>if the problems you are seeing is a lack of smoothness when importing into Max 9 in particular,
> that may be greatly helped out by >getting the updated FBX import plug-in.

That is fantastic news as that is the main reason I gave up on Rhino in the past was inability to create a decent mesh from all the surfaces.

I've downloaded the latest FBX plugin for Max 9 so, I'll give it a go and let you know if it gives better results.

PS Max seems to import OBJ format just fine. The messy mesh joints occur in MoI and Rhino. Both programs have trouble stitching the mesh together at the nurb surface joints. The problem is much less in MoI compared to Rhino.