When an active custom Grid object which is rotated in another way than the world coordinate system (Home Grid) the AutoGrid aligns poorly to horizontal faces of geometry. It appears that AutoGrid currently considers the Home Grid rather than the active grid when tracing geometry. This leads to objects being created on horizontal surfaces will be aligned wrong.   In example below, AutoGrid is enabled with an active Grid object rotated 45°. Creating objects directly on the Grid object aligns the created object to the grid, but not when creating on flat geometry. Perhaps the matrix calculation when hitting geometry needs to consider active Grid objects rather than the world coordinate system.      Show More

Make the option to display any selected object in front of the rest of the geometry. I am surprised why there is no such very simple but useful function.   Show More

This is a function already available in Rappatools script collection which has become essential to my workflow. The default attach/detach objects function takes too many steps in my opinion: 1)Select an object 2)Convert to editable poly/mesh 3)click on the attach button or list icon 4)select the other objects you need to attach one by one or through the object browser etc. With Rappatools you can select any number of objects irrespective of the object type and click on the "one object" button which automatically attaches them in one editable poly object so basically condesing 4 steps into one. Inversely by CTRL+clicking on the same button you can "explode" an object to elements. I would love to see this implemented in the core 3ds Max UI as I believe it will save every user tons of time and speed up productivity.   Show More

I am loving how OSL shaders are super portable and being saved within the max file. How about the same functionality for MCG? I am having issues with network rendering and MCG scripts. I have to install MCG scripts to every machine. Instead it will be awesome if the MCG scripts are being saved and transported with the max file. I know this was partially suggested on the MCG rethink idea, but i want to make sure this aspect is not omitted.   Thanks, _A Show More

many features in 3DS Max has more than one way to be accessed. and this is one of them. there are four ways to access the same viewport preferences dialogue. one from the main menu is understandable. but 3 from the viewport itself!?  also, i think you need to condense all the stuff from the [+][View type][Nitrous preferance][shading] menu in the viewport. Show More

Rhino has Grasshopper. It will be nice to have a mode on MCG editor that can be used like Grasshopper.   As an example: https://vimeo.com/79843282 Show More

I would like for 3Ds Max to get a quad draw and live surface exactly the same as Maya, so I can uninstall Maya. The only reason I use Maya is for retopology. That's literally it. I would like to do my retopology in Max instead. I'm fully aware 3Ds Max has a retopology tool that's vastly inferior to Maya's. I was thoroughly unimpressed by it, and every other retopology tool on the entire internet.   Also, a more comprehensive matcap/cartoon material system would be wonderful. I'd love to do cartoony renders without needing the now awful Vray, the terrible Arnold, or a trial of Zbrush. Thank you. Show More

Freeform Poly draw tools: There must be an easy way to assign IDs or change the poly color, which will help when re-topologizing. The different IDs/colors will help the user visualize the topology flow better.   I guess this can go for Maya as well, unless there is a way already?     -t Show More

ShapeBoolean is a great addition to the spline modelling workflow, but is unusable in case some precision is required. In the screenshot below the top rectangle starts at exactly 0,0. After the boolean subtraction the corner vertex is moved. Doing the same with geometrie-boolean will keep the vertex at exactly 0,0.     Show More

As the End Of Life date (EOL, sunset date) for Python 2.7 is set to 2020, I think supporting python 3.X sooner than later will be highly beneficial. Show More

  Oh look, I only have two elements, I just want to change one.... so I am goign to have to scroll all the way past thhat needlessly empty space.   It has sideways scroll but not vertical scroll?   Please make this box smaller and only expand as elements are added.       Show More

When users create macroscripts there is only one context where they are active - the Main UI group. This means all user-created macroscripts will always be executed regardless of what tool the user is using. A lot of native macroscripts/shortcuts that comes with 3ds max have context sensitivity, meaning they will only run when a specific tool is active. Why cannot user-created macroscripts have the same functionality without elaborate workarounds?   Defining a macroscript should provide a "group:" parameter or similar to give the macro simple and easy context sensitivity. So if a macro is defined with a group:"Unwrap UVW" it means it will only run if the Unwrap UVW editor is active, just like the native shortcuts that exists under the Unwrap UVW group.   In practice this gives the same functionality as for example pressing "S" when not working in the Unwrap UVW editor toggles the snap, while pressing "S" when the editor is open will stitch selected UV element instead.   This saves a lot of precious keyboard space as keys can be used for multiple purposes with different tool contexts, but it could save even more if same functionality can be provided for user-created macroscripts. This can also save precious quad menu space as menu options will not show unless the user is in the right tool context. This removes bloating of menus if you are someone who like to customize your user interface a lot.   The context sensitivity of scripts should of course respect the Keyboard Shortcut Override mode if the user only want to use Main UI shortcuts.   Context-sensitive macroscripts is a long overdue aspect of user-created functionality that needs to be fixed to get 3ds max on par with the user friendliness of most other modern 3d software out there. Show More

We really need an object like this for Ocean creation:   Show More

For operations like delta-mush, tension modifier, etc, it's imperative to have an intuitive, user friendly paint tool that can help in transferring vertex data/information between operators. This would be easy to use and prevent the modifier list from looking clunky and confusing. Especially since most of the capabilities of DCM relies a lot on vertex paint to be used best. Also, vertex paint needs to be simplified and straight forward. Show More

Linkedxform is a small and useful tool to rigging. In Max its very simple and I have two succession from Maya cluster deformer to make it more useful: 1- New button for create a dummy to controlling selected sub-object like Maya cluster. 2- Ability to control FFDs control points like cluster and lattice relationship  in Maya. A small Maya tutorial for cluster and lattice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yULnA1Imdso     Show More

1) Add the "auto-welding" function to "edit(able) poly" with the input of distance threshold. 2) Add to "edit(able) poly" the "hard edge" selection button, which is available in the tools from Ribbon, and add the ability to enter the threshold of the "hard edge" definition angles (from CreaseSet). 3) Add to "edit(able) poly" to "Vertex Properties" and "Polygon Vertex Colors" the buttons that switching vertex color display. Show More