Because it's just now starting to get looked at. This actually started in 2010 (or perhaps earlier): http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/whats-happening-with-lucasfilmpixar-collusion-case/
Modified script a little bit to make it work with newer versions of Maya. Tested in 2017, 2018 versions. mel commands: interactive Bevel; interactive Extrude; interactive Merge;
I had this problem just yesterday. When you export your item make sure in the FBX options that the file format is NOT the 2014 version (looks like this with 2013)
I've been using Max 2010 for a bit now, and so far I'm having nothing but issues with it. I'm not even talking about the terrible performance, slow load times, but the crashes and bugs. I find it literally impossible to get through a single project without a myriad of technical bugs/glitches. Not only that, Max crashes on…