Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2018.4, 3ds Max Interactive 2.0

Core app gets new fluid simulation options; Stingray-based 'VR engine' gets support for IES light profiles.

Friday, December 8th, 2017

Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2018.3

Updated: Autodesk discusses how the new Fluids simulation toolset stacks up against Bifröst in Maya.

Wednesday, October 4th, 2017

Autodesk releases 3ds Max 2018.2

Update adds spline tools based on Boomer Labs' SplineTools plugin. Subscription users can run extra cloud instances free.

Thursday, August 31st, 2017

Autodesk ships 3ds Max 2018

Update replaces the mental ray renderer with Arnold 5, adds new options for customising the interface and editing motion paths.

Thursday, April 13th, 2017

3ds Max 2018 will include Arnold, not Mental Ray

Max 2018 to include a limited-use version of Arnold in place of Iray or Mental Ray when it ships this April.

Friday, March 24th, 2017

Maxon releases Redshift 3.6.04

3ds Max, Blender, Cinema 4D and Maya renderer gets motion-graphics-friendly new Distance shader, plus updates to Redshift RT.

Thursday, July 18th, 2024

tyFlow 1.111 integrates Stable Diffusion into 3ds Max

Multiphysics add-on's tyDiffusion module generates AI renders and animations matching 3ds Max scenes. Included in the free edition.

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024

Check out 3ds Max multiphysics simulation plugin Aquarius 1.0

MagicPictures Software's node-based, GPU-accelerated tool can simulate smoke, liquids, sand, snow and mud. The Lite edition is free.

Friday, June 21st, 2024

Maxon releases Redshift 3.6.02

Check out the latest features in the renderer, including this cross-hatching effect in the new Non-Photorealistic Rendering system.

Thursday, June 6th, 2024

Maxon releases Redshift 3.6

Big update to the renderer adds non-photorealistic reneriing system, overhauls volume rendering, and adds official support for AMD GPUs.

Wednesday, April 10th, 2024

Ephere's Ragnar is an AI copilot for 3ds Max

Control Max with text commands: type in a description of what you want to create and have this GPT-based plugin do the work for you.

Thursday, March 21st, 2024

Maxon releases Redshift 3.5.24

Production renderer gets native support for the hardware-accelerated ray tracing technology in Apple's new M3 processors.

Thursday, February 22nd, 2024

tyFlow 1.1 for 3ds Max adds new PRISM fracturing system

Check out the popular 3ds Max particle and multiphysics add-on's neat new GPU-accelerated mesh fracturing and Boolean system.

Tuesday, January 30th, 2024