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Gmax model to Sketchup format

L_Rob

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Hi Folks,

As some of you may have heard, Jon Patch passed away Febuary 22 after a long illness. (See the thread on the Orbx forum if interested.) Jon's last project was to be 'Saltspring Plus' with the Ganges SPB and some other stuff. I did all the ferries and terminals for the area as my freeware part plus several models for him, but as his illness progressed he was no long able to continue work on his Gmax model of the Ganges waterfront. In memory of Jon, I'm thinking of finishing the project but I think it's most appropriate if I use as much of his work as possible.

So the question is whether or not there is a way to convert a Gmax model such that I can import it into Sketchup. If not, at least I can use his textures to preserve the look he created.
 
Rest In Peace Jon, sad news... :(

I think worth try to convert to MDL from Gmax then load into MCX and then to .3ds that sketchup can read.. Texture should load ok, just make sure that the textures are in the same folder with 3ds file.
 
Thanks for this. Ah, I did not know that SU could read 3ds files. The problem is that Jon was not happy with the current state of his model and had some idea of what he wanted but was not able to do it. So I would like to have the look as he intended it. Being able to use his work as a base for a larger SU model would make things easier. If not I can just make my own SU model of the same thing and use his textures.
 
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