Light Support

The following tables list 3ds Max lights and how the plug-in treats them on export to FBX and reimport to 3ds Max:

Standard Lights

In 3ds Max	When imported back into 3ds Max:
Omni	Omni
Free Directional	Free Directional
Target Directional	Free Directional
Free Spot	Free Spot
Target Spot	Target Spot
Skylight	Omni
mr Area Spot	Target Spot
mr Area Omni	Omni

Note

In non-Revit to 3ds Max workflows, the 3ds Max FBX Plug-in does not support Skylights (and their targets). Instead the plug-in converts them to null objects. The plug-in also converts mr Lights to Standard lights (for example, an mr Area Omni Light becomes a standard omni light) and Photometric lights become Standard lights (where they lose any Photometric-specific values).

Photometric Lights

In 3ds Max	When imported back into 3ds Max:
Target light	Omni. The target is exported as a null.
Free light	Omni light
mr Sky portal	Omni light