Attached Link: http://trillium36.com/Downloads/download%20pages/3D%20Studio%20Max.htm

There seems to be some confusion here with regard to the differnt file types. A "3D Studio" file (.3ds) and a "3D Studio Max" file (.max) are not the same. The former can indeed be imported into Poser but the later cannot.

Search "max" in FreeStuff if you want to experiment with trying to import a Max file into Poser - or try the ones from trillium36 (some small files) at the link above.