EaseExport is a professional plugin for 3DSMax. It is free of use.
EaseImport is the library associated with EaseExport. It should be easy to include the library in the Irrlicht engine and to import any file exported by EaseExport under 3DSMax !
A tutorial, with source code, explains step-by-step how you can import your desired components (meshes, textures, skinning, animation, etc).
Have fun!
http://www.easeproduction.new.fr/
EaseExport and EaseImport for 3DSMax
Looks promising, and he does state that it is free on the site.
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The Game Institute.
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