This topic provides an overview of new features, changes, Python and PySide versions over the recent releases of 3ds Max.
| 3ds Max | Python | PySide | pymxs API | MaxPlus API |
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| 2020.3 Update | Version: 2.7.15 Fixed issues with calling Python APIs from Maxscript caused by differences in case sensitivity between MAXScript and Python. |
Version: 5.12.4 | pymxs documentation improvements. See Using pymxs | |
| 2020.2 Update | Version: 2.7.15 Python 3 Warning Mode. See Python 3 Warning Mode |
Version: 5.11.2 | Improved pymxs performance when accessing scene object attributes | |
| 2020 | Version: 2.7.15 | Version: 5.11.2 | All MAXScript APIs now accept floating point values when called from Python through pymxs | |
| 2019.2 Update | Version: 2.7.12 | Version: 5.6.3 | Improved pymxs performance when comparing scene nodes | |
| 2019.1 Update | Version: 2.7.12 | Version: 5.6.3 | Improved pymxs performance when casting MAXScript object sets to Python lists. Some MAXScript objects, such as scene nodes, can now be used as Python dictionary keys. See MAXScript Values in pymxs |
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| 2019 | Version: 2.7.12 | Version: 5.6.3 | ||
| 2018.4 Update | Version: 2.7.12 | Version: PySide2 - 5.6.2 | Added support for passing Python lists as references to MAXScript functions. See pymxs.mxsreference() | |
| 2018 | Version: 2.7.12 | Version: PySide2 - 5.6.2 | MakeQWidgetDockable() removed, replaced by the standard PySide approach GetQMaxWindow() replaced by GetQMaxMainWindow(). GetQMaxWindowWinId() is also removed MaxPlus::CUIFrame.Create() no longer works. Use PySide2 to create windows and dialogs. |
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| 2017 | Version: 2.7.6 | Version: 1.2.2, pysideuic pre-installed | pymxs API introduced. See Using pymxs | AppData Chunk API exposed in MaxPlus. See the demoAppChunk.py sample script Quad Poly API exposed in MaxPlus. See the demoPolyObject.py sample script SplineShape.UpdateShape() is added to update a spline in the 3ds Max scene. |
| 2016 Service Pack 1 | Version: 2.7.3 | Version: 1.2 | New: MaxPlus.AttachQWidgetToMax() | |
| 2015 | Version: 2.7.3 | Version: 1.2 | GraphicsWindow class is removed, use the Viewport.GetDIB() method to obtain your active viewport graphics window as a bitmap. See Saving the active viewport graphics window as a bitmap for more information. | |
| 2014 Extension 1 | Version: 2.7.3 | Version: 1.2 | MaxPlus API introduced. See Using MaxPlus Python |