how do i open .max files?

[splodenode]

is there any way to get blender to do it?

 

[David cgc]

This might help. MAX is one of the trickiest 3D formats to convert, though. It might be easiest to ask the original modeler or someone you know with a copy of 3D Studio MAX if they can export the model into some universal format for you, like DFX, obj, or 3ds.

 

[splodenode]

thankee, i'll give that one a shot