diff --git a/NifImport/BaseImporter.h b/NifImport/BaseImporter.h
index cec3fd50a9e6b098a266b6200344848bba3cb13b..abedf9fe8571dd63e0554319e5237a6f15120319 100644
--- a/NifImport/BaseImporter.h
+++ b/NifImport/BaseImporter.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ HISTORY:
 #ifndef __BASEIMPORTER_H__
 #define __BASEIMPORTER_H__
 
+class IBipMaster;
 extern IBipMaster * (_cdecl * Max8CreateNewBiped)(float,float,class Point3 const &,int,int,int,int,int,int,int,int,int,int,int,int,float,int,int,int,int,int,int,int,int);
 
 // Importer Base
diff --git a/NifImport/ImportAnimation.cpp b/NifImport/ImportAnimation.cpp
index 1afe253feb89cee7eaccb191ac76d9f00630d882..80cf8403c826221ad1c45e89fae45a4ba3760cf2 100644
--- a/NifImport/ImportAnimation.cpp
+++ b/NifImport/ImportAnimation.cpp
@@ -369,11 +369,13 @@ Control *AnimationImport::GetTMController(const string& name)
    if (NULL == c)
       return NULL;
 
+#ifdef USE_BIPED
    // ignore bipeds for now.
    if ( (c->ClassID() == BIPSLAVE_CONTROL_CLASS_ID) 
       ||(c->ClassID() == BIPBODY_CONTROL_CLASS_ID) 
       ||(c->ClassID() == FOOTPRINT_CLASS_ID))
       return NULL;
+#endif
 
    return c;
 }
diff --git a/NifImport/ImportSkeleton.cpp b/NifImport/ImportSkeleton.cpp
index b2d0110c423f50630ea483728d13d9bbab1a01ef..9cc6b8cd13b30fdbb5db3c32de9024c31a18862f 100644
--- a/NifImport/ImportSkeleton.cpp
+++ b/NifImport/ImportSkeleton.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ bool NifImporter::IsBiped()
 
 void NifImporter::ImportBipeds(vector<NiNodeRef>& nodes)
 {
+#ifdef USE_BIPED
    IBipMaster* master = NULL;
    try 
    {
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ void NifImporter::ImportBipeds(vector<NiNodeRef>& nodes)
    }
    if (master)
       master->EndModes(BMODE_FIGURE, TRUE);
+#endif
 }
 
 static float CalcLength(NiNodeRef node, vector<NiAVObjectRef>& children)
@@ -297,6 +299,7 @@ static float CalcScale(INode *bone, NiNodeRef node, vector<NiNodeRef>& children)
    return 1.0f;
 }
 
+#ifdef USE_BIPED
 void PosRotScaleBiped(IBipMaster* master, INode *n, Point3 p, Quat& q, float s, PosRotScale prs, TimeValue t = 0)
 {
    if (prs & prsScale)
@@ -306,6 +309,7 @@ void PosRotScaleBiped(IBipMaster* master, INode *n, Point3 p, Quat& q, float s,
    if (prs & prsPos)
       master->SetBipedPos(p, t, n, FALSE);
 }
+
 AngAxis CalcAngAxis(Point3 vs, Point3 vf)
 {
    Point3 cross = CrossProd(vs, vf);
@@ -315,6 +319,7 @@ AngAxis CalcAngAxis(Point3 vs, Point3 vf)
    float dot = DotProd(vs, vf);
    return AngAxis( cross, acos( dot ) );
 }
+
 Matrix3 GenerateRotMatrix(AngAxis a)
 {
    Matrix3 m(TRUE);
@@ -334,6 +339,7 @@ Matrix3 GenerateRotMatrix(AngAxis a)
    m[2][2] =      rcos + w*w*(1-rcos);
    return m;
 }
+
 static AngAxis CalcTransform(INode *bone, NiNodeRef node, vector<NiNodeRef>& children)
 {
    Matrix3 mr(TRUE);
@@ -370,11 +376,13 @@ static AngAxis CalcTransform(INode *bone, NiNodeRef node, vector<NiNodeRef>& chi
    }
    return mr;
 }
+#endif
 
 
 
 void NifImporter::AlignBiped(IBipMaster* master, NiNodeRef node)
 {
+#ifdef USE_BIPED
    NiNodeRef parent = node->GetParent();
    string name = node->GetName();
    vector<NiAVObjectRef> children = node->GetChildren();
@@ -446,6 +454,7 @@ void NifImporter::AlignBiped(IBipMaster* master, NiNodeRef node)
    for (vector<NiNodeRef>::iterator itr = childNodes.begin(), end = childNodes.end(); itr != end; ++itr){
       AlignBiped(master, *itr);
    }
+#endif
 }
 
 INode *NifImporter::CreateBone(const string& name, Point3 startPos, Point3 endPos, Point3 zAxis)
diff --git a/NifImport/MaxNifImport.h b/NifImport/MaxNifImport.h
index 2106fa8139ef87b7c1192d05a4f72b84755cf89f..19ff556f03aa7a703a51f1b2556ba88ebc817b16 100644
--- a/NifImport/MaxNifImport.h
+++ b/NifImport/MaxNifImport.h
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 #include <istdplug.h>
 #include <iparamb2.h>
 #include <iparamm2.h>
-#include <cs/Biped8Api.h>
+#ifdef USE_BIPED
+#  include <cs/Biped8Api.h>
+#endif
 #include <scenetraversal.h> 
 #include <plugapi.h>
 #include <triobj.h> 
diff --git a/NifImport/MaxNifImport.vcproj b/NifImport/MaxNifImport.vcproj
index ace67d6816f242f8451a04aa2fdd6f5ab3723cf0..3c93bcd53bca8871a9559cf64701542e05ee285f 100644
--- a/NifImport/MaxNifImport.vcproj
+++ b/NifImport/MaxNifImport.vcproj
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 	</ToolFiles>
 	<Configurations>
 		<Configuration
-			Name="Release|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\Release"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\Release"
+			Name="Release - Max 7|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="2"
 			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/LD "
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="C:\3dsmax7\maxsdk\include"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;USE_NIFLIB_TEMPLATE_HELPERS;_USE_MATH_DEFINES"
 				StringPooling="true"
 				ExceptionHandling="2"
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/MACHINE:I386"
 				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib shlwapi.lib core.lib geom.lib gfx.lib mesh.lib maxutil.lib maxscrpt.lib paramblk2.lib bmm.lib niflib.lib"
-				OutputFile="C:\3dsmax8\plugins\MaxNifImport.dli"
+				OutputFile="C:\3dsmax7\plugins\MaxNifImport.dli"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="C:\3dsmax8\maxsdk\lib"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="C:\3dsmax7\maxsdk\lib"
 				ModuleDefinitionFile=".\MaxNifImport.def"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\Release\MaxNifImport.pdb"
 				SubSystem="2"
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
-				CommandLine="if exist &quot;C:\3dsmax8\plugcfg&quot; (&#x0D;&#x0A;if not exist &quot;C:\3dsmax8\plugcfg\MaxNifTools.ini&quot; (&#x0D;&#x0A;copy &quot;$(ProjectDir)MaxNifTools.ini&quot; &quot;C:\3dsmax8\plugcfg\MaxNifTools.ini&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;)&#x0D;&#x0A;)&#x0D;&#x0A;if exist &quot;C:\3dsmax8&quot; (&#x0D;&#x0A;xcopy /D /Y /I &quot;$(ProjectDir)..\MaxNifPlugins_Readme.txt&quot; &quot;$(ProjectDir)Staging\&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;)&#x0D;&#x0A;xcopy /D /Y /I &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot; &quot;$(ProjectDir)Staging\plugins\&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;xcopy /D /Y /I &quot;$(ProjectDir)MaxNifTools.ini&quot; &quot;$(ProjectDir)Staging\plugcfg&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;"
+				CommandLine="if exist &quot;C:\3dsmax7\plugcfg&quot; (&#x0D;&#x0A;if not exist &quot;C:\3dsmax7\plugcfg\MaxNifTools.ini&quot; (&#x0D;&#x0A;copy &quot;$(ProjectDir)MaxNifTools.ini&quot; &quot;C:\3dsmax7\plugcfg\MaxNifTools.ini&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;)&#x0D;&#x0A;)&#x0D;&#x0A;if exist &quot;C:\3dsmax7&quot; (&#x0D;&#x0A;xcopy /D /Y /I &quot;$(ProjectDir)..\MaxNifPlugins_Readme.txt&quot; &quot;$(ProjectDir)Staging\&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;)&#x0D;&#x0A;mkdir &quot;$(ProjectDir)Staging\max7\plugcfg\&quot; &gt; nul 2&lt;&amp;1&#x0D;&#x0A;mkdir &quot;$(ProjectDir)Staging\max7\plugins\&quot; &gt; nul 2&lt;&amp;1&#x0D;&#x0A;xcopy /D /Y /I &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot; &quot;$(ProjectDir)Staging\max7\plugins\&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;xcopy /D /Y /I &quot;$(ProjectDir)MaxNifTools.ini&quot; &quot;$(ProjectDir)Staging\max7\plugcfg\&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;"
 			/>
 		</Configuration>
 		<Configuration
-			Name="Debug|Win32"
-			OutputDirectory=".\Debug"
-			IntermediateDirectory=".\Debug"
+			Name="Debug - Max 7|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
 			ConfigurationType="2"
 			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
 			UseOfMFC="0"
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/LD "
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories=""
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="C:\3dsmax7\maxsdk\include"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE;USE_NIFLIB_TEMPLATE_HELPERS;_USE_MATH_DEFINES;USE_UNSUPPORTED_CODE"
 				GeneratePreprocessedFile="0"
 				ExceptionHandling="2"
@@ -180,6 +180,108 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
 			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalOptions="/MACHINE:I386"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib shlwapi.lib core.lib geom.lib gfx.lib mesh.lib maxutil.lib maxscrpt.lib paramblk2.lib bmm.lib niflibd.lib"
+				OutputFile="C:\3dsmax7\plugins\MaxNifImport.dli"
+				LinkIncremental="2"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="C:\3dsmax7\maxsdk\lib"
+				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames="msvcrtd.lib"
+				ModuleDefinitionFile=".\MaxNifImport.def"
+				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\Debug\MaxNifImport.pdb"
+				SubSystem="2"
+				BaseAddress="0x16860000"
+				ImportLibrary=".\Debug\MaxNifImport.lib"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="if exist &quot;C:\3dsmax7\plugcfg&quot; (&#x0D;&#x0A;if not exist &quot;C:\3dsmax7\plugcfg\MaxNifTools.ini&quot; (&#x0D;&#x0A;copy &quot;$(ProjectDir)MaxNifTools.ini&quot; &quot;C:\3dsmax7\plugcfg\MaxNifTools.ini&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;)&#x0D;&#x0A;)&#x0D;&#x0A;"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Debug - Max 8|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				MkTypLibCompatible="true"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				TargetEnvironment="1"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\Debug\MaxNifImport.tlb"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				AdditionalOptions="/LD "
+				Optimization="0"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="C:\3dsmax8\maxsdk\include"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE;USE_NIFLIB_TEMPLATE_HELPERS;_USE_MATH_DEFINES;USE_UNSUPPORTED_CODE;USE_BIPED"
+				GeneratePreprocessedFile="0"
+				ExceptionHandling="2"
+				RuntimeLibrary="1"
+				ForceConformanceInForLoopScope="false"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
+				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\Debug\MaxNifImport.pch"
+				AssemblerListingLocation=".\Debug\"
+				ObjectFile=".\Debug\"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\Debug\"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
 				AdditionalOptions="/MACHINE:I386"
@@ -222,6 +324,112 @@
 				CommandLine="if exist &quot;C:\3dsmax8\plugcfg&quot; (&#x0D;&#x0A;if not exist &quot;C:\3dsmax8\plugcfg\MaxNifTools.ini&quot; (&#x0D;&#x0A;copy &quot;$(ProjectDir)MaxNifTools.ini&quot; &quot;C:\3dsmax8\plugcfg\MaxNifTools.ini&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;)&#x0D;&#x0A;)&#x0D;&#x0A;"
 			/>
 		</Configuration>
+		<Configuration
+			Name="Release - Max 8|Win32"
+			OutputDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
+			IntermediateDirectory="$(ConfigurationName)"
+			ConfigurationType="2"
+			InheritedPropertySheets="$(VCInstallDir)VCProjectDefaults\UpgradeFromVC71.vsprops"
+			UseOfMFC="0"
+			ATLMinimizesCRunTimeLibraryUsage="false"
+			WholeProgramOptimization="0"
+			>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"
+				CommandLine=""
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCMIDLTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				MkTypLibCompatible="true"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				TargetEnvironment="1"
+				TypeLibraryName=".\Release\MaxNifImport.tlb"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+				AdditionalOptions="/LD "
+				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="C:\3dsmax8\maxsdk\include"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE;USE_NIFLIB_TEMPLATE_HELPERS;_USE_MATH_DEFINES;USE_BIPED"
+				StringPooling="true"
+				ExceptionHandling="2"
+				RuntimeLibrary="0"
+				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="true"
+				ForceConformanceInForLoopScope="false"
+				UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
+				PrecompiledHeaderFile=".\Release\MaxNifImport.pch"
+				AssemblerListingLocation=".\Release\"
+				ObjectFile=".\Release\"
+				ProgramDataBaseFileName=".\Release\"
+				WarningLevel="3"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				DebugInformationFormat="3"
+				CompileAs="0"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManagedResourceCompilerTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
+				Culture="1033"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCLinkerTool"
+				AdditionalOptions="/MACHINE:I386"
+				AdditionalDependencies="odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib comctl32.lib shlwapi.lib core.lib geom.lib gfx.lib mesh.lib maxutil.lib maxscrpt.lib paramblk2.lib bmm.lib niflib.lib"
+				OutputFile="C:\3dsmax8\plugins\MaxNifImport.dli"
+				LinkIncremental="1"
+				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="C:\3dsmax8\maxsdk\lib"
+				ModuleDefinitionFile=".\MaxNifImport.def"
+				ProgramDatabaseFile=".\Release\MaxNifImport.pdb"
+				SubSystem="2"
+				OptimizeReferences="2"
+				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
+				SetChecksum="true"
+				BaseAddress="0x16860000"
+				ImportLibrary=".\Release\MaxNifImport.lib"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCALinkTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCManifestTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCXDCMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCBscMakeTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCFxCopTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCAppVerifierTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"
+			/>
+			<Tool
+				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"
+				CommandLine="if exist &quot;C:\3dsmax8\plugcfg&quot; (&#x0D;&#x0A;if not exist &quot;C:\3dsmax8\plugcfg\MaxNifTools.ini&quot; (&#x0D;&#x0A;copy &quot;$(ProjectDir)MaxNifTools.ini&quot; &quot;C:\3dsmax8\plugcfg\MaxNifTools.ini&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;)&#x0D;&#x0A;)&#x0D;&#x0A;if exist &quot;C:\3dsmax8&quot; (&#x0D;&#x0A;xcopy /D /Y /I &quot;$(ProjectDir)..\MaxNifPlugins_Readme.txt&quot; &quot;$(ProjectDir)Staging\&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;)&#x0D;&#x0A;mkdir &quot;$(ProjectDir)Staging\max8\plugcfg\&quot; &gt; nul&#x0D;&#x0A;mkdir &quot;$(ProjectDir)Staging\max8\plugins\&quot; &gt; nul&#x0D;&#x0A;xcopy /D /Y /I &quot;$(TargetPath)&quot; &quot;$(ProjectDir)Staging\max8\plugins\&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;xcopy /D /Y /I &quot;$(ProjectDir)MaxNifTools.ini&quot; &quot;$(ProjectDir)Staging\max8\plugins\&quot;&#x0D;&#x0A;"
+			/>
+		</Configuration>
 	</Configurations>
 	<References>
 	</References>
@@ -246,7 +454,15 @@
 				RelativePath=".\stdafx.cpp"
 				>
 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Release|Win32"
+					Name="Release - Max 7|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug - Max 7|Win32"
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
@@ -254,7 +470,15 @@
 					/>
 				</FileConfiguration>
 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					Name="Debug - Max 8|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						UsePrecompiledHeader="1"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Release - Max 8|Win32"
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
@@ -340,7 +564,15 @@
 				RelativePath=".\MaxNifImport.cpp"
 				>
 				<FileConfiguration
-					Name="Debug|Win32"
+					Name="Debug - Max 7|Win32"
+					>
+					<Tool
+						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+						UsePrecompiledHeader="2"
+					/>
+				</FileConfiguration>
+				<FileConfiguration
+					Name="Debug - Max 8|Win32"
 					>
 					<Tool
 						Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
diff --git a/NifImport/niutils.cpp b/NifImport/niutils.cpp
index cd680d361f3182080807116bc41be96f61f62222..b49bc0c3b0d7a3d147d32afc6dead286c88fd282 100644
--- a/NifImport/niutils.cpp
+++ b/NifImport/niutils.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ HISTORY:
 #include <sstream>
 #include <modstack.h>
 #include <iskin.h>
-#include <cs/Biped8Api.h>
-#include <cs/OurExp.h> 
+#ifdef USE_BIPED
+#  include <cs/Biped8Api.h>
+#  include <cs/OurExp.h> 
+#endif
 using namespace std;
 using namespace Niflib;
 
@@ -332,8 +334,8 @@ void PosRotScaleNode(INode *n, Matrix3& m3, PosRotScale prs, TimeValue t)
 void PosRotScaleNode(INode *n, Point3 p, Quat& q, float s, PosRotScale prs, TimeValue t)
 {
    if (Control *c = n->GetTMController()) {
-
       ScaleValue sv(Point3(s,s,s));
+#ifdef USE_BIPED
       // Bipeds are special.  And will crash if you dont treat them with care
       if ( (c->ClassID() == BIPSLAVE_CONTROL_CLASS_ID) 
          ||(c->ClassID() == BIPBODY_CONTROL_CLASS_ID) 
@@ -350,6 +352,7 @@ void PosRotScaleNode(INode *n, Point3 p, Quat& q, float s, PosRotScale prs, Time
             BipIface->SetBipedPosition(p, t, n);
       }
       else
+#endif
       {
          if (prs & prsScale)
             if (Control *sclCtrl = c->GetScaleController())
diff --git a/NifImport/objectParams.h b/NifImport/objectParams.h
index faa7c15cb4b77adac8948ae010edf6153e84f1e8..23a45f424dc7db9d93716af5ca3aeacb2c484102 100644
--- a/NifImport/objectParams.h
+++ b/NifImport/objectParams.h
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ inline Value* make_maxscript_value(const Color& rgb);
 inline Value* make_maxscript_value(LPCTSTR str);
 inline Value* make_maxscript_value(ReferenceTarget* rtarg);
 
+#if VERSION_3DSMAX <= ((MAX_RELEASE_R7<<16)+(15<<8)+0)
+inline void clear_error_source_data() {}
+#endif
+
 // Not all of the paramters for materials and shaders
 // are published in the interfaces. ObjectParams class
 // is used to access the properties of objects the same
@@ -245,7 +249,6 @@ inline bool setMAXScriptController(ReferenceTarget* obj, LPTSTR name, Control* c
 	return rval;
 }
 
-
 // These helpers are used to convert C++ values to
 // their MAXScript value. Maxscript uses different
 // methods to handle the conversion, and these helpers