Help..how do i convert .max to pdf's

.MAX - A file format which represents a scene in KINETIX's 3D Studio MAX
- Paperport File
- OrCAD Layout File

As far as I know there is no way to do what you ask without the program which created these files.

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE jeudi 30 octobre 2008 11:56:35)

I apologize but my grand daughter which is 5 years old perfectly understand what I wrote !

.MAX

is the name extension of the file you asked about.

- A file format which represents a scene in KINETIX's 3D Studio MAX

explains in plain English that the .max name extension is used by KINETIX's 3D Studio MAX to stamp the documents which it creates.

* Paperport File

same thing for documents created by the program named Paperport

* OrCAD Layout File

same thing for documents created by the program named OrCAD.

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE jeudi 30 octobre 2008 13:52:43)

But...i dont understand what you are talking about.

Perhaps you should ask the person who sent you these files what program was used to create them and also if they could send you them in some other more standard format.

But...i dont understand what you are talking about.

PS A Google search indicates these are most likely PaperPort scan files. Some people have been able to read them using GraphicConverter:

http://www.lemkesoft.com/

When a file is created by KINETIX's 3D Studio MAX , you need KINETIX's 3D Studio MAX to read it.

If it was created with paperport, the first choice program would be paperport but, as Tom wrote, GraphicConvert may also do the trick.

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE vendredi 31 octobre 2008 12:31:07)

I have the same problem with paperport .max files. I am trying to convert thousands of them scanned in paperport 8.0 from .max to .pdf format. Graphic Converter seems to be a perfect program for batch conversions. It seems to work for some users, and not others. My converted .pdf documents open as blank pages after converting them in Graphic Converter from .max format. I have been in contact with Graphic Converter support but no solution has been forthcoming. I have tried to convert them in both Tiger and Leopard, with identical result. I have the demo version of Graphic Converter, and would be happy to take a chance on the purchased version if I thought I would obtain my desired results. Any suggestions? Or, does anyone know a commercial file conversion service that would do the conversions for me?

Download the Paperport Viewer, there is a Mac version, although I don't know if it is for Mac OSX:

http://www.nuance.com/paperport/viewers/

Paperport seems to convert scans to industry standard .pdf, so you should ask that the client supplies these instead. Once you have them as .pdf Preview will convert them to whatever other format you may want.

Graphic Converter has never been of much use to me. It's interface never was friendly and still looks like it was designed for System 7. It's handling of pdfs is woeful, it can't even tell if the .pdf is bitmap or vector and converts the later to a bitmap, which is not what I want.

OSX has a good selection of file conversions built in, usually accessible through Preview or Automator, although it does not cover the more arcane PC formats. For the rest I usually turn to PhotoShop.

Thank you very much. I will give it a try!

My converted .pdf documents open as blank pages after converting them in Graphic Converter from .max format.

Have you tried opening these .pdf's with Adobe Reader as well as Preview? If not, you should.

Are you converting to some intermediate format before converting to pdf?

Download the Paperport Viewer, there is a Mac version, although I don't know if it is for Mac OSX:

I think Paperport Viewer is designed for System 6 and the like. My impression is that GraphicConverter is the only possibililty for OS X.

Thank you. I also have a windows machine running XP Pro. I do not have to convert the .max files in my Mac. Any program suggestions to convert .max to .pdf on Win XP?