3ds Max with Softimage Installation

Some aspects of the 3ds Max with Softimage software product installation are unique to the 3ds Max with Softimage product.

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, and the 3ds Max Release Notes.

The Autodesk Material Libraries are shared libraries installed with Autodesk products such as Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit and 3ds Max. For more information, see About the Autodesk Material Libraries in the 3ds Max Installation Supplement.

Backburner™ is the Autodesk queue manager for background processing and distributed network processing. For more information, see About Autodesk Backburner in the 3ds Max Installation Supplement.

3ds Max with Softimage Language Support

You can choose to install the 3ds Max with Softimage product in either of the following languages:

See About Languages and Language Packs

Product Components, Tools, & Utilities

The following table shows the 3ds Max components.

Note: 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 3ds Max Store.
Autodesk Product and Component Distribution in 3ds Max
  3ds Max
Components, Tools, & Utilities Installed by default Installed by default but optional Optional
Autodesk 3ds Max 2016 SDK   X  
Autodesk Application Manager X    

Network License Manager

X    

Autodesk Material Library 2016

X    

Autodesk Material Library 2016 – Base Image Library

X    

Autodesk Material Library 2016 – Medium Resolution Library

X    

Autodesk® Backburner 2016

  X  
Autodesk® Inventor® Server Engine for 3ds Max 2016   X  
Autodesk® Revit® Interoperability for Autodesk 3ds Max   X  
Autodesk® Populate Data for 3ds Max 2016 X    
Autodesk Civil View     X
Service Packs     X