The installation, activation, and registration of the 3ds Max with Softimage software on a Windows OS is identical to the installation and registration of other Autodesk software products running on a Windows OS.
Important: Before you choose to install the 3ds Max with Softimage product, verify your system meets the minimum system requirements and your hardware meets the minimum requirements to run 3ds Max with Softimage.
See the 3ds Max System Requirements, the Softimage System Requirements the Certified Hardware the 3ds Max Release Notes, and the Softimage Release Notes.
Note: The default installation path for the 3ds Max 2015 software product on a Windows OS is: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2015. The default installation path for the Softimage 2015 software product on a Windows OS is: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2015
To install 3ds Max with Softimage in a language other than the default language, follow the instructions in the installer.
To install 3ds Max with Softimage on a Windows OS, see Introduction to Product Installation.
Note: Have your 11-digit product serial number and five-digit Product Key handy (as you need to enter these during the installation process).
Important: If you install 3ds Max with Softimage to a custom location, ensure that the path does not include any Chinese or Japanese double‐byte characters.