3ds Max

United States HQFounded 1996

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Overview

About 3ds Max

Autodesk 3ds Max: Create massive worlds and high-quality designs. 3D modeling and rendering software helps you create massive worlds in games, stunning scenes for design visualization, and engaging virtual reality experiences.

At a glance

Software information

Industries served, licensing and the support 3ds Max provides.

Industries

  • Architecture-planning
  • Civil-engineering
  • Mechanical-or-industrial-engineering

Licensing

  • Proprietary
  • Monthly Payment
  • Annual Subscription
  • Free trial

Support

  • Email
  • 24x7 Support

Training

  • Help Guides
  • Video Guides
  • On-Site Training

Knowledge Base

  • Help Guides
  • Video
  • On-Site Training
Languages (1)
English

Review analytics

What customers report

4.8
Based on 4 verified reviews
Ease of use4.5
Features & functionality4.8
Customer support4.5

What users like the most

  • Never seen before this, it teaches you how to draw a building plan. I have been looking for something like this for a long time, with a wide range of items to select from. It is free for the very first year and that is very helpful for students in this field to learn.
  • Very smooth as well as user-friendly and the output is super. This software makes the experience seamless. And once you start working on it you find it pretty easy and quick processing.
  • global used so easy to find block and plugin that help you in workflow

What users like the least

  • There are a lot of things they should add for better results.
  • New users need to learn it properly for better output.
  • complex of facade

What users say

Review Analytics of 3ds Max

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4.74 Verified Reviews
Ease of use4.5
Features & functionality4.7
Customer support4.5
Review Summary
Summarized from 4 verified reviews · Updated September 2026
3ds Max is recognized as a professional 3D rendering and modeling software widely used for architecture and design work. Users appreciate its user-friendly interface, robust polygon modeling capabilities with granular control over vertices and edges, and compatibility with popular render engines like V-Ray, Corona Render, and Arnold. The modifier stack and built-in tools enable detailed refinement of complex models and realistic animations. However, reviewers note the software requires patience, study, and training to master effectively.
✦ AI-generated summary. May not reflect every review.
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What reviewers mention most

louay motawehVerified Review
Posted on Sep 23, 2025

“best 3d software for interior and exterior designer”

Overall rating4.0
Ease of use3.0
Features & functionality4.0
Customer support4.0
you can be able to model and render in professional tools to get reality not easy at all but some study and training you will bet in the right way
AnonymousVerified Review
Posted on Sep 13, 2023

“3ds Max is very interesting so far, can’t wait to work with this on a 3D rendering software now.”

Overall rating5.0
Ease of use5.0
Features & functionality5.0
Customer support5.0
It does take a steady hand and patience. what is awesome about 3ds max is its Polygon modelling feature, which gives you high-level control. Here we can tweak every vertex, edge, and face to get your model just right. The modifier stack is like a treasure trove of tools that lets you refine and fine-tune the creations. The best part is the skills you pick up here are transferable to other 3D software too.
AnonymousVerified Review
Posted on Aug 16, 2023

“3ds Max is a perfect 3D software that allows you to use render software as per your need.”

Overall rating5.0
Ease of use5.0
Features & functionality5.0
Customer support5.0
just fantastic! Allows putting multiple stories building together from scratch with astonishing precision and unlimited editing. Overall great experience, the graphics are pretty realistic. I feel I lost a lot of time and knowledge due to lack of use, so since I’ve really looked into it more, I’m obsessed with it even more. it has everything you need. It helps my building skill a lot and can. It lets you build anything you want. Thanks to the developer and the team you really made the team you made best keep up this is really good work.
Sam Weisfeld, Managing Editor at FinimpactVerified Review
Posted on Apr 27, 2023

“3DS Max is user-friendly and easy to get used to”

Overall rating5.0
Ease of use5.0
Features & functionality5.0
Customer support4.0

We Finimpact use 3ds Max. One of the well-known and widely used rendering programs is 3ds Max. Software like 3DS Max is user-friendly and easy to get used to and it works with Corona Render and V-Ray. The majority of items can be converted to patch format and you can build a patch model with built-in patch grids. With this cutting-edge 3D rendering application for architecture and design, you can make complicated volumetric animations and realistic models, which also support shading networks. Finally, using the integrated Arnold component, you may apply textures and do the ray-traced rendering.

Capabilities

3ds Max features

The full feature set, grouped by module.

3D Rendering Software

  • Animation Tools
  • Image Editing
  • Interactive Visuals
  • Lighting
  • Projection Tools
  • Texturing
  • Video Editing

3D Modeling Software

  • Design Automation
  • Direct Modeling
  • Flexible Modeling
  • Procedural Workflows
  • Sculpting

3D CAD Software

  • 2D Models
  • 3D Models
  • Animation
  • Layer Management
  • Simulation

Animation Software

  • Key-frames
  • Layers and Filters
  • Production Pipeline
  • Save and Export
  • Templates
  • Vector Drawings
  • 2D Animation
  • 3D Animation
  • Rigging Tools

Plans

3ds Max pricing

Free Version
No
Payment Frequency
Monthly Payment, Annual Subscription
Preferred Currency
USD ($)
Free Trial
30 Days

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