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Autodesk 3ds Max

Autodesk® 3ds Max® software is a key tool for game developers looking for out-of-the-box productivity. It is a powerful, full-featured 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and visual effects package—and a favorite among character animators and game artists.

Autodesk 3ds Max offers a ready-to-use, template-based character rigging system; robust modeling and texturing toolsets; an extensive range of third-party plug-ins; unlimited free network rendering with the integrated mental ray® rendering software; and a vast pool of experienced users to help support your game development at any stage.

Autodesk 3ds Max software offers:

  • Production-proven toolsets for next-generation video game content creation
  • Intuitive, advanced polygonal modeling tools
  • Integrated ProOptimizer polygon reduction technology
  • Comprehensive texturing and UV editing tools
  • Integrated mental mill® shader technology for quickly creating shaders
  • Shader previews in viewport so that what you see in 3ds Max is what you see in the game engine
  • A wide range of character rigging and animation tools
  • Development application programming interface/software development kit (API/SDK) for extending or integrating 3ds Max with direct access to key functionality
  • Integrated tools for creating cinematics, hair, fur, cloth, dynamics, and integrated mental ray renderer

Leading game development studios count on Autodesk 3ds Max to help them deliver blockbuster games on time and on budget.

Mythic Entertainment
Online game developer Mythic Entertainment used Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk® Kynapse® middleware to reinvent a legendary game with Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

Harmonix
See how a love of music and a passion for games led this Boston-based company to develop Guitar Hero and Rockband with Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk® MotionBuider® software.
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Autodesk 3ds Max (pdf - 539Kb)
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