform)

OBJ does work, but I get a few small normals errors everytime, never perfect. Thing is, I tried all the types of exports C4D offers and they all come out crap...I'm even using a translation program, Deep Exploration which doesn't help much. The only "good" exports I get are from the Direct3D format *.X and the OBJ export, but both come out with small normals errors that make my day so bad.

[Wizardskills]

I also have had problems converting my .c4d files into .3ds, they always end up about 2Gb :O

[NiTrO-EXILE-]

i hear ya its a PITA>...im making game cars in C4d and have to matt and export them to game from max...

[outtanames]

Originally Posted by NiTrO-EXILE-

i hear ya its a PITA>...im making game cars in C4d and have to matt and export them to game from max...

PITA? :\ You meant pitty maybe? Well anyway, if you do exactly the same, don't you end up with normal errors? Check the model carefully...the few things I didn't errors at all were wheel objects.

[andybuck]

PITA = Pain in the ass. Surely 3ds has some sort of normals fixing like c4d does?

[outtanames]

Originally Posted by andybuck

PITA = Pain in the ass. Surely 3ds has some sort of normals fixing like c4d does?

Yeah, but 3ds won't save the UVs after the model is textured so its useless.

[Georg]

i talked to a friend and he told me there is a plugin for deep exploration which allows to import c4d files directly but i wasn't able to find it

[zac_3d]

OBJ. files always seem to get normal eras when you making high poly objects like wheels i thinks its cause its hard for it to process all the polys. I used to get the problem all the time when i was converting from rhinoceros to max so i could texture and render. But im sure if you look around the net you will find something on it somewhere or even a plugin.