Autodesk® 3ds Max®Autodesk 3ds Max provides a rich and powerful C++/.Net API which can be used to automate repetitive tasks, extend the core functionality of 3ds Max in 3D modelling, animation, visual effects, rendering, and many more. The Software Development Toolkit (SDK) provides extensive C++ and .Net code samples and documentation to help you get started developing with the 3ds Max API for Autodesk 3ds Max. Read more... Blogs | Discussion Groups |
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DevTV: Introduction to 3ds Max SDK
This self-paced video tutorial is an ideal starting point for an overview of writing plug-ins for 3ds Max. It deals primarily with the high-level concepts of how the different components of 3ds Max interact and how they can be accessed. This video shows the complete construction of an ASCII exporter plug-in, and the sample code is provided with the video for each step.
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Tools & Documentation archives The 3ds Max SDK is included in every 3ds Max release. There are two ways to install the 3ds Max SDK: - From the main page of the 3ds Max installer, click “Install Tools and Utilities” and choose “3ds Max Software Development Kit”.
- Alternatively, you can also find the SDK in the extraction folder, under: <extraction folder>\x86\Tools\MAXSDK\SDK_3dsMax2012.msi
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