Autodesk 3DS Max is a free trial program that features integrated 3D modeling, animation, rendering and composting tools that enables users to quickly ramp up their production. It is available on all verisons of. 3DS Max introduces its Nitrous Accelerated Graphics Core, a new viewport system engineered to help provide dramatic improvements in performance and visual quality. It leverages GPUs and multicore workstations to enable users to iterate faster and handle larger data sets with more interactivity.

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Furthermore, Nitrous provides a render-quality display environment that supports unlimited lights, soft shadows, screen-space ambient occlusion, tone mapping and higher transparency. Users can also achieve a vast range of look variations with a new library of 80 substance procedural textures. These Dynamic resolution-Independent textures can be exported to certain games engines via the Substance air or converted to bitmaps for rendering. Artist can create highly realistic or stylized looks using the tightly integrated 3DS Max scan line and mental ray renderers, including mental ray network rendering to help finish rendering faster. Developers can also customize, extend and integrate 3DS Max into their existing pipelines with support for C++ and.NET.

Whether you’re looking to create differentiated 3D assets for games, compelling broadcast graphics fro television or stunning visual effect for the latest box office attraction, Autodesk 3DS Max provides a comprehensive solution to handle conflicting demands of deadlines and consumer expectations for quality. Also check out Tom's Guide for more and.