Model eciently, animate easily, and achieve stunning results in less time with Autodesk ds Max software.

Import Data Quickly and Accurately Deeper support for the DWG™ file format results in faster, more accurate importing of data from other popular Autodesk applications such as AutoCAD Rapidly Automate and Customize Your Workflows ds Max marks the debut of MAXScript ProEditor. This new MAXScript editor provides script-writers with a professional, intelligent inter-face for working with MAXScript that streamlines the scripting workflow—making it easier to author scripts that automate and customize ds Max. Easily View and Handle Large, Complex Scenes Accelerate your creative workflow and increase your pipeline eciency. Autodesk Streamline Your Rendering Workflows ds Max software delivers new viewport technology and optimizations that result in vastly improved interaction with even the largest, most complex scenes. Common tasks and operations—selection, material assignment, transform, grouping, cloning, and many more—are now significantly faster, making ds Max 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.
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® D modeling, animation, and rendering software helps design visualization professionals, game developers, and visual eects artists maximize productivity by streamlining the process of working with complex scenes. With ds Max software, Autodesk introduces Review—a powerful new toolset that supports iterative rendering workflows by delivering interac-tive previewing of shadows, the ds Max sun/sky environment, and mental ray
® Architectural and Design material settings. This release also provides many new, timesaving ds Max/mental ray workflow features, including Sky Portal lighting options, a camera-based interface for exposure settings, and more.
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® Architecture software. New features, such as Select Similar, also facilitate working with imported data.

There’s no other tool out that I feel is as universal as ds Max for creating D.

— Lon Grohs Principal Neoscape

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