I have a .3ds file and I want to import it into Blender. I go to File > Import > then I choose the file and then it takes me to a regular blender screen with the cube in the middle…what do I do ?
Anyone know of any tutorials at least ? What exacly am I doing wrong ?
Do you get a Phyton Script Error??
Nope it just simply puts me where I started with the default cube…it does not load the file…
Where is blender master Fligh % when you need him…he is probably tired of helping me every 5 minutes…lol… 
Haha… not sick of helping, just in lurk mode (I have only about 100,000 words left to write till the book is done and I’m on a roll).
Anyhow, see if what they say in this thread helps:
http://www.blender3d.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7992&sid=e809189fc2dfe65989a0e3bc29de2af3
I haven’t downloaded 2.41 yet but I see a lot of Python related questions posted. Using 2.38 or 2.40 to import other formats might be your best bet.
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Thanks alot again and good luck on the book… 
Ok another dumb problem…my file is a .max the blender import file is a .3ds…is there any diffrence ? Or ca blender not import .max ?
No .max import. You’ll need 3ds max to open the file, then from there export to a format that blender can import (3ds, obj, etc.).
BTW: “etc” is not a file format . . . means there may be others.