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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