Gwot said it all :P Also another thing. There are other advantages when subdividing with creases or similar. Subdiv level 1 or 2 on such a mesh, when converted back to raw polygons, is a fantastic base to carve simple extra details using extremely simple extrudes, bevels and such. Instead of trying to hold details in the…
Agree with pior... and it shouldn't matter what you use for subdividing in max or any other app so long as you can maintain edge/crease hardness, which smoothing groups do. The idea here is that you are subdividing up the base mesh so that polygon density stays consistent and evenly distributed, making for an easier time…