Also -- 3ds files only allow textures with filenames in 8.3 format (ie 8 characters for name, 3 charaters for extension (3ds)). This could be another reason why they do not load as some programs can load a 3ds with textures successfully if the texture names are too long and some can't.
Losing textures when importing 3ds objects
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