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Upgrading 3ds Max .NET projects from .NET Framework to .NET 8
3ds Max 2025 and earlier versions have used the .NET Framework for building plugins, but, with the VFX world transitioning to .NET, 3ds Max 2026 brings this support with it. As such, .NET projects...
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What's new in 3ds Max 2026?
A few weeks ago, 3ds Max 2026 saw its official release, introducing new features and capabilities for both artists and developers. With this release, 3ds Max saw many upgrades in Arnold to 5.8,...
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Porting Plugins from 3ds Max 2024 to 3ds Max 2025
3ds Max 2025 came with some breaking changes that marked an era of new approaches aimed at improving performance at the core. As a result, some tools tailored to pre-2025 3ds Max versions may fail to...
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Saving QWidget Docking States per 3ds Max Scene
The Flexibility of Docking WindowsWithin 3ds Max, windows and panels can either float freely or be docked onto another panel, providing a customizable layout tailored to the user's preferences. This...
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Porting MaxPlus to pymxs - What you need to know
Porting MaxPlus to pymxs - What you need to knowIntroductionAs of 3ds Max 2022, the MaxPlus library is deprecated. This blog intends to assist those using MaxPlus to transition to pymxs for 3ds Max....
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3ds Max 2024 Released!
Well, another year has passed, and another great release of 3ds Max has arrived. Check out the new features of 3ds Max 2024 here. Changes for the 3ds Max 2024 SDK are documented here. Highlights from...
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Learning 3ds Max SDK - My Journey
Image adapted from http://aneeswork.blogspot.com/2015/10/3d-interior-design-3ds-max-vray.htmlLearning 3ds Max SDK: My JourneyOne thing has always fascinated me for a very long time, that is,...
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MAXScript Custom Value Types from 3ds MAX SDK
Building a custom value type for MAXScript3ds MAX is a is a professional 3D computer graphics program that can be used to create 3D animations, models, games, and images. The power that it can do comes...
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Hopefully by now you have seen the new release of 3ds Max. For a overview of the new features, check out the help here. The Autodesk AREA site has also bee revamped, to be more community oriented....
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Tips for troubleshooting Visual Studio output and getting Qt to work with 3ds...
Let's start with the background leading up to this article... I had a question where I needed to build a Qt sample, specifically this one: <install>\maxsdk\howto\qtObjectDemo. I wanted to...
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Porting a C++ Plugin to 3ds Max 2022 and Installing the 3ds Max 2022 C++ Wizard
Even though the build tools (toolset) did not change, there were a number of changes made to the 3ds Max SDK that requires a plugin to be ported and recompiled. Because the SDK changed and has new...
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3ds Max 2022 Customization Update
Image courtesy of Binyan Studio When looking for an interesting image to spiff up this post, I found the above image and struck me as especially poignant in these covid-19 times. Given that we have not...
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Announcing 3ds Max 2021! - Customization Update
Welcome to 3ds Max 2021 API update! On March 27th, the new version of 3ds max was released. Shortly after, in early April, the 3ds Max Design Automation engine and Model Derivative Forge services were...
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Forge Design Automation for 3ds Max went into production on October 28th!...
Have you heard?! Forge Design Automation for 3ds Max went into production on October 28th. To learn more about this service and how you can batch process your 3ds Max tasks, check out the webinar...
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Forge Design Automation for 3ds Max step-by-step tutorial and SIGGRAPH 2019
3ds Max Design Automation tutorials and samples The engineering product team has produced a step-by-step tutorial that our docs team recently published. Check it out here. Design Automation V3 is still...
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Announcing 3ds Max 2020! - Customization Update
On Wednesday 3ds Max 2020 started to roll out to customers and partners. The most important news is that 3ds Max 2020 is a binary breaking release and bumps the developer environment to Visual Studio...
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Forge 3ds Max Design Automation is in public Beta!
At Forge DevCon 2018 in Las Vegas a few weeks ago, we announced the Forge 3ds Max Design Automation service is now available in beta. Find the main announcement here:...
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Forge DevCon 2018 coming to AU Las Vegas Nov.12+13
If you are planning to come to Autodesk University, or if just interested in the Forge APIs, then the Forge DevCon is something you should attend. Remember early bird ends October, 15 and you can...
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3ds Max Public Debug Symbols - Updated with complete instructions
Hi All, Almost 5 years ago, I wrote the original article here about public debug symbols. I had some recent questions about debug symbols and realized that a link in the original article was not...
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Introducing 3ds Max 2019 and SDK Changes
3ds max 2019 is coming very soon! You can find the help is now online, with the new features discussed here. If you are a subscriber, you should see it listed in https://manage.autodesk.com soon (if...
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