Version 1.87 released on 10-15-2012
◦ SMD Exporter: SMD Exporter updated to version 1.36.
◦ SMD Exporter: Updated SMD Exporter to more accurately export vertex normals*. This update should accomodate models utilizing explicit normals (like those brought in from Maya).
◦ SMD Exporter: Optimized some code to process SMDs a little more quickly.
* Until this version, smoothing may not have been entirely accurate even with models created inside Max. I think this update accomodates all kinds of models whether using smoothing groups, explicit normals or a combination of the two.
It appears the issue of the normals of models brought in from Maya is actually not entirely solved. I'll look into it more this week.