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Features
3ds Max modelling, rendering and animation software
3ds Max has powerful rendering and 3D modelling tools for creating professional-quality 3D animations, models and virtual reality visualisations. An efficient and flexible toolset to help you to create better 3D content in less time.
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Spline workflows
Create and animate geometry in several intuitive ways with new and enhanced spline tools.
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Open Shading Language support
Create OSL maps in the material editor from simple math nodes to procedural textures.
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Blended Box Map
Morph visible seams by simplifying the process of blending projected texture maps.
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Chamfer Modifier
Create best-in-class procedural modelling details that handles some of the most difficult tasks with ease.
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Hair and Fur modifier
Manipulate hair and fur directly in viewports with selection and styling tools, such as tools for cutting and brushing.
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Data Channel Modifier
Use vertex, edge and face information to procedurally modify your models.
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Shape Boolean
Create parametric Boolean operations on two or more splines with the familiar UI from 3D Booleans.
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Mesh and surface modelling
Efficiently create parametric and organic objects with polygon, subdivision surface and spline-based modelling features.
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Motion Paths
Manipulate animations directly in the viewport and get direct feedback when making adjustments in your scene.
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Character animation and rigging tools
Create procedural animation and character rigging with CAT, biped and crowd animation tools.
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General animation tools
Use keyframe and procedural animation tools. View and edit animation trajectories directly in the viewport.
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Max Creation Graph controllers
Author animation controllers, using a new generation of animation tools that you can create, modify, package and share.
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Particle Flow effects
Create sophisticated particle effects such as water, fire, spray and snow.
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Improved Viewport quality
As part of our OSL integration, you can display procedural maps created with OSL at 1:1 quality using Nitrous viewport.
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Arnold for 3ds Max
The MAXtoA plug-in is integrated into 3ds Max, giving you access to Arnold’s latest features.
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Physical Camera
Simulate real-life camera settings such as shutter speed, aperture, depth of field, exposure and other options.
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Activeshade Viewport
Directly manipulate your scene content in your final ActiveShade render.
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Scene layout in VR
Edit scenes directly from within VR in 3ds Max Interactive and see updates pushed back to 3ds Max in real time.
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3ds Max Batch
Use the power of 3ds Max for automation by using 3ds Max as a true command-line tool.
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Improved pipeline tools integration
Gain tighter integration with several pipeline tools with an extended and improved Python/.NET toolset.
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Alembic support
The included Alembic inport inspector allows to you check a file before importing. With support for Alembic 1.7 instancing.
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Modern UI and workspaces
Create your own custom workspaces with a more modern, responsive, high-DPI-ready user interface.
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CivilView workflow update
Vehicles created in CivilView now support the 3ds Max physical material, reducing conversion and simplifying rendering.
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Autodesk Viewer workflow
Share models and review feedback online with the Autodesk Viewer directly from the 3ds Max interface.
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Updated project tools
Create new projects with greater folder structure flexibility, smarter project switching and store custom data.
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3Ds MAX
Flexible subscription options available. Includes support and more.
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MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT COLLECTION
Includes 3ds Max + Arnold + more
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PRODUCT DESIGN & MANUFACTURING COLLECTION
Includes 3ds Max + Inventor + more
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ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION COLLECTION
Includes 3ds Max + Revit + more
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