Autodesk 3ds Max
Autodesk, Inc., United States Desktop
3D modelling, rendering and animation software from Autodesk (San Francisco) for environments, props, characters and effects, with procedural workflows, built-in CAT and Biped rigging, the Arnold renderer and OpenUSD support. Part of the Media & Entertainment Collection with Maya, Arnold and MotionBuilder.
What Autodesk 3ds Max does
| Category | Post-production & VFX |
|---|---|
| Built for | 3D artists in film, TV, games and design visualisation studios |
| Pricing | Subscription, EU store prices including VAT: EUR 2,112 per year for one user (EUR 176 per month paid annually), EUR 267 per month paid monthly, or Flex tokens from EUR 104 for 33 tokens at 6 tokens per day; 3-year term available; 30-day free trial (published) |
| Deployment | Desktop |
| Platforms | Windows 10 and 11 |
| Integrations | Arnold; OpenUSD and glTF; plugins such as tyFlow, thinkingParticles and ForestPack; Autodesk Flow Retopology and Flow Studio |
| Vendor | Autodesk, Inc., United States |
| Website | www.autodesk.com/products/3ds-max/overview |
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