[Question] How do I make a .c3?

Can anyone tell me how to convert a .DDS or .3DS file to a .c3?

I have 3ds max 2012 edition. (Oh the joys of being s student xD)

I'm playing around with editing while I learn C# and was curious how to create the file that would be replacing the old ones....

and where do i find out which items are using which mesh/texture?

I'm running 5375 and 5165 clients.

which c3 do u mean ?
U can creat c3 files only for weapons , u cant convert dds to c3 , u can convert 3Ds to c3 using 3dmax 7 , that old one ...

And how to define which mesh use which texture ..
Thats easy
go to ur ini folder
for armors and garment open armor.ini get ur armor or garment id and u will see benathe mesh id and texture id
also for weps , open weapon.ini and see mesh id and texture id that's it