can u use 3dsmax instead of milkShape 3d?

hi i have had a brief look through a couple of pages here to see if i could find out the question myself but without success. My sister and I use 3ds max to create objects (you can see some of her work here however plz do not message her on that site http://www.emmafirbank.com/portfolio.html . We would like to create some objects to share with the community however we are unsure as to how to convert our creations from 3dsmax into a format suitable for the sims2 and most importantly what polu count players would prefer. we know with the ninendo ds the pixels has to be less than 16 per screen as her boyfriend designs games for the xbox and nintendo ds for a living.

could someone here provide us with some information in reguards to converting 3dsmax files into thesims2 files? and secondly what poly count we should aim for? we'll always try to reduce the polys naturally but if we had a figure in mind what not to go past or what players prefered that would be good.

ok i intend on making some customn content for the sims2 with my sister emmas (her website http://www.emmafirbank.com/portfolio.html ) plz dont message her on that site its her work site i put it there so u can see some of the work she produces. we was wondering what poly count and pixels we should aim for. does anyone here know?

I'm not talented enough to do this however i do known two incredibly talented people. My sisters boyfriend desgins games for a living (designs and makes the  games environment) and my sister who is an  interior architect. i cant make any promises but i will ask them to make me one of these nursery sets. It's unlikely it will happen before christmas or new year. They have never made sims2 objects before for me so they will have to do some research first such as poly count and animation. They usually produce high quality objects with high poly counts so they will prob have to see what poly count they should aim for