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This is a side-by-side feature comparison of the various DTS exporters available for common 3D packages.

Torque Game Engine DTS Exporter Matrix	3DS Max	Maya	Lightwave	Blender	MilkShape	GameSpace	Unwrap3D
Supported Versions	4.2-2009	4.5-7.0	7.5+	2.33+	1.7.0	1.5	v215
Application Price	$3500	$2000	$795	Free	$25	$299	$40
Download Exporter	3DS Max 4-8 3DS Max 9-2008 3DS Max 2009 UnmessDTS	Maya	Lightwave	Blender	MilkShape	GameSpace
Documentation	3ds max	Maya	LightWave	Blender	included in download	included in download
Geometry
Meshes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Custom Bounds	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	?
Auto Bounds	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	?
Collision Meshes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	?
LOS Collision Meshes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	?
>8 Col Details [10]	?	?	yes	yes	yes	?	?
Nodes	yes	yes	yes	yes [6]	yes	yes	?
Billboards	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	?
Triangle Stripping	yes	yes	no	yes [7]	yes	yes	?
Animation
Bone Animation	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Sequence Export	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Blend Sequences	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
DSQ Export	yes	yes	yes	yes [4]	partial	yes	no
Ground Transform	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Image File Lists (IFL)	yes	partial [9]	yes	partial [9]	partial [9]	partial [9]	no
Morph Animation (outdated)	partial	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mesh Visibility Animation	partial	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Animation Triggers	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Optimization
Levels of Detail (LOD)	yes	yes [3]	yes	yes	yes	yes	partial
Auto LOD	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Auto Billboard LOD	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no
Textures
Apply Materials	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
UV Coordinates	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
UV Animation (outdated)	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no
Detail Textures	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Decals (not supported)	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no
Sort Transparent Meshes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no
Translucent (Unsorted)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Additive	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Subtractive	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no
2-Sided Materials	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no
Environment Map	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Bump Maps (not supported)	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no
Self Illuminated	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
NoMipMap	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
ZeroBorder MipMap	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no
Platforms Supported
Official GG Exporter	yes	yes	no [a]	no [a]	no	no [a]	no
Windows	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Mac	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no
Linux	no	yes [8]	no	yes	no	no	no

Footnotes:

• [1] Requires Max 4 Multires Plugin in Max 5.
• [2] This exporter's developement is in-progress with the support of GarageGames.
• [3] Exporter GUI can auto-generate detail markers.
• [4] DSQ Exporter auto-generates .cs files for the shape.
• [5] Renders only 1 bone per vertex in viewport.
• [6] Supported via Armatures.
• [7] Supported via built-in Quick and Dirty triangle stripper, also supports implementation found at http://www.vtk.org
• [8] Pre-compiled binaries are not available for Linux, but should work if compiled with the corresponding Maya SDK.
• [9] This works, but the IFL animation does not show up in the application.
• [10] Support for more than 8 collision details is new feature found in TGE 1.4.
• [a] This exporter's developement is in-progress with the support of GarageGames.