[Oleksandr Kramer]

New script for saving 3ds Max files and Material Libraries* to the previous version in batch mode.
*Batch saving Material Libraries to the previous version requires 3ds Max 2023 Update 1
How to run:
1) Download Kstudio Scripts Pack
2) Drag&Drop a MZP file to viewport or use the main 3ds Max menu-item “Scripting” => “Run Script”


Project Manager already supports exporting 3ds Max Files to Previous Version
Note: You can save to formats as early as 3 versions prior to the current version. This is a 3Ds Max limitation





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Project Manager

[Mohammad Nabil]

Really Thank you very much for this script … many thanks

 

[Nei Pangilinan]

I like this one . However, there is a persistent vray warning accross all the files to be converted.
It would be useful if it can remember the selected option to keep the process ongoing specially if dealing with many files than to press OK button on each opening files to proceed on conversion.

[Oleksandr Kramer]

Thanks – I’ll fix this for next version.

[Oleksandr Kramer]

I updated the script – now this message won’t be appear.

Thanks for your donate, Neil!

[ss ss]

Thank you so much for this,

Is there a way to make it clean or purge the file before saving it? Like removing note-tracks

t=trackviewnodes;n=t[#Anim_Layer_Control_Manager];deleteTrackViewController t n.controller;gc()

t=trackviewnodes;n=t[#Max_MotionClip_Manager];deleteTrackViewController t n.controller;gc()

These scripts usually clean files. But I am no scripting expert is there anyway to include them in the batch process??

Also can you batch run those scripts using project manager post script and save the file??

Thank you,

 

[Oleksandr Kramer]

In Project Manager you can use the callback #preFileExport.

See example in the file “\presets\API examples\PreFileExport Example.ms”

[ss ss]

Thank you so much for the fast answer,

However as I told you I am almost completely ignorant about coding and scripting.

My problem is that I made a huge library of my own models and some of them is exported from corrupted files with animlayers and notetracks that needs to be removed. I thought that we can add the cleaning scripts to this batch converter somewhere in the script and it should clean every file that it opens and resaves.

However is this #preFileExport callback will batch clean and save them again? or do I have to open each file again?

I hope its not to much to if I ask you for a little more detailed instruction on how to do that.

Thank you!

 

[mahdie ebrahimi]

hello, this script dosen’t work in my laptop.  my 3ds max is 2017 version. what should i do?

[Oleksandr Kramer]

For first please describe what happening after you run the script.

[Anonymous]

Hi; Oleksandr Kramer thanks a lot for your effort I had downloaded this script it doesn’t work to me I have a max version( 2016) and I need to open a higher version (2020) our something else how it works?

[Oleksandr Kramer]

This script doesn’t allow to open files from newer scenes in the old versions of 3Ds Max.

You should open the file in 3ds Max 2020 and run the script. For a single file, you can use the standard “Save as..” option.

[Giulio Gasperini]

Hi Oleksandr,

this is Giulio, nice talking to you.

I found this interesting script on the internet (SavetoPrevious) and I run it (3Dsmax 2023-update1). Unfortunately, no matter what folder/path I choose, the message is always “Please set path to process”. Am I doing something wrong? I tried with both local path and network path, same result.. Thanks very much for your work, hope you can help me, thanks!

Best regards,

Giulio

[Oleksandr Kramer]

This issue is fixed in version 0.61

Please re-download the script

 

[Giulio Gasperini]

Hi, thanks for your quick reply, unfortunately I’m already using 0.61 (see below) let me know if you can, thanks,

Giulio

[Oleksandr Kramer]

Looks like this path is not valid

The code is correct and all works if a path is exist

 

[mattd136]

Hi Oleksandr,

Just trying this out and it seems that the script does not work on Max 2024 – the batch of files are all loaded, but it seems none of them are overwritten. Should this script function in the 2024 version, and if not, are there any plans to update it?

Cheers!

[Oleksandr Kramer]

3ds Max 2024 is supported.

Please update to the latest version – today one problem with processing files in subdirectories was resolved

[Ran Sarfati]

3ds Max 2024 works grate can you make it save as to max 2020 too please

[Oleksandr Kramer]

You can save to formats as early as 3 versions prior to the current version. This is a 3Ds Max limitation