diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_mesh_lib/calc_lm.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_mesh_lib/calc_lm.cpp
index e65b4ea56..03326cf44 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_mesh_lib/calc_lm.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_mesh_lib/calc_lm.cpp
@@ -281,13 +281,21 @@ void SLightBuild::convertFromMaxLight (INode *node,TimeValue tvTime)
 	}
 
 #if (MAX_RELEASE < 4000)
-		// Convert exclusion list
-		NameTab& ntExclu = maxLight->GetExclusionList();
-		for( sint i = 0; i < ntExclu.Count(); ++i )
-		{
-			string tmp = *ntExclu.Addr(i);
-			this->setExclusion.insert( tmp );
-		}
+	// Convert exclusion list
+	NameTab& ntExclu = maxLight->GetExclusionList();
+	for (sint i = 0; i < ntExclu.Count(); ++i)
+	{
+		string tmp = *ntExclu.Addr(i);
+		this->setExclusion.insert(tmp);
+	}
+#else // (MAX_RELEASE < 4000)
+	ExclList& exclusionList = maxLight->GetExclusionList();
+	for (sint i = 0; i < exclusionList.Count(); ++i)
+	{
+		INode *exclNode = exclusionList[i];
+		string tmp = exclNode->GetName();
+		this->setExclusion.insert(tmp);
+	}
 #endif // (MAX_RELEASE < 4000)
 
 	// Get Soft Shadow informations
@@ -1999,11 +2007,12 @@ void CExportNel::deleteLM(INode& ZeNode)
 		sprintf( tmp, "%d", i );
 		sSaveName += tmp;
 		sSaveName += ".tga";
-		FILE	*file;
-		if( file = fopen(sSaveName.c_str(),"rb") )
+		if (CFile::fileExists(sSaveName))
 		{
-			fclose( file );
-			DeleteFile( sSaveName.c_str() );
+			if (!CFile::deleteFile(sSaveName))
+			{
+				nlwarning("Failed to delete file %s.", sSaveName.c_str());
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -2576,11 +2585,12 @@ bool CExportNel::calculateLM( CMesh::CMeshBuild *pZeMeshBuild, CMeshBase::CMeshB
 					for (i = 0; i < 256; ++i)
 					{
 						string sLMName = sBaseName + NLMISC::toString(i) + ".tga";
-						CIFile ifi;
-						if (ifi.open(sLMName))
+						if (CFile::fileExists(sLMName))
 						{
-							ifi.close ();
-							DeleteFile (sLMName.c_str());
+							if (!CFile::deleteFile(sLMName))
+							{
+								nlwarning("Failed to delete file %s.", sLMName.c_str());
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_mesh_lib/export_particle_system.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_mesh_lib/export_particle_system.cpp
index 4c6b6bc8b..e3504b324 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_mesh_lib/export_particle_system.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_mesh_lib/export_particle_system.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ IShape* CExportNel::buildParticleSystem(INode& node, TimeValue time)
 		// if not found, get from the APP_DATAS
 		shapeName = CExportNel::getNelObjectName(node);
 		if (shapeName.empty()) return NULL;
-		shapeName = NLMISC::CPath::lookup("shapeName", false);
+		shapeName = NLMISC::CPath::lookup(shapeName, false);
 		if (shapeName.empty()) return NULL;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_mesh_lib/export_scene.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_mesh_lib/export_scene.cpp
index 4e7edea8a..2d0268a74 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_mesh_lib/export_scene.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_mesh_lib/export_scene.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "../nel_patch_lib/rpo.h"
 #include "../../ig_lighter_lib/ig_lighter_lib.h"
 
+#include "nel/misc/path.h"
 #include "nel/3d/scene_group.h"
 #include "nel/3d/scene.h"
 #include "nel/3d/shape_bank.h"
@@ -418,12 +419,21 @@ CInstanceGroup*	CExportNel::buildInstanceGroup(const vector<INode*>& vectNode, v
 					if (clid.PartA() == NEL_PARTICLE_SYSTEM_CLASS_ID)
 					{
 						// build the shape from the file name
-						std::string objName = CExportNel::getNelObjectName(*pNode); 						
-						if (!objName.empty())
+						// std::string objName = CExportNel::getNelObjectName(*pNode); 						
+						std::string psFilePath;
+						// try to get the complete path	
+						if (!CExportNel::getValueByNameUsingParamBlock2(*pNode, "ps_file_name", (ParamType2) TYPE_STRING, &psFilePath, 0))
+						{
+							// if not found, get from the APP_DATAS
+							psFilePath = CExportNel::getNelObjectName(*pNode);
+							if (!psFilePath.empty())
+								psFilePath = CPath::lookup(psFilePath, false);
+						}
+						if (!psFilePath.empty())
 						{											
 							NL3D::CShapeStream ss;
 							NLMISC::CIFile iF;
-							if (iF.open(objName.c_str()))
+							if (iF.open(psFilePath.c_str()))
 							{
 								try
 								{