3Ds Max 2008

[e-freak]

For a current project I need to export to B3D (irrLicht Engine). How ever the only working Exporter is written for 3Ds Max 2008 and below. I'm sitting on a machine using 2009 and university is using 2010 so both versions don't work.

Has anyone still a TRIAL installer (i'm not asking for any illegal cracks/serials here) of the 2008 version (or max9 or max8)?

i'd go more into detail but the project is from an outside company given to our student team and i don't want to mess with the NDA.

[-HP-]

Download a cracked version, install it but don't crack it.

[e-freak]

was thinking about this as well, BUT - if I seed don't I republish the crack as well and therefore am guilty of uploading the crack as well?

[-HP-]

Torrents are so 1999. Use rapidshare.

(Not that I use any of those)

[Lord Ned]

I'm starting to get ticked at Autodesk for this. None of their maxes are forwards compatible as far as filetype (So I can't open a 2009 file on 2008), and the plugins aren't backwards compatible.

I can see why the plugins wouldn't necessarily be compatible, but instead of refusing to run it should at least try... And if I were to try and help multiple people (All on different versions of max since no one has the money to upgrade every year ) you'd need multiple max installs... Argh.

[Schmung]

Might be worth trying blender or milkshape? They might have working plugins so you can export it.