Archive creates a compressed archive file that contains the current scene file and any other files referenced by it, such as textures, containers, XRef objects, XRef scenes, and so on.
3ds Max automatically finds the files referenced by the scene and creates the compressed archive file in the directory of your choice.
Compressed archive files are created using the MaxZip archive utility by default. You can specify and alternative external archive program (such as 7-Zip, WinZip, WinRAR, etc.) in the Files tab of the Preferences dialog, found under .