Autodesk 3ds Max

Create stunning 3D in less time with Autodesk® 3ds Max® software. This full-featured 3D modeling, animation, and rendering solution is used to produce top-selling games and award-winning film and video content. It’s a tool of choice for quickly generating realistic characters, seamless CG effects, jaw-dropping games, and top-quality film and television content. Enhanced toolsets enable you to create your 3D environment the way you want, manage complex scenes, and take advantage of improved software interoperability and pipeline-integration support.

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What Is 3ds Max?

Game development, television, film, and web, multimedia, and marketing communications professionals will want to explore this latest release of the comprehensive animation, 3D modeling, and 3D rendering software.

Innovative Creative Tools in 3ds Max 2010

  • A new Graphite modeling and texturing system introduces at least 100 additional creative tools.
  • Render-like effects in the viewport display offer near photo-real quality for faster decision making.

Powerful New Referencing and Scene Management Capabilities

  • Artists can create robust referencing workflows to help organize complex scenes as a single Container object.
  • A new Material Explorer helps to simplify the way artists interact with objects and materials.
  • New multithreaded xView mesh analyzer technology for in-viewport reporting on several types of mesh.

Enhanced Software Interoperability and Pipeline Integration

  • 3ds Max 2010 is the first animation package to integrate mental images' powerful mental mill® technology.
  • Enhanced OBJ support and ProOptimizer technology offers improved interoperability with Autodesk® Mudbox™ software.
  • Additional support for C# and .NET.
  • 3ds Max 2010 has the features offered in the Creativity Extension for 3ds Max 2009, released in August 2008.

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Which Version of 3ds Max Is Right for Me?

If you work primarily in the entertainment industry and require the software developer toolkit (SDK) for pipeline integration or to write your own custom plug-ins, choose 3ds Max. 3ds Max includes all the features of 3ds Max Design, with the excep­tion of Exposure™ lighting analysis. If you work primarily in the architecture, civil engineering, or manufacturing sectors, and you do not need to develop your own plug-ins using the SDK, choose Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design. It has all the features of 3ds Max except the SDK, and it includes Exposure lighting analysis, which pro­vides invaluable assistance in attaining LEED® EQ 8.1 Credit.

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3ds Max for Film

Digital Dimension - Award-winning studio meets high expectations-and tight deadlines-in broadcast and film projects thanks to help from 3ds Max software.

3ds Max provides immediate, highly compatible, out-of-the-box access to a wide range of 3D functionalities for digital artists working in film effects.

  • Quickly ramp up production pipelines, so you can deliver stunning results on time and on budget
  • Create 3D animatics for previsualization purposes
  • Model, animate, and light realistic characters and environments

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Featured Customer Story

Digital Dimension (pdf - 353Kb)
Award-winning studio meets high expectations-and tight deadlines-in broadcast and film projects thanks to help from 3ds Max software.

3ds Max for Games

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

3ds Max is a powerful, reliable, and accessible 3D graphics and animation package. It's also a favorite among character animators and game artists. 3ds Max offers:

  • A ready-to-use, template-based character rigging system
  • An efficient polygon modeling toolset and UV texturing workflow
  • Extensive range of third-party plug-ins
  • A vast pool of experienced users to support game development

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Featured Customer Story

Mythic Entertainment (pdf - 1297Kb)
Mythic Entertainment used Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Kynapse to reinvent a legendary game in Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning.

3ds Max for Television

Eyeball NYC - Flexibility and ease-of-use are just a couple of the reasons this New York City studio uses 3ds Max to achieve its stunning commercial and broadcast work.

3ds Max brings out-of-the-box 3D capabilities to broadcast graphics, short-form post content, and episodic television projects, so facilities can:

  • Access a large pool of trained and talented artists
  • Quickly ramp up production pipelines to deliver stunning results on time and on budget
  • Model, animate, and light characters, environments, and graphics
  • Draw from a large third-party development community

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3ds Max for Design Visualization

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New Zealand’s ArcHaus uses Autodesk Revit Architecture and Autodesk 3ds Max software to design larger, more-sustainable buildings.

3ds Max Design software helps you expand the visual context of your design concepts for more effective design validation and visual communication. It offers digital continuity with AutoCAD®- and Revit®-based products for design visualization workflow. With 3ds Max Design animation and visual effects software, you can:

  • Explore design concepts—Create unique organic forms. Generate and control architectural forms procedurally with scripts, and explore your concept’s impact early in the design process.
  • Validate design concepts—Put your design in context. Create animated walk-throughs, line-of-site studies, and physically-accurate daylight analysis, so you and your clients can better understand how the design functions.
  • Communicate design concepts—Help customers make crucial decisions during design reviews and gain valuable buy-in at every stage. Create emotionally engaging narratives to communicate information quickly, compellingly, and persuasively.

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Featured Customer Story

ArchHaus Customer Story (pdf - 1554Kb)
This small architectural firm in New Zealand uses Autodesk® Revit® Architecture and Autodesk® 3ds Max® software to design larger, more-sustainable buildings and remain competitive with larger firms.