3ds Max Installation

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

Important: Before you choose to install the 3ds Max 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 Release Notes.

3ds Max Language Support

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

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

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 2017 SDK		X
Autodesk Desktop App	X
Network License Manager	X
Autodesk Material Library 2017	X
Autodesk Material Library 2017 – Base Image Library	X
Autodesk Material Library 2017 – Medium Resolution Library	X
Autodesk® Backburner™ 2017		X
Autodesk® Inventor® Server Engine for 3ds Max 2017		X
Autodesk® Revit® Interoperability for Autodesk 3ds Max		X
Autodesk® Populate Data for 3ds Max 2017	X
Autodesk Civil View			X
Service Packs			X
NVIDIA mental ray and IRay rendering plugins for 3ds Max 2017		X
NVIDIA mental ray and IRay feature plugins for 3ds Max 2017	X