i need to know where to get 3d max. i dont need the newest one i just want to make basic shapes and objects.

www.discreet.com

$3500 and its yours.

yups, or download g max. Free and legal 3d max version. But it doens't allows you to export models as nif files

Edit: software piracy discussion is not allowed on these forums.
-Peregrine

Never heared of that plugin, I just use photshop and I don't need any plugins to make the textures or use them/exporting them in 3d max...

Download it here.
Btw get the 3ds max 6, thats the trail.

Yes and no.

They can't be opened directly, but if you export with the quake3 plugin for gmax, then convert through a couple more formats, you can get it to import. But it isn't a perfect conversion, so things end up looking distorted a bit.

where can i get that plug in ?

is it for free or do i need to pay for it

The free version of the Plug-in is completly free but not completly legal so I will not discuss about it.

P.S: I am so mad at the fact that 3sdMAX 6 is not compatible with a .nif import/export plug-in. I hope 3dsMAX 7 is.

isnt there a way to write on myself with batch or c++ coding ?

I have tried and I cannot find a way to do it. You can buy Milkshape for $25, and then download the free SDK for it and make your won Plug-ins for that but not for 3dsMAX...not in any legal way ...