3D Studio Max description
The world's most widely used professional 3D modeling software.

Create rich and complex design visualization. Generate realistic characters for a top-selling game. Bring 3D effects to the big screen.

Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software helps design visualization professionals, game developers, and visual effects artists maximize their productivity by streamlining the process of working with complex scenes.

Viewing and Handling of Large, Complex Scenes

3ds Max 2009 software delivers new viewport technology and optimizations that result in vastly improved interactivity of even the largest, most complex scenes. Common tasks and operations—selection, material assignment, transform, grouping, cloning, and many more—are now significantly faster, making 3ds Max 2009 the most streamlined version of the software ever. Plus, a new Scene Explorer makes managing large scenes—and interacting with hundreds or even thousands of objects—far more intuitive.

Review Rendering

Produce stunning photo-real imagery, faster. With the release of 3ds Max 2008, Autodesk unveils Review. This powerful new toolset supports iterative rendering workflows by delivering interactive previewing of shadows, the 3ds Max sun/sky environment, and mental ray Architectural and Design material settings. Based on the latest game engine technology, Review gives you the instant visual feedback you need to iterate rapidly.

Support for Complex Pipelines and Workflows

Quickly extend 3ds Max or streamline multi-application workflows. The new MAXScript ProEditor provides you with an intuitive interface for working with MAXScript that will streamline the scripting workflow, making it easier to author scripts that automate and customize 3ds Max. Deeper support for the DWG and FBX file formats results in faster, more accurate importing of data from other popular Autodesk applications; plus, new features facilitate working with this imported data.

Artist-Friendly Modeling

Enjoy a less menu-dependent modeling experience. 3ds Max 2009 gives you a more streamlined, artist-friendly modeling workflow through a collection of hands-on modeling UI options that let you focus more on the creative process.

Here are some key features of "3D Studio Max":

· 3ds Max User Interface
· Data and Scene Management Tools
· Modeling
· Polygon Modeling and Texturing
· Spline/Extended Spline and NURBS Modeling
· General Animation
· Character Animation
· Modifiers
· Space Warps
· Dynamics
· Cloth
· Particles
· Multiple Rendering Options
· Rendering Controls and Effects
· Hair and Fur System
· MAXScripts
· 3ds Max API/SDK
· Connectivity and Integration


Requirements:

At a minimum, 3ds Max 2009 32-bit software requires a system with:
· Intel Pentium IV or AMD Athlon XP or higher processor
· 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
· 500 MB swap space (2 GB recommended)
· Hardware-accelerated OpenGL and Direct3D supported
· Microsoft Windows-compliant pointing device (optimized for Microsoft IntelliMouse)
· DVD-ROM drive
Note: Apple computers based on Intel processors and running Microsoft operating systems are not currently supported.

At a minimum, 3ds Max 2009 64-bit software requires a system with:
· Intel EM64T, AMD Athlon 64 or higher, AMD Opteron processor
· 1 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
· 500 MB swap space (2 GB recommended)
· Hardware-accelerated OpenGL and Direct3D supported
· Microsoft Windows-compliant pointing device (optimized IntelliMouse)
· DVD-ROM drive
Software requirements:
Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
DirectX 9.0c


Limitations:

· 30 days trial