Autodesk 3ds Max

A page dedicated to Autodesk 3ds Max with a collection of 3ds Max tutorials, notes, tips & Tricks, user communities, feature overviews, assets and other resources related to 3ds Max

Introduction

This page is a collection of tutorials, downloads, tips, blogs, plugins an other resources that I believe will be of use to 3ds Max users. It is updated regularly. Add your suggestions at the bottom of each block or in the CG talk thread.

  1. 1 Talk about this page in this CGTalk thread 0
  2. 2 Official Autodesk 3ds Max product page 0
  3. 3 Autodesk 3ds Max 0
  4. 4 Autodesk 3ds Max 2017 Readme 0
  5. 5 Autodesk Knowledge Network 0
  6. 6 Official Autodesk 3ds Max facebook page 0

Getting 3ds Max

3 main ways to get your copy of 3ds Max - trial, student or commercial.

  1. 1 Free 30 day trial of 3ds Max 0
  2. 2 3ds Max free Student License 0
  3. 3 Desktop Subscription 0

Learning 3ds Max

These resources will be helpful if you are new to 3ds Max or want a broad overview of it’s tools, workflows and features. Freely available resources are listed first.

  1. 1 Official Autodesk 3ds Max Learning Resources 0
  2. 2 Autodesk 3ds Max Learning Channel 0
  3. 3 Free Tutorials / VISCORBEL 0
  4. 4 Paul Neale's Technical and Animation Tutorials 0
  5. 5 3ds Max Tutorials, 3ds Max Training and 3ds Max Video Courses 0
  6. 6 Proteus VFX School 0
  7. 7 Arrimus 3D 0
  8. 8 musashidanmcgrath 0

Blogs and News

  1. 1 3DS Max News 0
  2. 2 The 3ds Max Blog (Autodesk Area) 0
  3. 3 Maxstation Blog (Autodesk Area) 0
  4. 4 Max Made Easy, a blog by Dave Wortley 0
  5. 5 // 3DTotal.com 0

Online Community

  1. 1 3ds Max forum - CG Society 0
  2. 2 Official 3ds Max forums 0
  3. 3 3ds Max on Reddit 0
  4. 4 Polycount Forums 0
  5. 5 3ds Max Lovers! (facebook group) 0
  6. 6 Do you know in 3DS_Max 0
  7. 7 Autodesk Feedback Community 0
  8. 8 "Stack This" 3ds Max Industry Group 0

Essential Plugins and Scripts - Free

3ds Max is used in many different industries. No matter how or why you use 3ds Max, these are some free tools that extend the functionality of the app and are highly recommended. I do not use 3ds Max without these tools installed!

  1. 2 Prism Render Pass Manager 0
  2. 3 Multimesher by Kinematic Lab 0
  3. 4 scripts.breidt.net 0
  4. 5 TrackScripts collection for 3ds Max 0
  5. 6 Bercon Maps - Essential Texture Maps 0
  6. 7 ProSequencer (Camera Sequencer) 0
  7. 8 Slate Connector 0

3D Modelling

  1. 1 Subdivision Surface Modeling 0
  2. 2 Environment Sculpting 0
  3. 3 Edges, Chamfers and Fillets 0
  4. 4 Hard Surface Essentials by Grant Warwick 0
  5. 5 The Making Of Hadron By Grant Warwick 0
  6. 6 Normalmaps for the Technical Game Modeler 0

Character Animation

  1. 1 Super Simple Rig 0

Essential Plugins and Scripts - Paid

  1. 2 Animators Tool Kit 0
  2. 3 Vexus Scene Assembler & Render Pass Manager 0
  3. 4 Nyx Voltron 0

Max Creation Graph (MCG)

  1. 1 Introduction to Max Creation Graph 0
  2. 2 Chris Diggins (MCG lead developer) blog posts 0
  3. 3 Get Started with MCG (3ds Max Help) 0
  4. 4 MCG Tutorials - Martin Coven 0
  5. 5 3ds Max Creation Graph (MCG) Public Group 0
  6. 6 MCG Forums (Autodesk Area) 0
  7. 7 MCG Downloads - Scriptspot 0
  8. 8 MCG downloads - MaxPlugins.de 0

Maxscript

  1. 1 Maxscript 101 - Free Online Training 0
  2. 2 3ds max script lovers Public Group 0
  3. 3 IllusionCatalyst 0

Asset Library

  1. 1 "Connecter" 3D Files & Assets Manager 0
  2. 2 Autodesk 3ds Max Asset Library 0
  3. 3 Project Manager for 3ds Max 0

Simulations, Dynamics, Effects

  1. 1 RayFire Studios 0
  2. 2 thinkingParticles 0
  3. 3 Phoenix FD by Chaosgroup 0
  4. 4 Lucid 3dsmax 0
  5. 5 FumeFX for 3ds Max 0

Rendering

  1. 1 vrayguide 0

Particle Flow

  1. 1 3ds Max Particle Flow Public Group 0

Texturing and Materials

  1. 1 Neil Blevins' Shading Workflow - Overview 0

Render Engines

An incredible amount of render engines are available for 3ds Max. Here are some of the more popular ones. This list is a stub. Please suggest your preferred renderer if it is missing.

  1. 1 Vray ADV and Vray RT by Chaos Group 0
  2. 2 Corona Renderer 0
  3. 3 Redshift GPU Renderer 0
  4. 4 Arnold for 3ds Max Plug-in 0
  5. 5 Welcome to cebas VISUAL TECHNOLOGY Inc. 0
  6. 6 Maxwell Renderer 0
  7. 7 Krakatoa 0
  8. 8 3Delight Renderer 0
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