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Can you convert IES to MAX?
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Is it possible to convert IES to MAX?
No - not a direct conversion.

.max is a full 3ds Max scene; an IES file is only a light's distribution data. You don't convert IES to MAX - you create an IES light inside 3ds Max that references the .ies, then save the scene as .max.

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Converting IES to MAX

A .IES file and a .MAX file hold different kinds of data, so there is no direct way to turn one into the other. The programs listed below can open .IES files and may be able to export the content to a format closer to .MAX.

A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.

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