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P3D v4 P3D V4.X SDK in 3DS Max 9 - is it possible?

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Hi,

I'm getting frustrated when I think why LM decided to stop supporting Max 9, in their very latest V4.5 SDK manual it clearly states that it's compatible with all max versions down to Max 7.
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It clearly states Max 9 but the V4.5 will only allow me to choose as early as 32-bit Max 2012 - so, if it's possible how do I set up my Max 9 to WORK with V4.5 SDK? I tried setting up to the Max 2012 64 bit folder but it did not work at all so I'm at a loss if it even does work and why LM would still say it does if it don't?! pretty annoying to be honest.

Greatly appreciate any input - I've come to ask this as I am sick and tired of exporting out of Max 9 to open in other software like MCX to make changes then exporting again, very slow and poor feeling workflow.
 
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Support for Max earlier than 2012 was dropped some time ago. I doubt LM or anyone keeps the Max sdks for these versions any more since they would need Win7 or even Vista for them.
 
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hairyspin said:
Support for Max earlier than 2012 was dropped some time ago. I doubt LM or anyone keeps the Max sdks for these versions any more since they would need Win7 or even Vista for them.
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Oh, Right.

Let's see how long it takes them to remove it out of their V4.5 SDK manual then.... seems more like a collab between Autodesk and LM if you ask me - forcing you to use the versions in which they use perpetual licenses....rip-off in other words.

Never mind, thanks for the answer any way.
 
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I doubt Autodesk cares much about P3D in particular, their customer base is much broader than that. I also doubt if they feel any need to support Win7 products any more since moving to the subscription model. Vista and XP are lost causes to them, commercial decisions are necessarily hard-nosed.
 
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If you want to use PBR textures, forget Max 2012 because Prepar3D SDK don't support it since the v4.4: you can configure 3DS with SDK v4.4 for Max 2012 but when you select PBR Texture choice a error happens during the init of the function.

Answer of LM: PBR use DirectX 12 and Max 2102 can't support this DirectX.
If it is wright so for that reason include plugins for this version in SDK v4.4 ... I have not understand.
 
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On the bright side, there is a sale, 20% off, at Autodesk.

I am running Max 2014. So glad I got it when I did. I guess now its subscription only. But at least its in payments. Couldnt do that back in the day. Thats a ton of money for a design program. But man, what a fantastic program it is... So many amazing tools. So glad I got it.
 
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Using one of the older, now obsolete, Maxs, wouldn't it be possible to compile an FSX-type mdl, then throw it at MdlConverter, do the Material editor thing for PBR's, and recompile using the V4.nn SDK?
 
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