i tried milkshape but as i try to import a very simple .ma file (a textures polygonal ball), milkshape crashes. Any idea why it does that or whether there are other exporters our there? I also tried the directx sdk plugin from microsoft but it doesn't even load in Maya 7, funny it is called "D3DMaya7ExportX.mll"... the reported error is a shocking "Error: The operation completed successfully." ummm....