This question has been asked a bijillion times...

When using the b3d piple line through 3d studio, do you have to use skin or phsyeque?

(I think you have answered the question yourself somewhere else, saying b3d pipeline doesn't support "physieque"). Anyway, You should use a more descriptive Title next time. Something that contains the words "b3d pipeline", so only competent people will read the thread.

A better question may have been -

Excuse me ladies and gentlemen, does any one know which animation format B3d pipeline is able to export from 3D Studio Max please?

I thank you!

IPete2.

There is a script on the Sparks site that will convert physique to skin, which can be exported with blitz pipeline.

I have used it myself and it works perfectly.

Link here:
http://sparks.discreet.com/downloads/downloadshome.cfm

Just search for "skin".

Hope this helps.