Index Buffer causes improper rendering

I created a simple export script that takes the mesh from 3ds max and exports its vertices and indices into a .bin file which I then load in the program and render. The problem is that it renders, but the faces are all messed up, so instead of a cube (which it was originally in 3ds max), I get some other shape, not even convex. I assumed that the problem is in the Index Buffer. Here is the code for 3ds Max script:


tmesh = snapshotAsMesh selection[1]

out_name = ((GetDir #export)+"/testmesh.bin")

out_file = fopen out_name "wb"

num_verts = tmesh.numverts 

num_faces = tmesh.numfaces

WriteLong out_file num_verts
WriteLong out_file num_faces

for v = 1 to num_verts do

(

	vert = getVert tmesh v

	WriteFloat out_file vert.x
	WriteFloat out_file vert.y
	WriteFloat out_file vert.z

)

for f = 1 to num_faces do

(

	face = getFace tmesh f

	WriteLong out_file face.x
	WriteLong out_file face.y
	WriteLong out_file face.z

)

fclose out_file

delete tmesh

out_file = fopen out_name "rb"
ReadLong out_file
ReadLong out_file
--ftell out_file

for i = 0 to (num_verts*3-1) do
(
	print (ReadFloat out_file)
)
--ftell out_file

for i = 0 to (num_faces*3-1) do
(
	print (ReadLong out_file)
)

Here is the loading function:


HRESULT LoadModel(const char* path, CD3DDeviceHolder* pdeviceholder)
{
	HRESULT hr = S_OK;
	ifstream filestr;
	char* contentbuffer;
	strVertex* vbuffer;
	unsigned int* ibuffer;
	int size;

	filestr.open(path, ios::in | ios::binary | ios::ate);
	if (filestr.is_open())
	{
		size = filestr.tellg();
		contentbuffer = new char [size];
		filestr.seekg (0, ios::beg);
		filestr.read (contentbuffer, size);
		filestr.close();
	}
	else 
	{
		MessageBox( NULL,
							"Binary File could not be opened",
							"Error", 
							MB_OK );
		return S_FALSE;
	}

	nVertices = *((int*)contentbuffer);
	nFaces = *((int*)(contentbuffer + 4));

	vbuffer = new strVertex [nVertices];
	for (int i = 0; i < nVertices; i++)
		vbuffer.Position = *((D3DXVECTOR3*)(contentbuffer + 8 + 12*i));

	ibuffer = new unsigned int [nFaces*3];
	for (int i = 1; i <= nFaces; i++)
	{
		ibuffer[3*i - 3] = *((int*)(contentbuffer + 8 + 12*nVertices + 4*(3*i - 3)));
		ibuffer[3*i - 2] = *((int*)(contentbuffer + 8 + 12*nVertices + 4*(3*i - 2)));
		ibuffer[3*i - 1] = *((int*)(contentbuffer + 8 + 12*nVertices + 4*(3*i - 1)));
	}

	hr = D3DX10CreateMesh(pdeviceholder->pD3D10Device, 
							pdeviceholder->pstrLayout, 
							pdeviceholder->nLayoutElements, 
							pdeviceholder->pstrLayout[0].SemanticName, 
							nVertices, nFaces, 
							D3DX10_MESH_32_BIT, 
							&pMesh);
	if( FAILED( hr ) )
	{
		MessageBox( NULL,
							"Mesh could not be created!",
							"Error", 
							MB_OK );
        return hr;
	}

	pMesh->SetVertexData(0, vbuffer);
	pMesh->SetIndexData(ibuffer, nFaces*3);
	pMesh->CommitToDevice();
	delete vbuffer;
	delete ibuffer;
	delete contentbuffer;

	return S_OK;
	
}

class CD3DDeviceHolder
{
public:
	CD3DDeviceHolder(void);
	~CD3DDeviceHolder(void);

	LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9		pD3D9Device;
	ID3D10Device*			pD3D10Device;
	D3D10_DRIVER_TYPE       strDriverType;
	IDXGISwapChain*			pSwapChain;
	ID3D10InputLayout*      pVertexLayout;
	D3D10_INPUT_ELEMENT_DESC* pstrLayout;
	ID3D10RenderTargetView* pRenderTargetView;
	UINT					nLayoutElements;

	bool					bDirectX10Enabled;

	HRESULT					InitD3D10Device(HWND hWnd, 
											int width, 
											int height, 
											int framerate, 
											bool windowed);
	HRESULT					InitD3D9Device(HWND hWnd, 
										    int width, 
										    int height, 
										    bool windowed);
	HRESULT					SetInputLayout(ID3D10EffectTechnique* ptechnique);
	HRESULT					SetViewport(int width, int height);

};

Also, the indices returned by Maxscript Listener when I read the binary file are: 1 3 4 4 2 1 5 6 8 8 7 5 1 2 6 6 5 1 2 4 8 8 6 2 4 3 7 7 8 4 3 1 5 5 7 3 I tried this with different boxes, they all have the same shape, although stretched or shrunk depending on the vertex coords. I'm thinking that I have a bad understanding of how an index buffer should be loaded or working, but, if this is the case, what exactly am I doing wrong? Thank you in advance.

ibuffer[3*i - 3] = (*((int*)(contentbuffer + 8 + 12*nVertices + 4*(3*i - 3)))) - 1;ibuffer[3*i - 2] = (*((int*)(contentbuffer + 8 + 12*nVertices + 4*(3*i - 2)))) - 1;ibuffer[3*i - 1] = (*((int*)(contentbuffer + 8 + 12*nVertices + 4*(3*i - 1)))) - 1;

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