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Autodesk3dsMaxDesign2010SoftwareFeaturesand
Benefits

CONTENTS
Autodesk3dsMaxDesign2010FeaturesandBenefits.........................................................................................................................1
Contents.....................................................................................................................................................................................................1
3dsMaxDesign2010:KeyFeaturesandBenefits.....................................................................................................................................2
NewFeatureHighlights..............................................................................................................................................................................2
3dsMaxDesign2010and3dsMaxDesign201030dayTrial...................................................................................................................4
InnovativeModelingandMapping............................................................................................................................................................5
AdvancedRendering..................................................................................................................................................................................6
SimplifiedDataandSceneManagement...................................................................................................................................................7
AdvancedEffects........................................................................................................................................................................................8
PowerfulAnimation...................................................................................................................................................................................9
EnhancedUserExperience........................................................................................................................................................................9
RecommendedSystemRequirements.....................................................................................................................................................10
3dsMaxDesign201030dayTrialMinimumSystemRequirements......................................................................................................11

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3DSMAXDESIGN2010:KEYFEATURESANDBENEFITS

Explore.Validate.Communicate.
Autodesk3dsMaxDesignAutodesk3dsMaxDesignsoftwareenablesarchitects,designers,engineers,andvisualization
specialiststofullyexplore,validate,andcommunicatetheircreativeideasfrominitialconceptmodelstofinal,cinemaquality
presentations.3dsMaxDesignofferstheseprofessionalsdigitalcontinuitywiththeAutoCAD,Revit,andAutodeskInventor
softwarefamiliesofproducts.

NEWFEATUREHIGHLIGHTS

Exploreuniquedesignswithexpandedmodeling,texturing,anditerativeworkflows.

ThenewGraphitemodelingtoolsrepresentamodernapproachto3Dmodelingover100toolsforfreeformsculpting,
texturepainting,andadvancedpolygonalmodeling,unifiedinaninnovativeuserinterface.Experienceextremecreativity
andartisticfreedomwiththisextensivenewmodelingtoolset.

Createpowerfulreferencingworkflowstoorganizecomplexsceneseasilybytreatingmultipleobjectsandscenesasasingle
Containerobject.SetrulesfortheContainertocontrolaccesstoitscontentincollaborativeenvironments.Fastloadingand
unloadingofcontainershelpsyouimproveperformanceandreducememoryrequirements.

ThethirdgenerationofReviewtechnologyrepresentsamajorleapforwardinviewportdisplay,helpingtaketheguesswork
outoffinalrenders.Itofferssupportforambientocclusion,HighDynamicRangeImage(HDRI)basedlighting,softshadows,
hardwareantialiasing,interactiveexposurecontrol,andtherevolutionarymentalmillshadertechnology.

ThenewMaterialExplorersimplifiesthewayartistsanddesignersinteractwithobjectsandmaterials.Navigateall
renderingrelatedassetsinthescene,performoperationsonmultipleobjects,orinspectindividualmaterials.TheMaterial
Exploreralsoletsyoureplacematerialsmakingiterationsmucheasier,eveninhighlycomplexscenes.

Validateyourdesignsthroughoutthedesignprocess.

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Simulate the lighting in your designs with confidenceExposure lighting analysis technology has been validated
(www.autodesk.com/nrcexposure)by the National Research Council Canada(NRC), Canadas leading organization for
scientific research and development, and the same organization thathas conducted validation studies onRadiance for
lightingsimulation(www.autodesk.com/nrcradiance).Afeatureuniqueto3dsMaxDesign2010,Exposureenablesyouto
achievemoresustainabledesignsbyanalyzinghowsun,sky,andartificiallightinginteractwithyourdesignandexploring
directlightingeffectsrightintheviewport.Loadcomplexdesignsandwatchlightinglevelsadjustinthesceneascolors.

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3dsMaxDesign2010canhelpyougeneratebroader,moredetailedcontextualstudiesforyourdesigns.RevitArchitecture
softwarebuildinginformationmodels(BIM)canbequicklyandaccuratelyimportedinto3dsMaxDesignandthenrapidly
manipulatedintheviewport.Viewyourdesignwithasmuchdetailasyouneedtomakecrucialdesigndecisions.

Validateyour3DmodelsbeforeexportingorrenderingusingthenewxViewmeshanalyzertechnology.Providingan
interactiveviewofwhereproblemsmaylie,xViewhelpsyouavoidcostlymistakesearlyinthedesignprocesswhen
mistakesareeasiertofix.

Communicateyourdesignintentwithimpactusingadvancedvisualization.

Quicklyaggregatesceneelementswithextensivesupportfor2Dand3Dfileformats.3dsMaxDesign2010alsoprovides
integratedworkflowswiththeRevitandAutoCADfamilyofproducts.

Useadvancedentertainmenttechnologytocreatecinemaqualitypresentationswithnarrativecontextthatfullyexpresses
yourdesignintent.

Bringyourdesignstolifewithrealisticwater,fire,smoke,andotherparticleeffectswithPFlowAdvanced,acomprehensive
particledesignsystem.PFlowAdvancedalsoincludesthenewPFlowElementslibrarywithatleast100samplescreatedby
anindustryleadingeffectsartist.

Completeyourpresentationin3dsMaxDesignbyaddingmusicalscores,ambientsoundandnarration,withthenew
ProSoundmultitrackaudiosystem.

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3DSMAXDESIGN2010AND3DSMAXDESIGN201030DAYTRIAL
3dsMaxDesign2010Autodesk3dsMaxDesign2010softwareenablesarchitects,designersandvisualizationspecialiststofully
explore,validateandcommunicatetheircreativeideasfrominitialconceptmodelstofinal,cinemaqualitypresentations.3dsMax
Designofferstheseprofessionalsfaster,moreintegratedworkflowswithAutoCAD,RevitandAutodeskInventorsoftware.

3dsMaxDesign201030dayTrialTheAutodesk3dsMaxDesign201030daytrialisafullyfunctionalversionofthe3dsMax
Designsoftwarethatprovidesfree*accessto3dsMaxDesignfornoncommercialuse.Thisallows3Dgraphicsandanimation
students,industryprofessionals,oranyoneinterestedinbreakingintotheworldof3Dvisualizationtheopportunitytoexploreall
aspectsofthe3dsMaxDesignsoftware.

(Note:3dsMaxDesign2010and3dsMaxDesign201030daytrialsoftwareareavailableforMicrosoftWindowsVistaand
WindowsXPProfessionaloperatingsystems.)

*Thisproductissubjecttothetermsandconditionsoftheenduserlicenseagreementthataccompaniesthedownloadofthesoftware.

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INNOVATIVEMODELINGANDMAPPING

GraphiteModelingTools
3dsMaxDesign2010takesitsrenownedpolygonmodelingtoolstoawholenewlevel.Withatleast100newtoolsforfreeform
designandadvancedpolygonalmodeling,theGraphitemodelingtoolsfacilitatecreativityandartisticfreedom.Additionally,the
Graphitetoolsaredisplayedinonecentrallocation,makingiteasiertofindthetoolyouneedforthejob.Moreover,userscan
customizethetooldisplayorhidethecommandpanelandmodelinExpertMode.

Inadditiontothemanymodelingandmappingtoolsavailableinpreviousversionsofthesoftware,theGraphitetoolkitincludesa
numberofcompletelynewtoolsforsuchoperationsas:

o Sculptingwithassortedbrushes
o Quickretopologizing
o Granularpolygonediting
o Lockingtransformstoanysurface
o Freeformcreationofvertices
o Modifyingandcreatingsmartselections
o Quickdrawingofsurfacesandshapes
o Quicktransformations

MaterialExplorer
TheproductivityenhancingMaterialExplorerrevolutionizesthewayartistsinteractwithobjectsandmaterials.Userscannow
quicklybrowseallmaterialsinthescene,andviewmaterialpropertiesandrelationships.TheMaterialExploreralsoenablesthemto
replacematerialsmakingitmucheasiertomanageevenhighlycomplexscenes.

xViewMeshAnalyzer
Validateyour3DmodelspriortoexportorrenderingusingthenewxViewmeshanalyzertechnology.Getaninteractiveviewof
whereproblemsmaylietohelpyoumakecrucialdecisions.Thiskeynewtoolmakestestingofmodelsandmapssignificantlyfaster
andmoreefficient.Userscantestorqueryforflippedfaces,overlappingfacesandunweldedvertices.Theycanalsoaddtheirown
specifictestsandqueries.

ViewportCanvas
Newin3dsMaxDesign2010istheabilityforartiststopaintona3DmodeldirectlyintheViewport.Thismeansartistswillbeable
toquicklycreatenewmapsorextendexistingmapsusingbrushes,blendmodes,fill,cloneanderase.TheViewportalsoprovides
quickupdatesforchangestotexturesmadeinAdobePhotoshopsoftware.

ProBooleansEnhancements
AnewQuadifymodifierhasbeenaddedtothe3dsMaxDesignProBooleanstoolsetthatenablesmodelerstocleanuptrianglesin
modelforbettersubdivisionandsmoothing.AnewMergeBooleanoperationhasalsobeenaddedwhichletsthemattachanobject
(ormultipleobjects)toanotherwhilemaintainingthetransforms,topologyandmodifierstacksofeachobject.

UVWUnwrapEnhancements
ManipulatingUVmapsintheViewportisnowaseasyasmodelingintheViewportthankstoasignificantlyexpanded3dsMax
DesignUVWUnwraptoolset.NewfeaturesincludesuchUVSelectiontoolsasGrowing/ShrinkingRingsandLoops,andquickediting
toolsforaligning,spacing,andstitchingUVs.

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ProOptimizer
Thenew3dsMaxDesignProOptimizertechnologyisidealforquicklyandintelligentlyoptimizinghighpolycount3Dmodels.It
enablesuserstopreciselycontrolthenumberoffacesorpointstheirscene/modelhas;usefulfacesareremovedlast,sothata
selectioncanbereducedupto75%withoutlossofdetail.Scenescanbeoptimizedinrealtime,orbatchoptimized.ProOptimizer
technologymaintainsUVtexturechannelinformationandvertexcolorchannelinformation,respectsthesymmetryofsymmetrical
models,preservesexplicitnormals,andgivesuserstheoptiontoprotectorexcludeobjectborders.

ADVANCEDRENDERING

mentalmill/MetaSLSupport
3dsMaxDesign2010isthefirstanimationpackagetointegratethementalimagespowerfulmentalmilltechnology.Thismeansthat
3dsMaxDesignuserswillbeabletodevelop,testandmaintainshadersandcomplexshadergraphsforhardwareandsoftware
renderingwithrealtimevisualfeedbacknoprogrammingskillsrequired.MetaSLshaderscanbecreatedusingtheincludedmental
millArtistEditionsoftware.Theseshadersarecompletelyhardwareagnostic,meaningtheydonotneedtobereauthoredfor
differenttargetplatforms.mentalmillsupportsCgFX,HLSL,andGLSL,aswellasC++formentalraytechnologyandRealityServer;
plus,thementalmillapplicationprogramminginterface(API)enablesthirdpartiestodevelopbackendpluginsforothertargets,
includingspecialpurposeprocessorsandothersoftwarerenderers.

ReviewEnhancements
Representingamajorleapforwardinviewportdisplay,Review3helpstaketheguessworkoutofrendering.Itofferssupportfor
ambientocclusion,HDRIbasedlighting,softshadows,hardwareantialiasing,interactiveexposurecontrol,andtherevolutionary
mentalmillshadertechnologyfrommentalimages.Combinedwithpriorabilitiesfortextures,bumpmapsandphotometricarea
lightsviewportsgiveyoulivefeedbacklikeneverbefore.TheViewportmenusystemhasalsobeenredesignedtosignificantly
improvetheuserexperience.Forexample,youcannowtakeadvantageoftheLayerManagertocontrolgroupsoflights(light
banks)toquicklyturnonandofflightsintheviewport,similartowhatyoucandowiththe3dsMaxDesignsoftwarerenderer.

ExposureLightingAnalysisImprovements
SimulatethelightinginyourdesignswithconfidenceExposurelightinganalysistechnologyhasbeenvalidated(see:
www.autodesk.com/nrcexposure)bytheNationalResearchCouncilCanada(NRC),Canadasleadingorganizationforscientific
researchanddevelopment,andthesameorganizationthathasconductedvalidationstudiesonRadianceforlightingsimulation
(http://www.autodesk.com/nrcradiance).Afeatureuniqueto3dsMaxDesign2010,Exposureenablesyoutoachievemore
sustainabledesignsbyanalyzinghowsun,sky,andartificiallightinginteractwithyourdesignandexploringdirectlightingeffects
rightintheviewport.Loadcomplexdesignsandwatchlightinglevelsadjustinthesceneascolors.

InteractiveLightingAnalysis
Auniqueandnewfeatureof3dsMaxDesign2010letsyouanalyticallyexploredirectlightingeffectswithinteractiveresultsrightin
theviewportusingthenewrealtimepseudocolorexposurecontrol.Youcanusetheexposurecontroltoestablishcolorgradations
fordifferentlightlevelsandtheninteractivelyadjustyourlightsuntiltheygivethenecessarycoverage.YoucanthenuseExposure
tovalidatetheresultsandtofactorintheimpactofindirectlightingeffects.

GlobalQualityKnobs:mentalray
ArchitectsfamiliarwithRevitwillappreciatetheadditionofglobalqualityknobstothe3dsMaxDesignmentalraytoolset.Thisnew
featurecanbeusedtoquicklydialupordownqualitysettingsforshadows,glossyrefractionsandreflectionsalongwithimageanti
aliasingandindirectilluminationquality.

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RealTimePhotometricLightingandViewportExposureControl
Forthearchitectwhowishestoexperimentwithadvancedlightingeffectsintheirviewport,3dsMaxDesign2010deliversrealtime
photometriclightingandexposurecontrol.Notonlydothesefeaturessupporttimesaving,iterativeworkflows,exposurecontrolcan
improvetheaccuracyoffinalrenderings.

SupportforHighResolutionRenderOutput
Enhancementstothe3dsMaxDesignautomaticmemorymanagementfeatureenablesarchitectsanddesignerstorenderoutlarge,
printresolutionimageswith32bitsystems.

MultiMapShader:mentalray
Anew3dsMaxDesignMultiMapShaderformentalrayletsuserspurposelyassignspecificcolorvariationstoasetofobjectsthat
otherwisesharethesamematerial.Itcanalsobeusedtoquicklyrandomizeorassigncolorstomultipleobjects/mapsbasedon
objectIDsorMaterialIDs.Thisnewcapabilitycouldbeusedtorandomizethecolorsoftrees,leaves,crowds,oranythingrepetitive
thatcouldbenefitfromadegreeofcolorvariation.

AnimationFlickerReduction:mentalray
3dsMaxDesign2010enablesuserstorenderanimationsequencesinmentalraywithindirectilluminationcalculations(Final
Gather),greatlyreducingoreliminatingtraditionalflickeringissues.TheabilitytousetheFinalGathercache,andrenderanimation
sequencesfasterhasalsobeenimproved.

FinalGatherProgressiveRendering
ProgressivefeedbackhasnowbeenaddedformentalrayFinalGather,helpingartiststomorequicklyevaluatetheirrendering
results.

RenderSurfaceMap
3dsMaxDesign2010enablesarchitectsanddesignerstogeneratebitmapsbasedonthesurfaceofthegeometry(Densitymaps,
Dustmaps,SubSurfacemaps,andCavitymaps)thatcanbeusedasmaskstoblendtextures.Mapscanalsobegeneratedfromsub
objectselectionsandwrappedtexturesthataregeneratedautomaticallywithblendedseams.Theseprovideagoodstartingpoint
forpaintingorlayeringdetailsinbitmaps.Forexample,anarchitectmightgenerateaCavitygrayscalebitmapwherethecreviceson
theobjectaredarkest,usethisasamasktoblenddirt,rust,oremphasizecontourswithshading.

LinearColorSpaceWorkflow
Gammacorrectionhasbeenimprovedtocorrectlyhandleimagesandtexturesforaphysicallyaccuraterenderingworkflowwhere
colorconsistencyiscritical.Gammasettingsnowloadcorrectlywithfilesandpropagatecorrectlyonnetworkrenderingsolutions.

SIMPLIFIEDDATAANDSCENEMANAGEMENT

Containers
TheadditionoftheContainerstoolsetto3dsMaxDesignfacilitatescollaborationandflexibleworkflowsbyenablinguserstocollect
multipleobjectsintoasinglecontainerwhendealingwithcomplexscenes.Relatedobjects(e.g.sectionsofacity)canbeplacedina
containerandtreatedasasingleelement.Openingthecontainerexposesthecontentwhileclosingthecontainerexternalizesthe
data.Containerscanbetemporarilyunloadedfromthescene,togglingdatainandoutasneededtomanagecomplexity.Such
workflowscansavememory,increaseviewportperformanceanddecreaseloadandsavetimes.Containernodescanbetranslated,
deleted,copied,orsavedaffectingeverythinginthecontainer.Containersalsooverrideobjectpropertiessouserscanorganize
scenedisplayusingcontainerpropertieswithoutaffectinglayerorganization(similartoanestedlayerworkflow).Multiple
containerscreatedbyotherscanbereferencedintoasinglesceneenablinguserstoworkincontextwitheachother.Accessing
andeditingeachotherscontainerismanagedwithpermissionsonthecontainerallowingflexibleworkflowswhilealsoimposing
constraintsonwhatcanbeedited.
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EnhancedSceneExplorer
With3dsMaxDesign2010,AutodeskcontinuestoexpandthefunctionalityoftheSceneExplorerandincreaseitslevelofintegration
withtherestofthesoftware.Thispowerfulscenemanagementtoolsetnowworkswithviewports,TrackView,aswellasthe
MaterialExplorer.Additionally,SceneExplorernowoffersimprovedmanagementtoolsmakingiteasiertonavigate,inspectand
modifythepropertiesofobjectsinascene.

OBJImportImprovements
ImprovedOBJpluginperformanceandexpandedsupportfortheOBJfileformatfacilitatetheimportingandexportingofmodel
databetweenAutodeskMudboxsoftwareand3dsMaxDesignaswellasotherthirdparty3Ddigitalsculptingapplications.
UserswillnowbeabletoseeiftheirOBJfilescontaintexturecoordinatesandsmoothinggroups.Theywillalsohaveoptionsfor
triangulatingpolygonsonimport,choosinghownormalsareimportedandforsavingpresetsfornormalandpolygonimport,for
futureuse.

FlightStudioSupport
Anew3dsMaxDesignpluginenablesuserstoimportandexportOpenFlightformatscenes(FLTfiles).Userscannowload,edit
andexportOpenFlightscenegraphsanddatabasesfromwithin3dsMaxDesignwhileretainingscenegraphstructureand
attributes.Insteadoftranslatingandlosingdata,3dsMaxDesigncanbeusedasanOpenFlighteditor.

ADVANCEDEFFECTS

PFlowAdvanced
PFlowAdvancedletsusersincorporatesophisticatedparticleeffectsintotheirscenesperfectforcreatingwaterfeatures,
fireplaces,orotherelements.Itincludes14operatorsnewto3dsMaxDesignincludingnewprecisionPaintingtools(forprecise
particleplacement),theShapePlusoperator(fordefiningtheshapeofparticles)andawiderangeofGroupingoperators(for
creatingsubsetsofparticles).ItalsoextendsandoptimizesthepreviousPFlowfunctionalitywhilereducinguserinterface(UI)
complexity,resultinginvastlyimprovedperformanceandastreamlined,thoroughly3dsMaxDesignworkflow.

Cloth
Awholenewrangeofclotheffectsisnowavailableto3dsMaxDesignusers.Theclothtoolsetnowsupportspressuresettingsfor
simulatinginflated,enclosedclothsurfaces(e.g.cushions,balloons)andclothcannowbetornwithvariablestrengthandtiming
(e.g.cutting,tearingandunzippingcloth).Collisionobjectscanevenbesettocutclothwhentheycollide.Finally,anewInherit
Velocitytoolblendsanewsimulationwithonefrompreviousframestocreateasmoothtransitionforstagedsimulations.

Hair
The3dsMaxDesignHairtoolsethasnowbeenenhancedtogivevisualizationspecialistsmoreprecisecontroloverthestylingand
animationofhair(oftenusedforgrass).AnewSplineDeformfeatureenablesthemtoaddsplinestoasetofhairswhichactas
controlguidessothatthehairscanbeposed,keyedorassignedadynamictargetwiththehairfollowing.

ProSound
Addanewlevelofprofessionalismtopresentationsbyaddingmusicalscores,ambientsoundandnarrationwiththenewProSound
multitrackaudiosystem.Thenew3dsMaxDesignProSoundtoolsetenablesuserstoaddupto100audiotrackstotheirscenesand
animatethevolumeofeachtrack.ThetechnologysupportsbothPCMandcompressedaudioinAVIandWAVformatwithuptosix
outputchannels.

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POWERFULANIMATION

SupportforLockedTracks
3dsMaxDesign2010supportsthelockingofanyparameterthatcanbeanimated,includingthosewithanimationlayers.Wires,
expressionsandscriptswillstillevaluatewhenlocked,buttheywillnotbeeditable.Vitalforpeopleworkinginteams,thistoolset
enablesuserstopreventteammembersfromeditingspecifictracks.

LinkConstraint
SupportforanewLinkconstraintenablesuserstoquicklyanimatethelinksbetweenobjectsusingthestandard3dsMaxDesign
keyframeanimationUI.ThetoolletsthemquicklyseetheirconstrainedframenumbersandaccesslinkedkeyframesintheTrackbar,
DopeSheetandCurveEditor.

ENHANCEDUSEREXPERIENCE

UserInterfaceRefresh
The3dsMaxDesignuserinterfacehasbeenupdatedtoallowfortaskbasedworkflows.Asaresult,keyfunctionalitybecomesmuch
moreaccessiblewhenitsneededmostthroughcontextsensitiveuserinterfacecomponents.

AdobePhotoshopInteroperability
ArtistscannowassignaMicrosoftDirectXsoftwarematerialtoanobjectandreferenceindividuallayersinAdobePhotoshop.psd
filesasatextureinput,forenhancedinteroperabilitywithPhotoshop.Additionally,theViewportCanvasalsoofferssupportfor
Photoshopblendingmodesandquickupdatingoftextureson3dsMaxDesignmodels.

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RECOMMENDEDSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS

SoftwareRequirements
3dsMaxDesign2010softwarerequiresoneofthefollowing32bitor64bitoperatingsystems:

MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessional(ServicePack2orhigher)
MicrosoftWindowsVista(Business,PremiumandUltimate)
MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalx64
MicrosoftWindowsVista64bit(Business,PremiumandUltimate)

3dsMaxDesign2010softwarerequiresthefollowinginternetbrowser:

MicrosoftInternetExplorer6orhigher

3dsMaxDesign2010softwarerequiresthefollowingsupplementalsoftware:

DirectX9.0c*(required),OpenGL(optional)

*Somefeaturesof3dsMaxDesign2010areonlyenabledwhenusedwithgraphicshardwarethatsupportsShaderModel3.0(PixelShaderand
VertexShader3.0).CheckwithyourmanufacturertodetermineifyourhardwaresupportsShaderModel3.0.

HardwareRequirements
Ataminimum,3dsMaxDesign201032bitsoftwarerequiresasystemwiththefollowing:

IntelPentium4orhigher,AMDAthlon64orhigher,orAMDOpteronprocessor
1GBRAM(2GBrecommended)
2GBharddiskspace
1GBswapspace(2GBrecommended)
Direct3D10,Direct3D9,orOpenGLcapablegraphicscardwithminimum128MBRAM
Threebuttonmousewithmousedriversoftware
DVDROMdrive

Note:ApplecomputersbasedonIntelprocessorsandrunningMicrosoftoperatingsystemsaresupportedusingApplesBootCamp.

Ataminimum,3dsMaxDesign201064bitsoftwarerequiresasystemwiththefollowing:

IntelEM64T,AMDAthlon64orhigher,AMDOpteronprocessor
1GBRAM(4GBrecommended)
2GBharddiskspace
1GBswapspace(2GBrecommended)
Direct3D10,Direct3D9,orOpenGLcapablegraphicscardwithminimum128MBRAM
Threebuttonmousewithmousedriversoftware
DVDROMdrive

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30DAYTRIALMINIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS
SoftwareRequirements
3dsMaxDesign2010softwarerequiresoneofthefollowing32bitor64bitoperatingsystems:

MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessional(ServicePack2orhigher)
MicrosoftWindowsVista(Business,PremiumandUltimate)
MicrosoftWindowsXPProfessionalx64
MicrosoftWindowsVista64bit(Business,PremiumandUltimate)

3dsMaxDesign2010softwarerequiresthefollowinginternetbrowser:

MicrosoftInternetExplorer6orhigher

3dsMaxDesign2010softwarerequiresthefollowingsupplementalsoftware:

DirectX9.0c*(required),OpenGL(optional)

*Somefeaturesof3dsMaxDesign2010areonlyenabledwhenusedwithgraphicshardwarethatsupportsShaderModel3.0(PixelShaderand
VertexShader3.0).CheckwithyourmanufacturertodetermineifyourhardwaresupportsShaderModel3.0.

HardwareRequirements
Ataminimum,3dsMaxDesign201032bitsoftwarerequiresasystemwiththefollowing:

IntelPentium4orhigher,AMDAthlon64orhigher,orAMDOpteronprocessor
1GBRAM(2GBrecommended)
2GBharddiskspace
1GBswapspace(2GBrecommended)
Direct3D10,Direct3D9,orOpenGLcapablegraphicscardwithminimum128MBRAM
Threebuttonmousewithmousedriversoftware
DVDROMdrive

Note:ApplecomputersbasedonIntelprocessorsandrunningMicrosoftoperatingsystemsaresupportedusingApplesBootCamp.

Ataminimum,3dsMaxDesign201064bitsoftwarerequiresasystemwiththefollowing:

IntelEM64T,AMDAthlon64orhigher,AMDOpteronprocessor
1GBRAM(4GBrecommended)
2GBharddiskspace
1GBswapspace(2GBrecommended)
Direct3D10,Direct3D9,orOpenGLcapablegraphicscardwithminimum128MBRAM
Threebuttonmousewithmousedriversoftware
DVDROMdrive

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