Autodesk 3ds Max

Autodesk 3ds Max

Autodesk 3ds Max

39 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Autodesk 3ds Max	Score 8.6 out of 10	N/A	Autodesk offers 3ds Max, 3D modeling and rendering software for design visualization, games, and animation. The vendor states that users can produce professional-quality 3D animations, renders, and models with an efficient and flexible toolset to help create better 3D content in less time.	$235 per month per user

Pricing

Autodesk 3ds Max

Editions & Modules

Monthly Subscription: $235
per month per user
Yearly Subscription: $1875
per year per user
3-Year Subscription: $5625
3 years per user

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Autodesk 3ds Max
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Flex pricing available for limited usage. Minimum plan $300 for 100 tokens. 3ds Max costs 6 tokens per day.

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Community Pulse
	Autodesk 3ds Max
Considered Both Products	Autodesk 3ds Max RR Ron Ruvalcava 3D Illustrator/Animator Chose Autodesk 3ds Max Sketch-up week to be vertically integrated to produce concept all the way to high-end render, an animation (effects, particles, soft-body, etc..) All 3 other softwares are fully capable, it just comes down to what software an operator is most familiar with and if it works in … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Autodesk 3ds Max Some functionalities are not available on the other software we use. Incentivized Helpful? Walter K. Gibson, Jr. Assistant Director of Admin Systems Chose Autodesk 3ds Max I use Blender, Maya is expensive learned it once but about the same as 3ds Max, just more expensive. Blender is great, open source and hard to learn, but work it. But since I have so much experience in 3ds Max it is my go to software. Incentivized Helpful? RH Rob Holmes Owner / Designer Chose Autodesk 3ds Max Back when 3d programs were becoming more powerful and stable, 3d Studio (yes, it was 3d Studio before it was 3ds Max, more on that later) and Maya were owned by different companies. At that time, you had to Incentivized Helpful? Jitendra Choubisa Assistant Professor Chose Autodesk 3ds Max Blender is a very small and quite easy-to-use software but it lacks some of the things and for that, you need a lot of addons. So that's not a good thing. 3ds Max on the other hand is big in size but it can do pretty much all the tasks by itself. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Consultant Chose Autodesk 3ds Max Maya is an overall better rendering program. Incentivized Helpful? Roohi Malhotra Sr. Graphic Designer Chose Autodesk 3ds Max In Autodesk 3ds Max you can do camera animation with ease, its complex in Cinema 4D. Even I think same with light setup. Setting up light is quite easy in Autodesk 3ds Max as compare to Cinema 4D. Overall Autodesk 3ds Max is less complex in compare to other 3D softwares. Helpful? Arbaz Malik FX TD Chose Autodesk 3ds Max [Most] people like to use Maya for modeling but Maya is only good for soft surface modeling not for hard surface. The [Autodesk 3ds] Max has no limitations in this field, it is open to [making] hard or soft surface modeling. [It] even has great command on fx effects [made] by … Helpful? Vipul Tamboli Augmented & Virtual Reality Intern Chose Autodesk 3ds Max 3ds Max provides me with good animations, as well as rendering images and stability for my gaming models. Therefore, I prefer it over Maya software Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Autodesk 3ds Max Best for rendering and geometry flexibility. Interphase is also superior. The stacking of modifiers is unique and allows for combining, and turning on and of which makes presenting options very agile, and clear without destroying the geometry. It's easily reversible. All others … Incentivized Helpful? vijay kumar Sr Lighting Artist Chose Autodesk 3ds Max Complex models are very easy to make in 3ds Max compared to other software, as Autodesk provides safety and security for your data and there are always there to serve you better. My experience with Autodesk was remarkable and Upmarket integration with other plugins makes 3ds … Incentivized Helpful?

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User Ratings
	Autodesk 3ds Max
Likelihood to Recommend	9.3 (13 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)
Usability	9.0 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Autodesk 3ds Max
Likelihood to Recommend	Autodesk For print media for marketing and for 3d animations for web spots and TV ads/movies/programs. It is less suited for quick 3d graphics or images that you get from AI image programs, but it is much more powerful than most AI image programs. Incentivized Walter K. Gibson, Jr. Assistant Director of Admin Systems Read full review
Pros	Autodesk 3ds Max includes some of the inbuild modifiers which can be very good in the case of beginners. 3rd party Rendering support makes 3ds Max a powerful software for rendering out realistic images. Autodesk 3ds max in comparison to its rivals is lightweight and fast, also the animation case also. Incentivized Jitendra Choubisa Assistant Professor Read full review
Cons	Autodesk working in 2d is very frustrating and unreliable. It just lacks the precision How scaling affects units (or doesn't) There needs to be a way for modifiers to address a change of scale in the object. Booleans are not intuitive. Especially for architecture, creating an opening and putting a door or a window is an incredibly cumbersome process. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Autodesk It satisfies 95% of my 3d visualization need. The left over 5% is handled by a few other programs. If Max just can't perform a specific task I can do that elsewhere and then bring it back to Max to finish up. But, it's rare that this occurs in my work Incentivized RH Rob Holmes Owner / Designer Read full review
Usability	Autodesk It is a very difficult program to learn to use and even harder to use well. But once you get to using it it is a great software package to know how to use. Getting to be good at using it takes lots of use. Incentivized Walter K. Gibson, Jr. Assistant Director of Admin Systems Read full review
Support Rating	Autodesk I have contacted support many times and have had a good experience. They have always been helpful Incentivized RH Rob Holmes Owner / Designer Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Autodesk Sketch-up week to be vertically integrated to produce concept all the way to high-end render, an animation (effects, particles, soft-body, etc..) All 3 other softwares are fully capable, it just comes down to what software an operator is most familiar with and if it works in the production pipeline for the client. Incentivized RR Ron Ruvalcava 3D Illustrator/Animator Read full review
Return on Investment	Autodesk 3ds Max has one of the best control tools that can help someone to sculpt almost anything. With the vertex tool and polyline edit function we can create almost any complex geometry. Default rendering is equipped with almost everything that is needed for process, V-Ray for 3ds Max is the best 3rd party plugin for getting crisp renders. The four view port tools for viewing the model helps from each and every angle. The moment and selection tools in the 3ds Max are quit easy to operate. Incentivized vijay kumar Sr Lighting Artist Read full review
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