Sunday, June 29, 2014

Autodesk 3Ds Max & Autodesk 3Ds Max Design



Autodesk 3Ds Max software is ideal for 

                 Games, film and motion graphics industries

Autodesk 3Ds Max Design software is ideal for
                Architects, designers and civil engineers

 Comparison  - Between 3Ds Max & 3Ds Max Design
Features
3Ds Max Design
3Ds Max

Populate: automatic crowd generation
Exposure lighting simulation and analysis
General animation tools
Dynamics, effects, and simulation
Point cloud support
Placement tools
Quad chamfer
Polygon, spline, and NURBS-based modeling
Painting, mapping, and materials
Vector map support
Stereo Camera
ActiveShade rendering
Integrated rendering options
Render pass system
Slate compositing editor
ShaderFX real-time visual shader editor
Perspective matching tools
Nitrous high-performance and quality viewport
2D pan and zoom
Python scripting
SDK (software development kit)
DirectConnect support
AutoCAD and Revit interoperability
Civil View feature set

After Effects/Photoshop interoperability

Friday, June 27, 2014

Learn 3ds Max

3D Modeling, Animation and Rendering Software


3Ds Max 3D modeling software provides a comprehensive modeling, animation, simulation, and rendering solution for games, film, and motion graphics artists.
The latest version  is Autodesk 3Ds Max 2015


These are the 3ds Max versions up to now...

Version                              Platform Name                   Year

3D StudioMS-                       DOSTHUD                          1990
3D Studio 2MS-                    DOS                                    1992
3D Studio 3MS-                    DOS                                    1993
3D Studio 4MS-                    DOS                                    1994
3D Studio MAX 1.0              WindowsJaguar                   1996
3D Studio MAX R2              WindowsAthena                   1997
3D Studio MAX R3              WindowsShiva                     1999
Discreet 3dsmax 4              WindowsMagma                   2000
Discreet 3dsmax 5              WindowsLuna                       2002
Discreet 3dsmax 6              Windows                               2003
Discreet 3dsmax 7              WindowsCatalyst                  2004
Autodesk 3ds Max 8           WindowsVesper                    2005
Autodesk 3ds Max 9           WindowsMakalu                    2006
Autodesk 3ds Max 2008     Windows                               2007
Autodesk 3ds Max 2009     Windows                               2008
Autodesk 3ds Max 2010     Windows                               2009
Autodesk 3ds Max 2011     Windows                               2010
Autodesk 3ds Max 2012     Windows                               2011
Autodesk 3ds Max 2013     Windows                               2012
Autodesk 3ds Max 2014     Windows                               2013
Autodesk 3ds Max 2015     Windows                               2014
Autodesk 3ds Max 2016     Windows                               2015
Autodesk 3ds Max 2017     Windows                               2016
Autodesk 3ds Max 2018     Windows                               2017



Autodesk 3ds Max® 2015 software is supported on the following 64-bit operating systems and at a minimum, requires a system with the following 64-bit hardware:


Hardware
CPU                                    64-bit Intel® or AMD® multi-core processor
Graphics Hardware            Refer to the Recommended Hardware wizard for a detailed
           list of recommended systems and graphics cards (NVIDIA /ATI)
RAM                                   4 GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
Disk Space                         4.5GB of free disk space for install
Pointing Device                  Three-button mouse

Software
Operating System              Microsoft® Windows® 7 (SP1)
                                           Windows® 8
                                           Windows® 8.1 Professional operating system

Web Browsers                   Autodesk recommends the latest version of the following
                                          web browsers for access to online supplemental content;
                                                                Apple® Safari® web browser
                                                                Google Chrome™ web browser
                                                                Microsoft® Internet Explorer® web browser
                                                                Mozilla® Firefox® web browser

System Requirements for other versions...
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/3ds-max/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-Autodesk-3ds-Max-products.html

3ds Max 2015 Software Download link ...
http://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-3ds-max/free-trial#

How to Install Autodesk 3Ds Max 2015 – Stand alone (Trail installation steps)

1.Extracting the file... 

2. Initialization and Install


3. Country and Licence agreement


4. Licence details


5. Installation Path


6. Product Installation progress


7. Successfully Installed