Vertex hacking, with Maya

[n64billy]

I'm having trouble (MAJOUR TROUBLE) trying to vertex hack with Maya....

I can vertex hack in Anim8or and 3DS Max (2009), but I can't get them to work at all in Maya (2010)...
Some say to just use either of those programs, but the truth is, I can't.... They're too messy and their UI's look bad to me, plus I'm 'experienced' in vertex modelling in Maya, so vertex hacking would only take me a matter of minutes to make and then test new hacks in Brawl right away...

Any help would be INSANELY AWESOME!

[n64billy]

Sorry for the bump.... but I'm just making sure no one's missed my plea for help...

[LookItsLink]

What do you mean they don't work in Maya? When you try importing the .3ds it gives you an error? Does Maya even support .3ds?
Hmm..
try this:
http://www.vfxtalk.com/forum/can-maya-open-3ds-files-t19158.html?s=d9987338e78e52b9b8e7e6821a3c4f15&