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How to Convert 3Ds Max Files to OBJ

3Ds Max is a popular 3D modeling and animation program from Autodesk. There is a fee to use the program, but every user gets a trial account to enjoy 3Ds Max for free for the first month.

There are so many 3D modeling programs out there these days, and not everyone knows them all and only chooses one. For example, you are more familiar with Blender, but you don’t really know about 3Ds Max and vice versa.

But all 3D modeling programs can read files in OBJ format (Wavefront). So if you want to copy a work from 3Ds Max to another 3D modeling program, create it as a OBJ format is a necessary thing.

Tutorial on Converting 3Ds Max Files to OBJ

Please note in advance that the conversion of 3D objects into the OBJ format is sometimes not entirely perfect. But even so, you can still fix the error.

To convert 3Ds MAX files to OBJ, do the following:

  1. Open the 3Ds Max program and prepare the object.

  2. Click on the menu file > export > Exports ….

    Export the MAX file to OBJ

  3. on Filename, enter the desired file name. and further Save as, make sure you choose OBJ.

    Saving OBJ files

  4. Next, press the button Save.

  5. A dialog appears in which you can make some settings before you start the export.

    Converting 3Ds Max files to OBJ

  6. If so, click the button EXPORT.

  7. The last step, please wait a moment for the export process to complete.

    File export process successful

The export process does not take long and may depend on the size of the scene to be exported. If it’s a single mesh object, it should certainly only take a few seconds.

Just like in other programs, it’s not complicated to export it as an OBJ. And although sometimes not perfect, however, the results of the OBJ are satisfactory and can be edited again for correction.

Also Read: How To Render With The GPU In Blender 2.8

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Besides OBJ, there are several types of 3D files that can be used. An example of an equally popular 3D file is FBX (Film box). So you can try others besides OBJ to compare the best results.

The above tutorial is explained by the 3Ds Max 2021 program. At some point, the appearance may change when the program is updated. And if you have any problems performing the above tutorial, feel free to leave a comment.

Hopefully useful and good luck