Character Export from Max (schematic view set-up)

#1 Try this resource first, on Developer Network. It will give you a kick start with a simple character. You can always open the player.max from the torque directory where the default player is located and take a look at the hierarchy there.

#2 @apparatus: thank you. I already looked through the developer network resources - but i couldn't find something similar... i didn't think of looking at kork's player.max :-)
Kork is set up differently compared to the developer network resources. His object is called "bodymesh", although every resource i have now read said that the object name must be followed by a number for the LOD level that the object belongs to. And the "Bounds" and "Detail" are linked to "Bip01". The object "bodymesh" doesn't seem to be hooked up to the Bones at all??

#3 @Michael

Oh wow, that's not setup right at all. You should really do like Apparatus says and look at the sample files and the countless upon countless threads about this on the forums for a solution. But since you asked here is a quick rundown of why its not working...

- Character2 should be unlinked from the hierarchy since it uses the skin modifier. Sorry thats just how it has to fly with 3DS Max
- Bip01 should actually act as your scene root. Link Detail2 to it. Delete Base01 and Start01, when using a Biped it can take their place and act as the scene root marker.

#4 @Logan: thank you, i'll change the setup and look through the forums.