Hey I'm wondering how to get some shader information into .x file?? Is there some tools or some plugins for 3dsMax ?? I remember there is a template called Effect in the .x file , but I never generate it by some tools , I want to use shader in my code , but I don't know how to get the right file format!!! And by the way , there is another question which confuses me for a long time, I want to use .dds file as my texture format , but the panda exporter don't support it which means if you want to use .dds as your texture , you have to generate txt file not binary file , and change it by hand . But I want to use both binary .x file and dds file .Is there some way to solve it ??? I appreciate your help!!!!

does max5 support DirectX shader??or some higher version

I have installed 3ds max7.0

But I found there is little shader supporting in the direct3D shader material.
It just supports light map and bump metal map . just the two kinds of shader.
What confuses me most is that I don't know how to export it rightly?(I use panda exporter )

why are there only two kinds of shader supported?? Can I load Shaders script from existing .fx file(such as file generate from rendermonkey) .

I appreciate your help!!!