It's very frustrating as a TD not to be able to query what is in a .max file from outside it other than a list of objects and materials.   It's essential for us to be able to read the list of layers and which objects are on each layer, so we can build our own Merge by Layer utility and make other useful utilities.      Show More

Loooooong time limitation, please make procedural maps display in viewport correct ... we're in 2017 now. So far, the only workaround we found is to use Neil Blevins' TexMap Preview script: while it's great, it's not the ideal solution. We pay subscriptions / licenses, please fix useful things. Thanks. Show More

Pretty simple, we have MCG Spline Shapes, but the real power would be for making MCG Spline modifiers.  At the moment we end up with having to effectively duplicate the object linking to another object rather than just stacking up modifiers.  Spline modifiers exist in Max already so it wouldn't break any workflows, and some interesting things like splines could be extracted from poly object as a modifier to change the type.  Show More

Please provide a name templates editor, to easily customize / add / remove render output files name templates. It's a great feature, it would deserve more attention, in my opinion. Thanks. Show More

naming previews '_scene.avi' is just non-sense... previews have to be named with the scene name! Show More

After 16 years of using 3dsmax, I'm one of these users being tired of new features race, instead of making 3dsmax rock-stable and fast in ALL areas. Thanks. Show More

Chamfer mod is very useful but I want better topology like this. http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/inset-by-smoothing-group   In addition, sometime it makes strange UV like this kind of unnecessary connection. Please fix it.   Show More

The process for importing and interacting with content from non-geospatial applications (single precision) such as 3ds max, Maya, Revit, Sketchup, FormIT, and others, is extremely complicated, imprecise, and, well, a pain in the back side. This process requires a set of tools with which to establish a common reference point between a local coordinate system and an established geospatial coordinate system. It is also important to utilize the appropriate mathematical models in both horizontal and vertical geospatial spaces for translating between local and geospatial systems, not just a straight linear translation (the Earth, after all is a spheroid and not a flat surface).   Therefore, I propose the creation of a geospatial translation tool, to help users establish custom coordinate re-projections from local to geospatial coordinate systems and facilitate the interop between these geospatial and non-geospatial applications.   This tool should provide the following options:    1.  A Bing maps driven interface similar to Model Builder in InfraWorks or the Geolocation Tool in Autocad and Civil 3D, where the user can observe an aerial of the specified location down to the highest resolution 2.  Ability to overlay geospatial vector files such as SHP, DWG and DGN files for reference. 3.  Ability to overlay geospatial raster files such as JPEG2000 and GeoTIFF where custom higher resolution files are necessary for reference. 4.  The ability to place a reference point into the viewer interface with a high degree of accuracy. This tool should allow for snapping to vector elements and for manually typing x, y values down to the 4th decimal position. I would also recommend a method to establish a false north orientation similar to Revit. 5.  This tool should allow the user to create these custom coordinate systems and share them via the cloud for other users. These should be a simple XML based file which is interpreted by 3ds max, Maya, Revit or other Autodesk applications and used to appropriately translate from local to geospatial coordinates and back. This would help to facilitate the File Link workflow in 3ds max more effectively. There should also be an option to generate an industry standard PRJ file for seamless integration with 3 rd party applications from ESRI, Bentley, etc. 6.  This tools should also be able to create a DWG file reoriented to the custom coordinate system. This DWG would serve as a template for users of non-geospatial applications, with which to create their content. The custom reference point, established in the geospatial translation tool, would be located in the 0,0 x,y location and would contain a bounding area representing the bounding area of the geospatial/CAD model. Any false north rotational information would be included as well, if established in the translation tool. 7.  I would recommend this tool be created as a web based tool, to ensure support for MULTIPLE Autodesk applications. This could be offered as part of the subscription benefit or a credits based feature.   This tool would be ideal for 3ds max, Maya, Revit, FormIT, Inventor, Fusion, Alias, Remake and other non-geospatial Autodesk applications. This would also be very helpful in facilitating better interoperability between applications outside the Autodesk software stables, such as Sketchup, Rhino, Sketchfab, etc. As such I would recommend Autodesk consider this as a standalone tool or service, perhaps bundled with an application or bundle.   This is a variation of what I posted to the InfraWorks Idea area, but focused more towards 3ds max and a design visualization workflow. http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/infraworks-360-ideas/support-for-exchanging-non-geospatial-datasets/idi-p/6698380   Show More

There are a multitude of plugins, scripts, and general workflow methodologies, which help to optimize scenes, however, there is no native centralized tool to accomplish this. Therefore, I recommend the creation of a "Scene Optimization Management" panel (SOM), which utilizes a dashboard to help a user identify potential issues within a scene and provide a multitude of options for the user to optimize their scene to meet particular production goals. This management panel should contain the following: Dashboard - This interface would function on several levels; provide a general overview of the scene, display general statistics such as polygon counts, object numbers, xrefs, materials, etc., display potential issues based on stock and user generated criteria (drop menu). This would also display stats based on specific object, group or layer selections. Asset Management Tool – This would be a significant overhaul of the current tool. This should allow remapping, searching, copying of assets from one location to another, file format change (JPG to TGA for instance), file scaling (scale to binary multiples or scale from 2048 to 512 for instance), gamma adjustments, support for all assets other than just images (Proxies, Xrefs, Containers, etc.), sorting by columns. Wizard based optimization – This would be a wizard oriented tool which walks the user through various questions to help optimize a scene based on user defined criteria. This wizard tool could also create “batch presets”, which can be saved by the user for later use. Integrate the Scene Converter functionality Maxscript/Python/.Net/MCG integration – This would allow for users to create their own custom tools to meet specific production need. Render to texture integration – This should support both bitmap and procedural rendering Batch Processing integrated into 3ds max command or core – This functionality would allow a user to batch process scenes without opening 3ds max. Perhaps this could be integrated into the 3ds max Asset Library Tool. Show More

Max needs a physics/dynamics engine where everything interact together, rigid bodies with soft bodies, but also with particles and fluids.   This engine should do not only rigid and soft bodies but also fluid dynamics (liquids of different densities, fire, smoke, dust, explosions...)   like PhoenixFD, Houdini...   Show More

It would be useful to add some new snapping modes to facilitate precision modeling :  - Snap to intersection : this should work both for shapes (snap to intersection of lines) and geometry (snap to intersection of edges)  - Make Perpendicular snap work with geometry objects to be able to snap to faces and edges Show More

Add the possibilty to create point cache for changing topology objects, like complex particle flow system, for example. The integration of the XMesh plugin would be perfect! Show More

It would be nice to formally support Collada format 1.5.0. According to Wikipedia: "[1.5.0] added kinematics and B-rep as well as some FX redesign and OpenGL ES support. Formalized as ISO/PAS 17506:2012." More information can be found here about 1.5.0: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19729 Importing a Collada format 1.5.0 file gives this error message but no problems are noticeable after importing: "While reading or writing a file the following notifications have been raised.     -Warning: Collada format (1.5.0)  newer than supported format 1.4.*. Might be weakly supported." Show More

If I copy the weights assigned to a vertex in the Weight Tool and paste them to a different vertex, the changed weights are not automatically updated in the Weight Tool. The edited vertex must be deselected and then reselected to display the changed weights in the Weight Tool. Please display changes in weight immediately after pasting different values. Show More

i'm not asking for any fancy to be added to the quadify modifier, just please improve the algorithm.   one of the reasons for me personally is that i live to use the quick and dirty modeling workflow of booleans with a chamfer on top. examples here for Max and Maya . but sometimes with this workflow is that you can get a lot of artifacts because there are lots of NGons. sometimes i can get rid of the artifacts with a quadify modifer but most of the time the algorithm is so bad that i can't use it.   This workflow has become quite popular with game and concept artist who like non destructive modeling but what would make it even better is a improved quadify modifier. Show More