It is not feasible to write a .max importer, since a .max file only contains transformation data. So to "import" a .max file, you'd have to write a complete 3D Studio Max (without a GUI) to be able to apply all those transforms to the basic primitives.... So it has nothing to do with nasty licensing policies or refusals from discreet.

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