Import animated model in after effects

Hello guys.I was wandering if there is a way to import a 3d model that was animated in programs like 3ds max an so.I mean not just rotation and possition but animated some part of the object also.e.g if it is a humman then he have to have animated hands.Thanks in advance and if there is something that u didnt understand , feel free to ask plsease.

I already have some pretty good 3D applications that can output OBJ and DXF amongst others (also FBX). Do I really need to buy Zaxwerks JUST to import my OBJ into After Effects CS6? In previous versions I could export an OBJ to Photoshop Extended and then import that as a 3D layer into AE (I just saw a tutorial on it) But I just learned that that functionality has been removed from AE CS6. So what do I do now to get a 3D model into AE as a 3D layer? I don't necessarily want to render everything from the 3D application as stills. I would like to try to use AE's cameras so that I can integrate other AE layers with my 3D objects.
Or should I just stick to the old guns and do everything in the 3D application and render as stills?

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