Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2012

Autodesk 3ds Max Design provides a comprehensive, integrated rendering, 3D modeling, and animation software solution for architects, designers, civil engineers, and visualization specialists to help tell the story behind their designs.

 Rapid iteration of designs—With interoperability with the AutoCAD, Revit, and Autodesk Inventor software product families, 3ds Max Design enables users to experience non-destructive workflows when upstream changes occur. The software also supports more than 30 2D and 3D data formats.

 Accurate daylight analysis—3ds Max Design is one of the tools validated by the CNRC for the simulation and analysis of indirect and daylight effects. In addition, direct lighting can be explored in real-time in the viewport.

 High-impact visuals—Technology proven in the entertainment industry enables designers and visualization specialists to create cinematic-quality imagery using:
 An industry-leading polygon modeling toolset
 Out-of-the-box animation, character, and effects tools
 Network rendering with mental ray

 A top priority of the Excalibur (XBR) initiative to restructure 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design was to introduce a new viewport system engineered to help provide dramatic improvements in performance and visual quality. The new Nitrous core leverages GPUs and multi-core workstations to enable you to iterate faster and handle larger data sets with more interactivity. Advanced scene management techniques, together with multithreaded viewport scene traversal and material evaluation, result in a smoother, more responsive workflow. Furthermore, Nitrous provides a render-quality display environment that supports unlimited lights, soft shadows, screen-space ambient occlusion, tone-mapping, and higher-quality transparency.

System Requirements

32-Bit 3ds Max 2012 or 3ds Max Design 2012 for Windows

Operating system: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional operating system, Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business operating system (SP2 or higher), or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional operating system (SP3 or higher)

For general animation and rendering (typically fewer than 1,000 objects or 100,000 polygons):
- Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4 GHz or equivalent AMD® processor with SSE2 technology*
- 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
- 2 GB swap space (4 GB recommended)**
- 3 GB free hard drive space
- Direct3D® 10 technology, Direct3D 9, or OpenGL-capable graphics card† (256 MB or higher video card memory, 1 GB or higher recommended)
- Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
- DVD-ROM drive††
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 8.0 internet browser or higher or Mozilla® Firefox® 3.0 internet browser or higher
- Internet connection for web downloads and Autodesk® Subscription-aware access

64-Bit 3ds Max 2012 or 3ds Max Design 2012 for Windows

Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional x64, Microsoft Windows Vista Business x64 (SP2 or higher), or Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 (SP3 or higher)

For general animation and rendering (typically fewer than 1,000 objects or 100,000 polygons):
- Intel® 64 or AMD64 processor with SSE2 technology*
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)
- 4 GB swap space (8 GB recommended)**
- 3 GB free hard drive space
- Direct3D 10, Direct3D 9, or OpenGL-capable graphics card† (256 MB or higher video card memory, 1 GB recommended)
- Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
- DVD-ROM drive††
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher or Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or higher browser
- Internet connection for web downloads and Autodesk Subscription-aware access

For large scenes and complex data sets (typically more than 1,000 objects or 100,000 polygons):
- Intel® 64 or AMD64 processor with SSE2 technology*
- 8 GB RAM
- 8 GB swap space**
- 3 GB free hard drive space
- Direct3D 10, Direct3D 9, or OpenGL-capable graphics card† (1 GB or higher video card memory)
- Three-button mouse with mouse driver software
- DVD-ROM drive††
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or higher or Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or higher browser
- Internet connection for web downloads and Autodesk Subscription-aware access