I have been loading .X files from 3ds Max 9 into directX however I have a problem now that I care about each vertex that is loaded. I am using the Kilowatt .X exporter and have run into some problems. The .X file that is written contains more vertices than the actual mesh does in 3ds. Say if I create a sphere mesh with 84 verticies the resulting .X file will say something around 115 vertices. Im not sure if this is a problem with the file exporter or if the .X file is required to contain that many vertices to be correctly loaded into directX. The exporter works fine for simple meshes such as boxes and planes. I would just like to know a little more on why there are so many duplicate vertices.

I believe it is hosted on sourceforge and has a mailing list but you may get some clarification if this is a result of the exporter by talking to John (hplus0603) or by commenting in the latest exporter thread on these forums.