To Open a Specific File

To reopen a previously opened file, do one of the following:

• On the File menu Recent Documents page, click the file name.
  Tip:

  You can set the number of files listed here by changing the Recent Files In File Menu value on the Customize Preferences dialog Files panel.

• Choose File menu Open, then use the file dialog to choose the scene file.

To start 3ds Max and open a specific file:

• In a command prompt window, specify the file name after the executable name. For example:

  “c:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2017\3dsmax.exe” myproject.max

To start 3ds Max and open the last file you worked on:

• In a command prompt window, type -L after the executable name:

  “c:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2017\3dsmax.exe” −l