
For the full feature list you can visit Eddie Perlberg’s blog and to download the trial you can head over to the Autodesk 3DS Max website. 3DS Max is being offered through rental licensing.

Some of the notable new and improved features include a new Text Tool, enhanced UV Mapping tools, Geodesic Voxel and Heatmap skinning, improved Python implementation, enhanced Alembic support, Asset Library, HiDPI display support and much more. (Updated) New links added with more information.Īutodesk has announced the release of 3DS Max 2017. (Updated) Two unofficial videos have surfaced showing Max 2017 performance improvements: edit mesh performance, CAD data viewport performance. The above solution also works for the reported issue: After installing Extension 2 for 3ds Max 2016, the Vector Map, ShapeMap, TextureObjMask and TextMap types don’t appear in the Material Editor Browser (either Slate or Compact.(Updated) Two more unofficial videos have been posted: Max 2017 UV Editor – Auto Peel and Packing by Changsoo Eun, and Benchmark of deforming hires meshes by Spacefrog. The Vector Map, ShapeMap, TextureObjMask and TextMap material types should now appear.

Close 3ds Max, and in the Windows Start menu, type regedit.Microsoft provides a wealth of critical information that you need to know about the registry in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Use the Microsoft Registry Editor only at your own risk and only after backing up the registry as outlined for your operating system in the Microsoft article How to back up and restore the registry in Windows and in the related solution How to backup the system registry. Additional information about the registry is also contained in the Help topics in the Microsoft Registry Editor. Problems caused by improperly editing the Windows registry could render your computer operating system unusable. To fix this problem in 3ds Max 2016, users must be comfortable making changes to their Windows registry.

If possible, upgrading to 3ds Max 2017 or 2018 will eliminate this issue.
