I was wondering if i could use the program on this site http://www.okino.com/conv/pt4maya8.htm to tranfer models (aircraft and buildings and objects for scenery) from Maya to Gmax and then into the flight sim without having to tweak too much once its imported into Gmax?  Has anyone tried this before?  I am new to modeling and scenery design but i currently have Maya 2010 and would like to learn how to use it by modeling for FSX.  My first project will be to model the Deep Horizon oil rig that recently exploded in the Gulf of Mexico as a tribute to the terrible loss this has caused.  If its good enough I would like to sell it for a couple of dollars a download and send ALL the money to the families who lost loved ones.  The reason behind this is most of my family is or has been in the offshore oil field business their whole lifes.  Please any help would be much appreciated.  Also I would love to make a Bell Longranger with customized flight dynamics and a VC. Thanks.  Ryan Brown.

ok, will do.  Thanks for the info.  I was just wanting to learn Maya while i make models for FSX.  I'm assuming right now there is no easy way to export full Maya files (Model, animations, etc.) into Gmax then to FSX.

We here at SimV don't condone illegal software downloading or usage.  There are other alternatives.  Gmax is freeware, and has the ability to create models for FS.  Since you aren't already using Maya, I would definitely recommend getting Gmax and at least trying some of the tutorials.  I'm not sure about 3DS Max, but I do believe it has some issues transferring over to FSX through the SDK.