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Softpedia Editor's Review for Autodesk 3ds Max 2012
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The world's most widely used professional 3D modeling software
Written by Elena Opris on October 21st, 2011
Autodesk 3ds Max is one of the most used graphic editors in the world. It allows you to play with 3D effects in order to create astonishing designs.
The people who use it are mostly professionals in the 3D modeling industry (e.g. game developers, 3D artists, architects), but the software is also available for students or curious minds who wish to develop and perfect their skills.
3ds Max is compatible with Windows XP, XP x64, 2003, vista, Vista x64, 7, and 7 x64.
Installing the free trial takes a few steps, so arm yourself with patience. An online form needs to be completed with some basic information, and then Akamai NetSession Interface that will grant you access to 3ds Max needs to install.
Downloading 3ds Max takes some time (about 10-15 minutes), and the actual installation process takes much more than that.
The new features found in Autodesk 3ds Max include PhysX Nvidia right body dynamics (after creating physics-rich characters and environments, this allows you to easily export them into runtime game apps), a flexible plugin structure, a redesigned UV editor the peel tools, iray renderer (which is photorealistic), as well as viewing and manipulating big and complex scenes in order to quickly create realistic images.
In addition, the software supports complex pipelines and workflows.
In the 2012 version of Autodesk 3ds Max, help files are displayed in HTML format, and they can be found on the developer's website at Autodesk.com. There is a vast community of people who use 3ds Max, so requesting and receiving help should not be an issue.
This is a big software we're talking about, so keep in mind that some of its features will take some time to apply settings. It also uses a considerable amount of CPU but if you want to get serious about 3D modeling, then Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 is a good start.
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Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 description
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Here are some key features of "Autodesk 3ds Max 2012":
Slate Material Editor:
· More easily visualize and edit material component relationships with Slate, a new node-based material editor that
· helps significantly improve workflow and productivity for artists creating and editing complex material networks.
Quicksilver Hardware Renderer:
· Create high-fidelity pre-visualizations, animatics, and games-related marketing materials in less time with Quicksilver,
· an innovative new hardware renderer that helps produce higher-quality images at incredible speeds.
Local Edits to Containers:
· Collaborate more efficiently with significantly enhanced workflows for Containers that enable users to layer local edits
· non-destructively on top of referenced content.
Modeling and Texturing Enhancements:
Accelerate modeling and texturing tasks with new tools that extend the Graphite modeling and Viewport Canvas toolsets:
· a revised toolset for 3D painting and editing textures within the viewport; the ability to paint with object brushes
· to create geometry within a scene; a new brush interface for editing UVW coordinates; and an interactive tool for
· extending edge loops.
Viewport Display of 3ds Max Materials:
· Develop and refine scenes in a high-fidelity interactive display environment—without the constant need to re-render—
· with the new ability to view most 3ds Max texture maps and materials in the viewport.
3ds Max Composite:
· Enhance rendered passes and incorporate them into live action footage with 3ds Max Composite: a full-featured, highperformance, HDR-capable compositor, based on technology from Autodesk Toxik software.
In-Context Direct Manipulation UI:
· Save time when modeling and maintain focus on the creative task at hand with a new in-context user interface (UI) for
· polygon modeling tools that help eliminate unnecessary mouse movement away from the model.
CAT Integration:
· More easily create and manage characters, and layer, load, save, remap, and mirror animations with the Character
· Animation Toolkit (CAT).
User Interface Customization:
· Maximize the usable workspace and focus on the features that matter most for specialized workflows with customizable
· user interface layouts.
Requirements:
· Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or higher
· DirectX 9.0c (required), OpenGL (optional)
· For general animation and rendering (less than 1,000 objects or 100,000 polygons):
· Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz or equivalent AMD® processor with SSE2 technology
· 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
· 2 GB swap space (4 GB recommended)
· 3 GB free hard drive space
· Direct3D 10 technology, Direct3D 9, or OpenGL-capable graphics card
· 256 MB or higher video card memory, 1 GB or higher recommended
· Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
· DVD-ROM drive
· Internet connection for web downloads and Autodesk Subscription-aware access
Limitations:
· 30 days trial period
· Nag screen What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
Nitrous Accelerated Graphics Core:
· A top priority of the Excalibur (XBR) initiative to revitalize 3ds Max, this release introduces a completely new viewport system engineered to provide dramatic improvements in performance and visual quality. Nitrous leverages today's accelerated GPUs and multi-core workstations to help artists iterate faster and handle larger data sets with limited impact on interactivity. With each viewport threaded separately from the UI, artists can adjust parameters on complex scenes without the need to wait for viewports to refresh, resulting in a smoother, more responsive workflow. Moreover, Nitrous provides a render-quality display environment that supports unlimited lights, soft shadows, screen-space ambient occlusion, tone-mapping, and high-quality transparency, along with progressive refinement of image quality when the artist pauses, helping artists make better creative and aesthetic decisions in the context of their final output.
· In addition to high-q...
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