See my answer to a similar post in the Maya forum. Why are you using the 3dsimport.lib in Maya? Do you also have 3DS Max? What you could also do, if your 3ds models won't import correctly into Maya, is run them through the (expensive) Okino Graphics converter plugin for Maya. Or better, find OBJ models instead of 3ds. Or even better, just use Maya's outstanding modeling tools! -scara