Hi Guys. Forgive me for i have searched but not found. I have finished a project in Maya (which i'm new to) due to the rig being mayan and decided it would be faster to do that. Now i'm coming to rendering and short of time, I don't have time to learn how to light in Maya. I was going to try and render back in Max using…
generally this is how i do it.... http://area.autodesk.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/2484/ I think its a lot more seamless with newer versions of both programs.
FBX has always worked fine for me... make sure you have the same version of import/exporter (check Autodesk website for latest update and get it for both Max and Maya), make sure you keep the settings consistent between Maya and Max.