> i would really like to know if the animation is converted from max to 3ds coz i heard rumors it was not and if that's true then there's no point in my adding animation support to 3ds2vxl. maybe flyby or alon can tell me.


*.max files, just as *.3ds file can hold keyframes.
So yes the animation can be transfered into the 3ds format.

it's even so that when *.3ds holds keyframes, the 3dsmax importer asks if they should be converted to the current timeline...