is there any way to import .max to maya 2008? i can import .3ds and have installed the bonus plug-in for maya 2008. any other plug-ins used? i have this terrain which is in .max format and we need to import it to maya 2008. thanks a lot in advance! Hi- did you ever resolve this issue? I have a 3ds file and max file that i need to import into maya 2008. I cannot open in max because I don't have the software. Thanks!