Key features of 3ds Max 2023

Automatically reconstruct polygonal mesh data as clean quad-based topology with uncompromising accuracy. These tools can be used to reduce complex and high-resolution assets and enhance generative designs and traditional modelling work inside of 3ds Max.

Interactively extrude faces on 3D objects using flexible Smart Extrude operations like cut-through and overlap. Rebuild and stitch adjacent faces automatically without needing to manually repair hidden faces or geometric data.

Create parametric and organic objects with polygon, subdivision surface and spline-based modelling features.

Quickly conceptualise, iterate and explore design ideas using a range of unique modifiers.

Create and animate geometry in several intuitive ways with spline tools.

Generate high-quality textures that display accurately in the viewport using new or pre-existing OSL maps with any supported renderer.

Experience a streamlined, intuitive and fully scriptable texture baking experience with support for PBR (physically based rendering) materials, overrides and OSL workflows.

Add material finishes, change textures and use vibrant colours to create photorealistic designs.

Illuminate and enhance your scenes using photometric lights and standard lights.

Use the Arnold GPU renderer to view scene changes in real time, including lighting, materials and camera.

Reduce design iteration with render-quality viewport previews, displaying PBR (physically based rendering) materials and camera effects directly.

With an interactive rendering experience, see your scene in a near-final rendering quality as you’re working.

Simulate real-life camera settings such as shutter speed, aperture, depth of field and exposure.

Seamlessly and consistently change materials, lights, cameras and renderers from one to another.

Create procedural character animations and rigs with CAT (character animation toolkit), biped and crowd tools.

Preview and adjust animation paths directly in the viewport.

Create realistic liquid behaviours, such as water, oil and lava, as well as replicate gravity and collision effects.

Create sophisticated particle effects such as water, fire, spray and snow.

Access hundreds of industry-leading third-party plug-ins from our extensive community.

Use Safe Scene Script Execution to protect your work against malicious scripts that could be part of scene files and the Malware Removal functionality, which detects and removes known malicious scripts from scene files and startup scripts.

Get tighter pipeline integration with support for Python 3.

Easily customise 3ds Max to fit your production pipeline needs.

Create your own customised workspaces with a more modern, responsive, high-DPI-ready user interface.

Publish assets from your 3ds Max scene to glTF 3D content for use in web applications, online shops, browser games and other online plug sockets.