# Export paraview keyframe animation to 3D Studio Max

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-paraview-keyframe-animation-to-3d-studio-max/950
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 23, 2018, 10:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-paraview-keyframe-animation-to-3d-studio-max/950 "2018-11-23T10:46:32Z")
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### Author: ![luismestre](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@luismestre](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/luismestre)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2018, 10:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-paraview-keyframe-animation-to-3d-studio-max/950/1 "2018-11-23T10:46:32Z")

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Dear Developers and users of Paraview  
Is it already possible to export Paraview keyframe animation to a visual application such as 3D Studio MAx?  
Importing geometry into Max via VRLM format is possivel, however the collors are misplace once in 3D Studio max .  
I’m looking to bring the animation produced by Paraview to a more realistic visual style, linking the geometry / animation from paraview to 3D Studio max geometry and have accurate motion animations .

Luis Mestre

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### Author: ![Hanszmann](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a87d85/32.png) [@Hanszmann](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hanszmann)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-paraview-keyframe-animation-to-3d-studio-max/950/2 "2021-02-06T03:08:45Z")

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I would like to do the same thing in Maya, so far we only managed to import one 3D model for each frame, like a stop motion? but this is not useful…

I don’t mind so much the colors being messed up, because we can solve it in Maya, but we definitely need a 3D model with baked animation.

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-paraview-keyframe-animation-to-3d-studio-max/950/3 "2021-02-08T09:43:17Z")

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You need to find a common format between what ParaView can save to and Maya can open.

Alternatively, use ParaView new PBR rendering.

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### Author: ![Hanszmann](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/a87d85/32.png) [@Hanszmann](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hanszmann)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/export-paraview-keyframe-animation-to-3d-studio-max/950/4 "2021-02-08T14:51:24Z")

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Thank you Mathieu,  
I was using FBX and OBJ, they both can carry animations. I’ll definitely try the PBR, let’s see how it goes, I really appreciate your help!