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importing models in 3d studio max?

well ive made a few good models in 3DS max9, but it was only a trial version. now that i got 3DS max6 with a stand alone license i wanted to open the models i made in version 9, but it seems they are not compatible with version 6. when i try to open them in version 6 it first shows a list of missing DLL's and asks to open anyway, i say yes and then it says it fails to load the model. im looking for a plugin or other software i can use to import models from 3ds max9 to 3ds max6. or if there is any other way to get it to load in 3DS max6. any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

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1. Perhaps you could use Blender for this. It's free 3D software. http://www.blender.org I can't guarantee it'll work, but maybe you could import the version 9 model into Blender then export it to a different format to open in version 6. It's a long shot, but it's all I've got. (Or, if you like Blender, you can use that all the time! lol But seriously, it's very powerful and free. Unfortunately, it has kind of a steep learning curve.) Good luck!