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3ds Max enhancements over the years

3ds Max has brought top-quality updates over the years to help you work faster and more efficiently. We continue to focus on bringing you powerful solutions across disciplines to enhance the artist experience.

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3ds Max over the past 5 years

18

Updates

320

Enhancements

71

Customer Ideas

3ds Max enhancement timeline

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2024 | 2024.1 | 2024.2 featured enhancements for 3ds Max

  • New Conform Modifier​

  • Retopology Improvements

  • Boolean Modifier Improvements

  • Array Modifier Improvements

  • Spline Improvements

  • Material Switcher

  • Enhancements to the Copy and Paste Animation Data Commands

  • Vertex Paint Enhancements

  • Color Management Improvements

  • FFD Performance Improvements

  • USD enhancements

  • Enhanced Animation Capabilities

  • Interactive Rendering Tools

  • Robust Modeling Tools

  • MaxtoA 5.6.6.0​

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Customer ideas for 3ds Max

What is the most effective way to request a new feature or product enhancement for Autodesk 3ds Max? Submit your idea to the 3ds Max forum and vote up the ones you’d like to see implemented. 

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