Hello! I'd like to propose an update to the parameters User Interface - in the Modify Panel, and all other places. Now that there are UI revisions going on using Qt, this might be a good time.     1) The font size in 3ds Max should be independent of the font size of the operating system (Windows)! There should be a preference to set the UI font and icon size in general, in a meaningful range.     2) Increase the default font size by 1px at least! The number of 4K monitors is increasing, but still the font size is still 11px - too tiny. Many people have already tried to increase it, with font hacks etc.       Can we have 12px per default? That's the font size of the Ribbon text already anyway.       3) The numeric input fields are somewhat short. With bigger (or smaller) floating point numbers this can be a problem sometimes.     4) The numeric fields could scale/lengthen with the size of the Modfiy Panel. Now, when the panel is resized, the layout remains static (due to it's oldschool-pixel-coordinates-approach).     5) Spinners! The old spinners are tiny - 11x7px for one of the arrows. Just Too small to be comfortable.   Also, why do the spinners have to be up/down? I'm aware that this is a standard in many UIs (also in Qt), but horizontal spinners could be made bigger. Actually, the whole input field could be the spinner! (In that case, the spinner arrows sould better be to the left and right of the input field.)   I don't need range sliders, like e.g. Softimage. An endless spinner does the same thing, uses less space, and it doesn't have to worry about it's range. It's a nice feature of Max that the cursor wraps around the screen borders when 'spinning', btw.   This is how Blender does it (one of the few good things about it's UI... ;p) To scrub the parameter: LMB-drag left/right anywhere on the parameter (instead of up/down on those tiny old spinners). To place the cursor into the input field to edit: LMB-release   In Max you can directly select text in the input field. This should still be possible. The MMB, or SHIFT-LMB could be used for that.   Here's a mockup of the Sphere primitive's property panel with those updates:               6) Parameters should be selectable (white color)! ... so that keys can be set for multiple params at once. Supported by C4D, Softimage...     7) Better animation highlighting of parameters! This is how it looks now:     This is not a particularly good UI design, is it. Also, there are animatable parameters in Max (like checkboxes) that do not indicate their animation at all.   Cinema 4D, Softimage, Modo have those animation icons (rings, boxes, whatever) next to every animatable parameter. A key can always be toggled on/off by clicking into this icon, and the RMB context menu is invoked on it. For inspiration, check out Softimage's parameter interface: http://docs.autodesk.com/SI/2015/ENU//index.html#!/url=./files/keys_KeyingParametersinPropertyEditors.htm   Basically I like interfaces that are clear, reduced, undistracting, consistent, with as less as visual clutter as possible. Text is often better than icons, too. Less is more. Adding such an animation icon adds some 'clutter', BUT if done well, it could work!   So, here's a go at it:         The animation icons could have a color code and/or letters or icons to indicate the type of key or link/driver. e... expression, w... wire, etc. You get the point. Full red: here's a key. Red ring: there's an f-curve, but no key at this frame. Etc. etc.     Hope this will serve as some inspiration. There's much room for improvement here in Max. Thanks for reading! Show More

Now, Max2021 is out here's a list of what i think is missing to make the view port a fully fledged real time rendering engine alternative: 1. Direct Vertex Color/Map display, without need for baking. 2. Real time Glossy Refractions. 3. Real time Subsurface Scattering, single/multi, with forward/backward controls. 4. Real time volumetrics for environment fog, lights and objects; VBDs would be a plus. 5. Shading Displacement; surface or volume based. 6. Parallax and Signed Distance Field OSL maps. 7. RTX support for real time GI, shadows, reflections, refractions. Thanks, Greg Show More

Since 3ds Max is no longer going to have Mental Ray included with it starting with 3ds Max 2018, and that Arnold will only allow us to do still renders on our main machine (RIP everyone's render farms...), essentially we're only able to use it to output single frames on our main machines, I feel Autodesk should create a new, biased render engine to replace Mental Ray.   I'm a student and cannot afford $1,000 each year to pay for rendering resources when Autodesk (showing that they're capable of this) can easily integrate a new, biased, render engine into 3ds Max that will someone or completely replace Mental Ray.   Maya has 4 different integrated render engines, why can't 3ds Max? Show More

I see many people comparing C4D with 3dsmax and thinking C4D is superior. I found this really ridiculous. 3dsmax has a long history and all the workflow concepts in C4D are coming from 3dsmax. We need intuitive simulation tools in 3dsmax. Update to particle flow is long over due. Also, new liquid simulation tool is less intuitive and lack of functions compare to C4D tools. We need a better node based creation tool. MCG is great but not portable. It will be great if we have MCG as a mode. (Universal MCG modifier, object, etc. and saved in to the scene) OSL was a great update.. Please keep it coming with tools like this.  Show More

Even Blender has it. Foley Studio once had it. Real 3D Sound items in 3d scenes. E.g. place a sound by icon direct into the scene and if the camera comes closer or pass this icon the sound gets louder and so on, Even a doppler effect should be possible. best rog! Show More

I have read several requests here.... some by me and from others... One of first request is to have tool like render, fluids, particles, fx on GPU! Ok, my request is why not to have MAX develop in GPU first?.... I know that is impossible to have now!... But future consideration is a good point! My request is to have the first step from team to ask before work: "What is possible to do for GPU"!   Thank you guys and team! Show More

Splitting up this post: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-ideas/improvements-to-parameters-in-the-ui/idc-p/7429821#M2387     Increase the default font size by 1px at least! The number of 4K monitors is increasing, but still the font size is still 11px - too tiny. Many people have already tried to increase it, with font hacks etc.     Can we have 12px per default? That's the font size of the Ribbon text already anyway.     Thanks! Show More

If the "Save customize configuration on Exit" tick is enabled on the preferences window all the time, every time 3ds max is closed, it saves all windows positions.   Because I like to have the UI windows always in the same position, I have this option off, but from time to time I do some twiking on my UI and to save changes I have to do the following:   1. customize > preferences > turn on "Save customize configuration on Exit"  2. Exit 3ds max 3. customize > preferences > turn off "Save customize configuration on Exit"    Instead of this, it would save much time if there was a button on main screen with just a "Save UI" Show More

Scenario:   You model and UV a mesh in Maya 2018.  You then export it via FBX and import it into 3ds Max 2018.    Problem:   You will notice that there is a custom attribute roll-out on the imported mesh that has one custom attribute entitled "currentUVSet" with a value of "map1".  This custom attribute cannot be removed.  The Parameter Editor will not work for this.   If you had exported the mesh as an OBJ and then imported it into 3ds Max, there would be no such custom attribute.  This issue only occurs with FBX.   It would helpful if 3ds Max had a tool or command that would allow for the removal of this custom attribute. Show More

I use multiple versions of Max with them pinned to my task bar.  It's hard to tell which release year is from the logo alone.  Having a release date on it would be great.  (Same goes for all Autodesk products.)   Show More

Command Panel should be splitted into separate dockable windows, so we can duplicate them, having floating around, dock or tab together. Sometimes you have to access modify and switch to motion and then switch back again to modify... back and forward.. A redesign of the command panel as individual dockable panels would be more flexible and beneficial.   Show More

1)   It will be great if we can make selection between 2 points. For example: we select polygon or vertex or edge and want to make selection between this selected place and for example after 6 polygons or vertices or edges and we creat a selection betwee these 2 points.   2) I woul like to suggest to put a function to editable or edit poly which allow us to select vertices or polygons or edges by "point to point". We have this function only for unwrap modifier in peel mode. Unfortunately we havent it in editable or edir poly. Show More