max 2024 support

[lo-th]

Hi thanks for your hard work, this is the most useful of the plugins
i test export from 3dsmax 2024
2023 version seems work except rename

Exception raised during export. Node will be exportes as dummy node. Message: Methode not found: 'System.String Autodesk .Max.IModifier.get_Name()'

so glb file not work
hope that can help for futur support of 2024 version

TODO

• Update code
• Update build
• Update installer

[bghgary]

If someone is willing to contribute a change to fix this, that would be great. See here.

[lo-th]

aie babylon export is much more advanced than blender export ...
and 3ds self export is just a joke.

hop someone can help it's probably just a matter of syntax.

[FrogsInSpace]

I added 3ds Max 2024 support.
I did'nt test extensively, just the basic export functionality

#1090

[lo-th]

hum no more log on export with last build ?
but is great step

[FrogsInSpace]

Yeah - i noticed this too , i only checked this release and do not get any log output too
https://github.com/BabylonJS/Exporters/releases/tag/Release20230606.1

So this issue will still be in the 3ds Max 2024 version too

[FrogsInSpace]

If someone is willing to contribute a change to fix this, that would be great. See here.

@bghgary

Pullrequest for Max 2024 exporter update is ready for review
#1090

[bghgary]

Thanks @FrogsInSpace. I merged your PR. I updated the deploy steps in ADO to include Max 2024. We still need someone to add Max 2024 to the installer.

[lo-th]

i try direct install but get error on each 2024 .dll ?

[FrogsInSpace]

i try direct install but get error on each 2024 .dll ?

possibly the installer doesnt work
just copy the dll's from the 2024.zip to your <3ds Max 2024>/bin/assemblies folder and everything should work as expected

[lo-th]

ok i see have to add

<configuration>
   <runtime>
      <loadFromRemoteSources enabled="true"/>
   </runtime>
</configuration>

to 3dsmax.exe.config
great

[kramsurfer]

It was a long road to find this .config file change requirement.

Can we add that to a README.md in the 2024 zip file or have it added to the Exporter's Manual Install web page?
( not sure who maintains the documentation but it'd be an easy edit and it currently has /Max 2015/ recommended pathing in it...haha )

Does the installer make this adjustment? It currently does not "see" the 2024 installer.

Thanks SOOO much for updating this. I'll be in 2024 likely for the next 3-4 years, so this is awesome that it works in here!

[kramsurfer]

Seems the "old" documentation where this information about the installers is archived on git hub but still live and a primary source of information when doing searches... :-(

[echadwick-artist]

Running into same problem here. Latest version of Max, latest version of Babylon exporter.

How exactly is the argument supposed to be added into the 3dsmax.exe.config file? I've tried four different ways, but Babylon always fails export with the same message from above in this thread.

Here is the default config:

<?xml version="1.0"?> 
<configuration>
  <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0"/>
  </startup>
  <system.diagnostics>
    <assert assertuienabled="false"/>
    <sources>
      <!-- This removes Binding error messages coming from AdWindows components -->
      <source name="System.Windows.Data" switchName="SourceSwitch">
        <listeners>
          <remove name="Default" />
        </listeners>
      </source>
    </sources>
    <switches>
      <add name="SourceSwitch" value="All" />
    </switches>
    <trace autoflush="true" indentsize="4"></trace>
  </system.diagnostics>
    <runtime>
        <AppContextSwitchOverrides value="Switch.MS.Internal.DoNotInvokeInWeakEventTableShutdownListener=true"/>
    </runtime>
...

If I append within the existing <runtime> section, it still fails:

    <runtime>
        <AppContextSwitchOverrides value="Switch.MS.Internal.DoNotInvokeInWeakEventTableShutdownListener=true"/>
        <loadFromRemoteSources enabled="true"/>
   </runtime>

If I add two <runtime> sections, it fails:

    <runtime>
        <AppContextSwitchOverrides value="Switch.MS.Internal.DoNotInvokeInWeakEventTableShutdownListener=true"/>
   </runtime>
    <runtime>
        <loadFromRemoteSources enabled="true"/>
   </runtime>

[abolog]

Solution:
Download Max_2024.zip (not installer)
Extract and overwrite everything in:
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2024\bin\assemblies

[mosesfender]

The problem continues to persist.
3DsMAX 2024.2.1
Export scene to babylon or glTF format v20240312.5

{ "translation": [ 7.41283274, 0.0, -11.9089632 ], "name": "Cyl1" },

And that's it. An empty primitive, without dimensions.