3ds Max 3ds Max: Create immersive worlds and high-quality designs
3D modeling and animation software
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3D MODELING
Model anything you can dream up
3D ANIMATION
Make it move
PROCEDURAL
See changes in real-time
ADD-ON FRIENDLY
Power up 3ds Max
3D MODELING
Model anything you can dream up
3D ANIMATION
Make it move
PROCEDURAL
See changes in real-time
ADD-ON FRIENDLY
Power up 3ds Max
Features for your creativity
Modeling
Use Smart Extrude, high-quality Booleans, and retopology tools like ReForm for powerful polygon modeling.
Rigging and animation
Simplify rigging and animate characters with built-in CAT and Biped setups.
Look development
Texture, shade, and light models and scenes to achieve a photoreal effect.
Rendering
Whether stylized or realistic, create professional renders with the Arnold integration.
Open standards
Improve collaboration with integrated open standards like OpenUSD.
Plugin architecture
Extend 3ds Max easily with scripting and third-party tools like tyFlow, thinkingParticles or ForestPack.
Powerful workflows
Do it A-Z
Jumping between software breaks creative flow. Handle modeling to rendering all in one place.
—Eric Leven, VFX Supervisor, Industrial Light & Magic
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Media & Entertainment Collection
Create better, smarter, faster with the M&E Collection
Significant savings over annual licenses
Get all the creative tools you need to build a powerful and scalable pipeline for less.
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Products included
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3ds Max community and learning
Studio secrets, tutorials, and reports to become 3ds Max savvy
YOUTUBE
Watch how incredible projects are made
BLOG
Use cases and news from studios and Autodesk pros
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3DS MAX LEARNING CHANNEL
Start 3ds Max or learn new features with 400+ videos
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AI REPORT
How AI empowers artists and streamlines production
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DOCUMENTATION
Read what’s new, how to install and more documentation
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3ds Max and Maya are used by artists around the world for modeling, animation, visual effects, and rendering.
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3ds Max is a versatile 3D tool used by top entertainment and design visualization studios. It stands out for its powerful hard-surface modeling tools, artist-friendly animation suitable for all skill levels, and open, expandable workflows through a wide range of plug-ins.
3ds Max is used by 3D generalists, modelers, animators, and look development artists for game development, film and TV productions, and design visualization projects.
Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya are used by creative studios around the world for modeling, animation, visual effects, and rendering. Learn when to choose 3ds Max and when to choose Maya.
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