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Features
Professional tools for 3D animation
Autodesk® 3ds Max® software offers powerful, out-of-the-boxes abilities for creating professional-quality 3D animation. With a creative toolset for 3D modelling, animation, simulation and rendering, 3ds Max helps games, film and motion graphics artists create better 3D content in less time.
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3D modelling and texturing
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New
Vector map support
Get new support for vector maps. (video: 0:47 min.)
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Mesh and surface modelling
Efficiently create parametric and organic objects.
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Texture assignment and editing
Use texture mapping, baking and layering.
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Shading and material design
Accelerate shading and material design. (video: 02.12 min.)
3D animation
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New
Populate crowd animation
Generate believable human motion. (video: 1:10 min.)
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Character animation and rigging tools
Create believable characters.
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General animation tools
Get a range of keyframe and procedural tools.
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Animated deformers
Add life to creatures and simulate fluidic effects.
Dynamics & effects
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New
Augmented particle flow system
Create better physical simulations in less time. (video: 01:11 min.)
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MassFX
Create simulations with unified simulation solvers.
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Particle Flow
Create water, fire, spray and snow effects.
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Hair and fur
Create strand-derived effects like hair and grass.
3D rendering
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New
Improved viewport performance
Get better interactive and playback performance.(video: 1:08 min.)
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New
DX 11 viewport rendering
3ds Max now supports DirectX 11 shaders.
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Integrated rendering options
Use NVIDIA® iray® rendering technology.
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Render pass system
Segment scenes for downstream compositing.
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ActiveShade interactive rendering
Iterate more effectively with interactive rendering.
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Nitrous accelerated graphics core
Accelerate your workflow with Nitrous.
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Slate compositing editor
Wire together composites in Slate.
UI, workflow and pipeline
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New
Perspective Match
Place CG elements into photo backgrounds. (video: 1:05 min.)
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New
2D Pan and Zoom
2D pan and zoom doesn't affect camera position. (video: 1:19 min.)
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Configurable user interface
Access multiple views with tabbed layouts. (video: 2.44 min.)
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Adobe After Effects interoperability (enhanced)
Get efficient 2D/3D data exchange.
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Data transfer and pipeline integration
Get single-step data transfer with 3ds Max.
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Compositing integration
Choose from several compositing options in 3ds Max. (video: 4.16 min.)
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Collaborative workflows with Containers
Use containers to override object properties.
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3ds Max SDK
Extend and customise 3ds Max with the SDK.
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