Hi everyone,
I'm crafting a program to transfer max file to my own file format(json). However, because this application would be deployed on a single machine dedicated for format translation automatically in command line environment, I'd prefer it a standalone one which doesn't depend on 3ds max. Is this possible?
I'v tried to write a export plugin, then compose a maxscript and execute it with '3dsmax.exe -q -silent -mip -U MAXScript export.ms'. It's almost perfect, besides the poor efficiency. This approach involves launching the whole 3ds max application every time. The launching process costs quiet a long time. If there is a method which can run 3ds max as some kind of server, thereby avoiding the extra launching time, this would be acceptable too.
However, the best solution would be a standalone max file parsing application, just like fbx file reader powered by fbx sdk.
