Coordinates from 3DS Max to XNA 3.5

Question

My problem is this. I have a simple box made in 3DS Max 2009, the Box is 10x10x10. I've tried to load it on XNA and traslate the camera for 15 units, but I can seem to find the values needed to see the box properly. Can anyone point me to a good resource where I can find some good introduction to XNA coordinate system and how is a simple box made in 3DS Max imported properly

Best regards, David

Answer 1

According to the MSDN:

The XNA Framework uses a right-handed coordinate system, with the positive z-axis pointing toward the observer when the positive x-axis is pointing to the right, and the positive y-axis is pointing up.

Here is a video on how to export animated 3d meshes from 3DS Max to XNA, using kW X-port, which is a quick and easy way of exporting 3d meshes as DirectX .x model files and loading them into XNA using the SkinnedModelProcessor.

Answer 2

You need to apply the bone transforms to the model before drawing it. Check the "Draw the model" section in the following page for a example of what you need to do:

http://www.toymaker.info/Games/XNA/html/xna_models.html