Description:
At a minimum, 3ds Max 2010 32-bit software requires a system with the following: * Intel® Pentium® 4 or higher, AMD Athlon® 64 or higher, or AMD Opteron® processor * 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended) * 2 GB hard disk space * 1 GB swap space (2 GB recommended) * Direct3D 10, Direct3D 9, or OpenGL-capable graphics card with minimum 128 MB RAM * Three-button mouse with mouse driver software * DVD-ROM drive Note: Apple® computers based on Intel processors and running Microsoft operating systems are supported using Apple’s Boot Camp. Virtual machine environments are not currently supported. At a minimum, 3ds Max 2010 64-bit software requires a system with the following: * Intel EM64T, AMD Athlon 64 or higher, AMD Opteron processor * 1 GB RAM (4 GB recommended) * 2 GB hard disk space * 1 GB swap space (2 GB recommended) * Direct3D 10, Direct3D 9, or OpenGL-capable graphics card with minimum 128 MB RAM * Three-button mouse with mouse driver software * DVD-ROM drive 3ds Max 2010 software requires one of the following 32-bit or 64-bit operating systems: * Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or higher) * Microsoft® Windows® Vista (Business, Premium and Ultimate) * Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 * Microsoft® Windows® Vista 64 bit (Business, Premium and Ultimate) 3ds Max 2010 software requires the following internet browser: * Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6 or higher 3ds Max 2010 software requires the following supplemental software: * DirectX® 9.0c* (required), OpenGL® (optional)

Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010 software is a full-featured 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and visual effects solution used to produce top-selling games and award-winning film and video content. 3ds Max is renowned for its ready-to-use, template-based character rigging system, robust modeling and texturing toolsets, and unlimited free network rendering with the integrated mental ray® software.

350 new features and enhancements! Highlights include:

* A new Graphite modeling and texturing system, which introduces at least 100 new creative tools, to explore and rapidly iterate ideas.
* A new Containers toolset to facilitate collaboration and flexible workflows by enabling the collection of multiple objects into a single container when dealing with complex scenes.
* Render animation sequences in mental ray with indirect illumination calculations (Final Gather), greatly reducing or eliminating traditional flickering issues.
* Updated Review technology to take the guesswork out of final renders with render-like viewport display supporting: ambient occlusion, High Dynamic Range Image (HDRI)-based lighting, soft shadows, hardware anti-aliasing, interactive exposure control, and the revolutionary mental mill® shader technology.
* New Material Explorer simplifies interaction with objects and materials. Navigate all rendering-related assets in the scene, perform operations on multiple objects, or inspect individual materials. The Material Explorer also allows for the replacement of materials—making iterations much easier, even in highly complex scenes.