Problem loading an X File

I'm trying to break into the world of game development, but I'm having a spot of trouble with creating my own content and I don't know where else to ask for help. I have a sample engine and I'm using 3ds Max to create a custom level, I'm using the Panda Exporter to export to a .x and I've used it on the sample .max file the engine author provided, so I know the issue is not the exporter settings.

The problem occurs when I call D3DXLoadMeshHierarchyFromX, the frame pointer I pass in comes back null. Can anyone tell me why this might occur, or point me to some good reference material for Frames and Hierarchies Thank ya.

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Problem loading an X File

IngJVV
The way the engine is set up, it renders animated and non-animated objects alike through one Mesh class, but splitting the pipeline like you suggested would probably save me quite a bit of grief, I'll give it a shot, thanks!
shunm_ms
You created a level in 3dsMax. If this is the case you wouldn't really have any animation in it since levels are mostly just static objects. I would suggest you trying something like this

ID3DXMesh* pMesh;
ID3DXBuffer* pMtrlData;
ID3DXBuffer* pAdjBuffer;
ID3DXBuffer* pEffectsBuffer;
DWORD* pNumMtrls;
D3DXLoadMeshFromX("yourMesh.x", D3DXMESH_MANAGED, pDevice, &pAdjBuffer, &pMtrlData, &pEffectsBuffer, pNumMtrls, &pMesh);

I hope this helps.
Take care.
Problem loading an X File

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