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Esteemed professional 3D design and animation app

Autodesk 3ds Max is a comprehensive, professional to help you create 3D designs and animation.

Although there have been a lot of new 3D design and modeling programs being developed lately, Autodesk 3DS Max still remains a key player within the industy. This latest incarnation significantly improves upon the wire-frame mapping approach of the past.

Program features

Autodesk 3ds Max allows you to be very precise when mapping your creations. Besides the standard mapping tools, the application now contains all manner of alignment features to ensure that you get pinpoint accuracy when modelling. What’s more, Autodesk 3ds Max now contains more flexible options for Relax, the tool that averages UVs and allows for the automatic relief of texture distortion. If used in conjunction with another function, Show Edge Distortion, then the mapping of your characters becomes all the easier.

There are dozens of other features within Autodesk 3ds Max that will help you produce stunning 3D models without tearing your hair out. The render UVW template function is one that comes immediately to mind, allowing very quick template rendering of your prepared UVs, either in wireframe, filled, mapped or shaded versions. With a raft of skinning and modelling tools, Autodesk 3ds Max gives you very precise control over your models, without having to code or program every co-ordinate, making it a very user-friendly option.

Naturally, the cost of the full version of Autodesk 3ds Max will put off many 3D hobbyists, but for serious animation professionals it’s an application that is to be ignored at your peril.

Autodesk 3ds Max is a powerful 3D animation suite aimed at professional users, with hundreds of tools and features.

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  • Pros

    • Advanced pelt mapping feature
    • Plenty of high-powered modelling tools
    • Gives you pixel-perfect control over your models
  • Cons

    • Proves very overwhelming for newcomers to 3D modelling
 0/8

App specs

  • License

    Trial version

  • Version

    2023
  • Latest update

  • Platform

    Windows

  • OS

    Windows 8

  • Language

    English

    Available languages

    • German
    • English
    • French
    • Portuguese
  • Downloads

    1.2M

    Last month's downloads

    • 3.2K
  • Developer

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Autodesk 3DS Max for PC

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3.4

6 reviews

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  • Anonymous user

    Autodesk 3ds Max is one of the 3D modeling, animation and rendering application for creating 3D animations, models, interactive games and visual effects for the entertainment industry. It plays a big role in designing 2D cross-sectional shapes from 3D models. It can bring characters to life using a special character called inverse kinematics that connects different components of a character.

  • Anonymous user

    Good n easy for creativity . amazing good n easy structural designing software for architect n students

  • Anonymous user

    Good n easy for creativity . amazing good n easy structural designing software for architect n students

  • Anonymous user

    Good n easy for creativity . amazing good n easy structural designing software for architect n students

  • Anonymous user

    Advanced pelt mapping feature. Although Maya's popularity has increased of late (perhaps largely due to its superior accessibility for newcomers), Autodesk 3DS Max still remains a key player within the industry, and this latest incarnation significantly improves upon the wire-frame mapping approach of the past.

  • Anonymous user

    Easy Weasy Peasy.. So far so good, 3ds is pretty good, although I only have the 30 days... I wish I had more time to better aquant myself to the tools and develop a model for games such as Fallout 3, X3 Reunion etc. I also use Maya when Ever I can but still am a complete novice. Hope to grab a bargan of 3Ds soon. Pros: Simple controls and easy interface. Cons: Non so far.

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