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Man of Steel | Tutorial Tuesday
Your kryptonite of the day: 3ds Max and After Effects are already open? Perfect! Then why don't you hold Superman's cape while the Kryptonian makes his landing?
Large inlays | Tutorial Tuesday
Red alert with 3ds Max? Not if art director and concept artist Arrimus 3D gives you the green light.
Free script for 3ds Max | Script Sundowner
What tastes better than Blue Lagoon on Ice? Blueprint drawing with this script for 3ds Max, of course!
UVPackmaster 2 for 3ds Max
A look back: In DP 05 : 2020, 3ds Max expert Mike Kuhn dealt with UV unwinding. An annoying task for many, but a meditative puzzle game for Mike.
Free script for 3ds Max | Script Sundowner
Are you flexing it? This is a new script for 3ds Max that flexes mesh muscles!
SVG Wirr Renderer | Release
For 3ds Max: Wireframes are a nuisance? Convert them to SVG format with this plugin!
UV Morpher | Plugin
(Not) in the eye of the beholder: With this plugin you can deform objects in 3ds Max - without unsightly deformations.
Free script for 3ds Max | Script Sundowner
Do you hear it? This is a new script for 3ds Max, how it rotates objects through your viewport!
Bookmarks Adds Timeline Markers to 3ds Max
Kinematic Lab's Bookmarks tool adds custom scene and object markers for navigation, time isolation, key editing and retiming in 3ds Max.
3ds Max 2022.3 Refines Modelling
3ds Max 2022.3 updates Smart Extrude, viewport filtering, pipeline configuration, OSL wood and file-save performance.
BOA Dist Distributes Objects in 3ds Max
The free BOA Dist script places small numbers of object instances along surfaces, splines and references in 3ds Max.
Simulating Snow with tyFlow
A State of Art Academy tutorial builds falling snow around a London phone box with tyFlow for 3ds Max.
Pulldownit 5.0 Released for 3ds Max
Pulldownit 5.0 for 3ds Max adds a faster fracture solver, curve-controlled cracks and rough cut faces for lighter destruction meshes.
Wellen-Generator | Release
Head first - and in: Version 1.1 of the water wonder for 3ds Max!
HDRI Environments in Corona Renderer
An eight-minute tutorial explains HDRI environments and Environment Overrides in Corona Renderer 7 for 3ds Max.
3D Lighting Course for 3ds Max and V-Ray
Jamie Cardoso's 18-lesson course covers vehicle, exterior and interior lighting with 3ds Max, V-Ray and Photoshop across roughly seven hours.
UV Ultimate Trim Script for 3ds Max
Inu Tools' free UV Ultimate Trim script streamlines trim-sheet handling in 3ds Max with alignment, padding and resolution controls.
MegaFier Terrain Plug-in Brings Landscape Tools to 3ds Max
MegaFier's Terrain plug-in offered a perpetual 3ds Max landscape workflow for importing and working with terrain data.
Autodesk 3ds Max 2022.2 Improves UV Editing and Modelling
3ds Max 2022.2 improved scene saving, UV editing, Smart Extrude, tablet input, the UV Editor and the Symmetry modifier.
Autodesk Introduces Flex Pay-as-You-Go Licensing
Autodesk Flex introduced token-based, 24-hour product access as an alternative for teams that use some Autodesk applications only occasionally.
3ds Max Tutorial: Combining Subdivision and Boolean Modelling
Arrimus 3D demonstrates a practical workflow for combining subdivision surfaces with Boolean modelling in 3ds Max.
3ds Max Tutorial: Modelling Welded Metal Pipes
Arrimus 3D demonstrates a ten-minute 3ds Max workflow for modelling the welded joint between metal pipes.
3ds Max Tools Manage Materials and Resize Image Textures
Joker Martini’s Material Manager and Image Texture Resizer scripts streamlined material reuse and texture resizing in 3ds Max.
Corona 7 Webinar Covers New 3ds Max and Cinema 4D Features
Chaos Czech’s 90-minute Corona 7 webinar demonstrates the renderer’s new features in 3ds Max and Cinema 4D.
Image Vectorizer Traces Raster Artwork into 3ds Max Splines
Guillermo M. Leal Llaguno’s Image Vectorizer plugin converted raster-image outlines or centre lines into editable 3ds Max splines.
Radeon ProRender for 3ds Max: Renderer Review
A detailed 2018 review of AMD Radeon ProRender for 3ds Max, covering OpenCL CPU/GPU rendering, materials, lighting, cameras, ActiveShade and workflow limitations.
Smartes Rapid FX Prototyping in 3ds Max 2019
Review: In DP 05 : 2018, our author Rainer Duda stated that shape-shifting is possible with 3ds Max 2019. But what do the X-Men have to do with it?
Smooth Bridge v2.1 | Release
For 3ds Max: The Smooth Boolean plugin is now also available as a solo plugin!
3ds Max | Webinar
With the VFX case study to Valhalla: News from Autodesk's modelling tools!
Book: V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max 2020 Rendering Workflows
Jamie Cardoso’s technical book covers client acquisition, materials, virtual cameras, lighting and rendering workflows in V-Ray 5 and 3ds Max.
Chaos Phoenix 4 Adds Active Bodies and Massive Wave Force
Chaos Phoenix 4 for 3ds Max and Maya introduced Bullet-based Active Bodies collisions, smoke colour absorption controls and Massive Wave Force.
Camera Studio Streamlines Camera Animation in 3ds Max
Crea3D’s Camera Studio script for 3ds Max was designed to make camera animation faster and easier, with a tutorial trailer demonstrating the workflow.
3ds Max 2022 Tutorial Demonstrates Smart Extrude
An eight-minute ArchViz Artist tutorial shows how to use Smart Extrude in 3ds Max 2022 to speed up architectural modelling work.
Autodesk Releases Public Beta of USD for 3ds Max 2022
Autodesk’s public-beta USD plug-in brought Universal Scene Description import and export to 3ds Max 2022 for cross-platform scene exchange.
Digital Production 03:2021 Explores VFX Education and Production Tools
Digital Production 03:2021 surveys VFX and animation education, Mass Effect remastering, Weta Digital, Blender 2.92, Resolve codecs and production technology.
Legendary Scaling – Mass Effect Returns
It is no secret that we are massive Mass Effect Fans – and when the info about the remastering came out, we were quite certain that we NEEDED to talk to the guys behind the new release.
Path Deform Pro Improves Spline Deformation in 3ds Max
Marius Silaghi’s Path Deform Pro modifier bends models along paths while avoiding common self-intersections and stretching.
Autodesk Moves Licences to Named Users
Autodesk prepared to replace serial-number access with named-user licensing, assigning subscriptions to individual user identities.
Hair Cards Tool Builds Real-Time Hair in 3ds Max
Mihail Lupu’s 3ds Max add-on creates and edits textured hair-card geometry for game characters and real-time projects.
3ds Max Update Focuses on Speed and Security
Autodesk’s 3ds Max update highlights workflow, texturing, rendering, Bake to Texture, modelling tools and security improvements.
Clothify Pro Adds Modifier-Based Cloth Tools
Clothify Pro brings non-destructive real-time cloth shaping and animation to 3ds Max through a stack-compatible modifier.
Unreal Dismemberment System Targets Games
Regan Ware’s Unreal Engine dismemberment system accepts character assets from 3ds Max, Maya, Blender and other DCC tools.
XRayMorph-EL Previews Pose Editing in 3ds Max
Raylight Games previews XRayMorph-EL, a 3ds Max pose editor for character animation, specialised animation and deformation.
Autodesk Updates Maya, 3ds Max and MotionBuilder
Autodesk’s 2022 releases add USD, Python 3, animation and rigging updates, Arnold 6.2, security tools and MotionBuilder workflow changes.
Autodesk Extends Multi-User Trade-In Terms
Autodesk extended eligibility for its 2:1 multi-user trade-in offer to qualifying renewals through August 2023.
3ds Max Omniverse Connector Enters Open Beta
Nvidia’s Omniverse Connector for 3ds Max enters open beta with USD-layer workflows for managing imports and transformations.
Corona Renderer Showreel Highlights C4D and Max
Chaos Czech’s three-minute Corona Renderer showreel features work created in Cinema 4D and 3ds Max by studios and independent artists.
PolySnow Plus Rebuilds 3ds Max Snow Tool in C++
PolySnow Plus moves the 3ds Max snow plug-in to C++ and adds brush-based tools for snow, icicles and frozen surface details.
PhysX Painter 2.0 Adds Object Forces and Drop Brush
Kinematic Lab’s 3ds Max plug-in paints objects into scenes, then uses gravity, attraction and explosion forces to distribute them.
Lazy Manager Adds Shared 3ds Max Asset Management
Joker Martini’s Lazy Manager organises and publishes objects, materials and modifiers across multiple 3ds Max instances.
Tutorial: Creating Translucent Fabric in V-Ray for 3ds Max
A quick tutorial demonstrates how to use VRay2SidedMtl to create translucent fabric materials in V-Ray for 3ds Max.
Paste Ref Image Script Adds Clipboard References to 3ds Max
The free Paste Ref Image script creates textured planes in 3ds Max directly from images copied to the clipboard.
LightPlacer Simplifies Lighting in 3ds Max
LightPlacer is a US$15 script for creating and managing V-Ray, Corona, Arnold and Octane lights in 3ds Max.
Mesh Contrast Plug-in Adds Detail Controls to 3ds Max
Mesh Contrast, later renamed Contrast Pro, increases selected model detail and supports uniform contrast across varied polygon sizes.
Connecter 3.0 Expands Asset Management Integrations
Connecter 3.0 adds Revit support, improved 3ds Max and Blender integrations, PBR previews, image comparison and backup tools.
Push Pro Improves 3ds Max’s Push Modifier
Push Pro adds intersection avoidance, improved detail preservation and vertex-colour control to 3ds Max’s Push workflow.
Dynamo Brings GPU-Accelerated Cloth Dynamics to 3ds Max
Deform Dynamics’ Dynamo plugin uses GPU acceleration to speed up cloth simulation workflows in 3ds Max.
Ignite: More Than 200 Production Tools for 3ds Max
Sini Software’s Ignite suite consolidates more than 200 scene, modelling, diagnostic and Unreal-preparation tools for 3ds Max.
Hardmesh Brings Advanced Boolean Modelling to 3ds Max
Hardmesh for 3ds Max offers advanced Boolean modelling, rounded intersections and tools for building complex forms from simple geometry.
Tutorial: Stacking Modelling Deformers in Maya
3dWithAnAccent demonstrates a Maya workflow that recreates stacked 3ds Max modelling deformers using shape nodes and mesh connections.
Autodesk Expands Previous-Version Access to Five Releases
Autodesk expanded previous-version rights for subscribers and maintenance customers to include up to five earlier releases.
Tutorial: Recreating Stacked 3ds Max Deformers in Maya
3dWithAnAccent demonstrates how Maya shape nodes can reproduce a stacked-deformer workflow familiar from 3ds Max.
3ds Max 2021.3 Released with Retopology Tools
Autodesk’s 3ds Max 2021.3 update improved modelling, viewport performance, Arnold GPU rendering and introduced free retopology tools.
Creating Dreadlocks with Maya XGen and 3ds Max
Hazel Brown demonstrates a dreadlock-creation workflow using Maya XGen, 3ds Max, xNormal and Photoshop.
Cloth Deform Adds Interactive Wrinkle Sculpting to 3ds Max
KM-3D’s Cloth Deform plug-in for 3ds Max provides an interactive way to press, pull and sculpt wrinkles into cloth surfaces.
Autodesk University 2020 Goes Online with 750 Sessions
Autodesk University 2020 moved online for four days of industry talks, more than 750 sessions and hundreds of live Q&As.
Working with the SubSpline Script in 3ds Max
Jamie Cardoso’s second SubSpline tutorial demonstrates a scripting workflow for 3ds Max artists.
Using Scene Data and Mathematics with OSL in 3ds Max
Changsoo Eun’s third OSL mini-tutorial shows how scene data and straightforward mathematics can drive shaders in 3ds Max.
Chaos Czech Previews Corona Renderer 7
Corona Renderer 7 was planned to add OpenVDB rendering, improved tone mapping, a new PBR material, better interoperability and Cinema 4D enhancements.
U-Render 2020.9.2 Integrates Live Rendering in Cinema 4D
U-Render 2020.9.2 adds direct Cinema 4D viewport rendering, improved reflections and volumetrics, clear-coat materials and RGB curves.
Phoenix FD 4.3 Speeds Particle Preview
Phoenix FD 4.3 adds force tuning, faster particle previews, viewport displacement previews and quicker probabilistic fire and smoke shading.
RenderStacks 1.06 Adds Six Modifiers
RenderStacks 1.06 adds RenderOutput and FStorm overscan support plus six modifiers for visibility, layers, Corona and Royal Render.
Custom Default Parameter Manager for 3ds Max
Changsoo Eun’s utility exposes 3ds Max 2021.1 classes and parameters so users can change defaults without editing MaxScript directly.
Kenzor’s MaxScript Toolkit for 3ds Max
Kenzor’s 3ds Max script package includes a tabbed Script Navigator, animation baking and camera-resolution utilities.
3ds Max 2021.2 Improves Materials and Selection
Autodesk 3ds Max 2021.2 improved Material Editor performance, selection workflows, splines, fluids loading and modifiers.
Autodesk Expands 3ds Max and Maya Indie Licences
Autodesk expanded lower-cost 3ds Max and Maya Indie licences to 46 countries for qualifying users and small studios.
Datasmith Transfers Large 3ds Max Scenes to Unreal
Arch Point Design House demonstrates using Datasmith to transfer large 3ds Max scenes into Unreal Engine.
Appleseed 2.0 Expands SSS, NPR and Adaptive Sampling
Appleseed 2.0 adds random-walk SSS, NPR shading, false-colour analysis, tile-based adaptive sampling and Substance Painter support.
Polysnow for 3ds Max: Building Procedural Snow Cover
Polysnow generated editable snow cover in 3ds Max using particle-based previews, painting, merging and baking tools.
PolyCloth Brings Cloth Sculpting Brushes to 3ds Max
PolyCloth added physics-based cloth sculpting to 3ds Max with Shrink, Expand and Smooth brushes.
Tutorial: Modelling a Belt in 3ds Max
Arrimus 3D demonstrates a complete belt-modelling workflow in 3ds Max in this concise, 20-minute tutorial.
RenderStacks Render-Pass Tutorial
A RenderStacks tutorial builds four 3ds Max passes with separate cameras, resolutions, HDRI environments and lighting.
Verge3D 3.3 Speeds Web Loading
Verge3D 3.3 accelerates loading, exports glTF from real-time apps, supports 3ds Max OSL shaders and reads WooCommerce properties.
3ds Max and Maya Indie soon available worldwide!
Let's continue with the good news: After Nuke, Max and Maya are now apparently at the start with "worldwide" indie versions.
Verge3D Setup Tutorial
Jamie Cardoso demonstrates Verge3D project setup and its visual Puzzles system for interactive 3D web experiences.
Vertex Colour Editor for 3ds Max
Joker Martini's 3ds Max tool assigned vertex colours by element, object or vertex using distance, position, order or name.
Q-Proxies Workflow in 3ds Max
Jamie Cardoso demonstrates renderer-independent Q-Proxies and restoring original textured, modified meshes in 3ds Max.
V-Ray 5 Adds LightMix and VFB Compositing
V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max introduced LightMix relighting, layered VFB compositing, stochastic tiling, ACEScg and a 500-material browser.
Ivy Generator Builds 3ds Max Geometry
The free Ivy script for 3ds Max 2018 to 2020 grows branching geometry and leaves around scene objects, with adjustable forces and materials.
V-Ray 5 Beta Adds Light Mix
The V-Ray 5 public beta for 3ds Max added layered Frame Buffer compositing, a 500-material library, Light Mix, coat and sheen layers.
Worldwide 3ds Max Indie Version Confirmed
Autodesk confirms that the full-featured 3ds Max Indie licence will become available worldwide.
Autodesk Releases 3ds Max 2021!
3ds Max 2021 is here—with PBR texture baking, Python 3, native Arnold 6 integration and more.
UV Packmaster 2 for 3ds Max | Update
Faster packing in 3ds Max? UVPackmaster 2 is now available as a plug-in – on CUDA-capable cards, the tool also comes with GPU support!
PlantCatalog Launched with 60 Species
e-on PlantCatalog launched with 60 adjustable plant species, multiple LODs, UVs, UDIMs and exporters for DCC and realtime work.
Open Source: Debris Maker 2
Procedural geometry: With Debris Maker 2, you can create any bricks, stones, leaves, tree trunks and more geometries in 3ds Max!
Autodesk: Price Increase for Multi-User Licence
Price increases of up to 33% for multi-user licences at Autodesk – a good start to the new year.