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Hi guys!
I try to find solution to export models from 3ds max to DbPro.I need at least 2 uv stages , correct bone animation and vertex colors.
I have tested Panda Exporter, kw-exporter and alin's directx exporter(i just dont find any more)
I get weird results with each of them

1)Panda - export correct uv's but corrupt vertex color.Also it somehow increase vertex count!Model which have 900 vertexes now have 3500 +
2)kw-exporter - correct vertex color but failed on multiple uv stages.Vertex color is ok but when you read it through vertexdata - blue chanel is missing.
3)alin's directx exporter - the same
All exporters export different vertex count (WTF?) I cant explain it
Maybe anyone solve this?

vertex counts are changing based on how the exporter is splitting edges and/or triangulating ngons. there is probably not a lot you can do about this

I can't help you there unfortunately. I do not have experience with 3Ds MAX, only Blender.

Hi Kuper,

One format that DBPro supports is the 3DS format which is a native export from 3DSMax, so there's no need to use the Pander/DirectX exporters unless you're exporting to the .X format.

I found a tool recently which converts both .3DS or a .X formats into a .DBO format (a few TGC forum goers have tested this to be the quickest/most efficient format to use (don't quote me on that, do some tests yourself ))

Attached is the compiled program "ConvDBO", but I can't recall which thread I found it in. It seems to work OK. One bug that I've found with converting 3D file formats, is that Material Names must be simple letters & numbers without spaces, or the resulting 3D model will fail to load in the DBPro application.

Whilst we're on the topic of 3D Modeling, I found that Wings3D is a lot of fun, check it out as hopefully you'll enjoy it and find it useful as much as I did (I've never found time nor love for 3DSMax, nor have I sat down with Blender).

http://www.wings3d.com/

Hope this helps!

If you like, post some example files up for us to have a play with too.

Thanks
Here is from official Kw-export page:

So it can work not properly with DBPro.Alin's directx exporter - also use the same techinique so you can lost your Uv chanels with it.
Vertex colors works well with all plugins but sometimes i get unpredictable results.At least you can make DBpro crash when export more then 4 uv stages from 3ds max( with panda exporter)

I think I find a solution.Here is the way I export this:
1)Use 3ds max 2012
2)Use to paint in UV's in vertex color
3) stage 0 - main texture
stage 1 - vertex color R and G
stege 2 - uv for light mapping
4) export with Panda exporter.You can check "Optimization- normal" inside it.This will decrease vertex count
5) Load to DBPro. Now you are gorgeous!!!