3ds Max and 3ds Max Design Installation

Some aspects of the Autodesk 3ds Max software product installation process are unique to the 3ds Max product. The same applies to the Autodesk 3ds Max Design software product.

Important: Before you choose to install the 3ds Max or 3ds Max Design product, verify your system meets the minimum system requirements and your hardware meets the minimum requirements to run the product, and make sure to read the Release Notes.

See 3ds Max System Requirements and Certified Hardware, and the 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design Release Notes.

3ds Max and 3ds Max Design Language Support

You can choose to install 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design any of the following languages:

• English
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Korean
• Simplified Chinese

See About Product Language Selection .

Product Components, Tools, & Utilities

The following table shows the 3ds Max components.

Note: As of this release, Autodesk® Composite is not included in the 3ds Max product installation. You can download Composite from the Autodesk Exchange Apps at: Autodesk Exchange Apps for Autodesk Maya Store.

Autodesk Product and Component Distribution in 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design

	3ds Max and 3ds Max Design
Components, Tools, & Utilities	Installed by default	Installed by default but optional	Optional
Autodesk 3ds Max 2015 SDK		X
Autodesk Application Manager	X
Network License Manager	X
Autodesk Material Library 2015	X
Autodesk Material Library 2015 – Base Image Library	X
Autodesk Material Library 2015 – Medium Resolution Library	X
Autodesk ® Backburner ™ 2015		X
Autodesk® DirectConnect 2015		X
Autodesk® Inventor® Server Engine for 3ds Max 2015		X
Autodesk® Revit® Interoperability for Autodesk 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design		X
Autodesk® Populate Data for 3ds Max 2015	X
Autodesk Civil View 2015 Note: Only for 3ds Max Design			X
Service Packs			X