Max SDK Version Numbers.
The SDK version number is updated every time a build of Max containing SDK changes is distributed to 3rd party plugin developers. This can be an alpha, beta or release candidate build. Although we make every effort to keep Max backward compatible with plugins built against previous versions of the Max SDK, occasionally plugins are required to be re-built against the latest version of the Max SDK in order for Max to load them. Plugins built against a certain version of the Max SDK will not load in previous versions of Max. Note that the Max SDK version number is encoded in VERSION_3DSMAX. SDK backward compatibility history: 3ds Max R5 is binary compatible with 3ds Max R4 3ds Max R8 is binary compatible with 3ds Max R6 3ds Max R9.0 not binary compatible with previous releases 3ds Max R10 is binary compatible with 3ds Max R9 3ds Max R11 not binary compatible with previous releases 3ds Max R12 not binary compatible with previous releases 3ds Max R13 is binary compatible with 3ds Max R12 3ds Max R14 not binary compatible with previous releases 3ds Max R15 not binary compatible with previous releases 3ds Max R16 is binary compatible with 3ds Max R15 3ds Max R17 not binary compatible with previous releases 3ds Max R18 is binary compatible with 3ds Max R17 3ds Max R19 not binary compatible with previous releases 3ds Max R20 not binary compatible with previous releases 3ds Max R21 not binary compatible with previous releases 3ds Max R22 not binary compatible with previous releases 3ds Max R23 is binary compatible with 3ds Max R22 3ds Max R24 is not binary compatible with previous releases 3ds Max R25 is not binary compatible with previous releases 3ds Max R26 is not binary compatible with previous releases See also VERSION_3DSMAX LibVersion
CoreExport bool	IsMaxVersionNewerOrSame (unsigned int maxRelease, unsigned int maxExt)
	Returns true if the current Max version is newer than maxRelease or the same but an extension equal or newer than the one specified as maxExt is present.

CoreExport unsigned int	GetMaxExtensionVersion ()
	Returns the 3ds Max extension number.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R20 4
	3ds Max 5 SDK.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R25 5
	3ds Max 5 SDK.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R30 6
	3ds Max 5 SDK.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R31 7
	3ds Max 5 SDK.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R40 8
	3ds Max 5 SDK.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R42 9
	3ds Max 5 SDK.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R50 11
	3ds Max 5 SDK.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R60_PRE_REL 12
	3ds Max 6 SDK pre-release.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R60 13
	3ds Max 6 SDK.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R70_PRE_REL 14
	3ds Max 7 SDK pre-release.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R70 15
	3ds Max 7 SDK.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R80_PRE_REL 16
	3ds Max 8 SDK pre-release.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R80 17
	3ds Max 8 SDK.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R90_ALPHA 18
	3ds Max 7 SDK pre-release.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R90_BETA1 19
	3ds Max 9 Beta 1 SDK.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R90_BETA3 20
	3ds Max 9 Beta 3 SDK.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R90 21
	3ds Max 9 SDK. SDK incompatible with 3ds Max 8.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R100_BETA5 22
	3ds Max 10 Beta 5 SDK.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R100 23
	to 3ds Max 10 SDK. SDK compatible with 3ds Max 9.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R110_ALPHA 24
	3ds Max 2009 Alpha SDK. SDK is incompatible with 3ds Max 10.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R110 25
	3ds Max 2009 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2009 Alpha

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R120_ALPHA2 26
	3ds Max 2010 Alpha 2 SDK. SDK is incompatible with 3ds Max 2009.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R120_ALPHA3 27
	3ds Max 2010 Alpha 3 SDK. SDK is incompatible with 3ds Max 2010 Alpha 2.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R120_ALPHA4 28
	3ds Max 2010 Alpha 4 SDK. SDK is incompatible with 3ds Max 2010 Alpha 3.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA1 29
	3ds Max 2010 Beta 1 SDK. SDK is incompatible with 3ds Max 2010 Alpha 4.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA3 30
	3ds Max 2010 Beta 3 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2010 Beta 1 (Beta 2 was identical to Beta 1).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA4 31
	3ds Max 2010 Beta 4 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2010 Beta 3.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA5 32
	3ds Max 2010 Beta 5 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2010 Beta 4.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R120 33
	3ds Max 2010 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2010 Beta 5.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R130_BETA1 34
	3ds Max 2011 Beta 1 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2010 and 3ds Max 2011 Alpha builds except for new APIs.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R130 35
	3ds Max 2011 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2010 and 3ds Max 2011 Alpha and Beta builds except for new APIs.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R140_ALPHA1 36
	3ds Max R14 Alpha 1 SDK. SDK is incompatible with 3ds Max 2011.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R140_BETA2 37
	3ds Max R14 Beta 2 SDK - incompatible with 3ds Max 2012 Beta 1 and earlier.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R140 38
	3ds Max R14 SDK - incompatible with 3ds Max 2011, compatible with 3ds Max 2012 Beta 2 and later.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R150_ALPHA_MBCS 39
	3ds Max R15 pre-Alpha mbcs SDK - incompatible with 3ds Max 2012 and 3ds Max 2013 unicode builds

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R150_ALPHA_UNICODE 40
	3ds Max R15 pre-Alpha unicode SDK - incompatible with 3ds Max 2012 and 3ds Max 2013 mbcs builds

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R150 MAX_API_NUM_R150_ALPHA_UNICODE
	3ds Max R15 SDK - incompatible with 3ds Max 2012, remains the version number set for the pre-Alpha unicode SDK This was decided because it was not incremented at SDK freeze, despite breaking changes.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R160_ALPHA1 41
	3ds Max R16 Alpha 1 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2013 builds except for new APIs.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R160 42
	3ds Max R16 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2013 builds except for new APIs.

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R170_PREVIEW 43
	3ds Max R17 (2015) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R16 (2014).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R170 44
	3ds Max R17 (2015) SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R16 (2014).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R180_PREVIEW 45
	3ds Max R18 (2016) Preview SDK; compatible with 3ds Max R17 (2015).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R180 46
	3ds Max R18 (2016) SDK; compatible with 3ds Max R17 (2015).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R190_PREVIEW 47
	3ds Max R19 (2017) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R18 (2016).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R190 48
	3ds Max R19 (2017) SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R18 (2016).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R200_PREVIEW 49
	3ds Max R20 (2018) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R19 (2017).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R200 50
	3ds Max R20 (2018) SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R19 (2017).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R210_PREVIEW 51
	3ds Max R21 (2019) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R20 (2018).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R210 52
	3ds Max R21 (2019) Final SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R20 (2018).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R220_PREVIEW 53
	3ds Max R22 (2020) Preview SDK; compatible with 3ds Max R21 (2019).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R220_PREVIEW2 54
	3ds Max R22 (2020) Preview 2 SDK (upgrade to Visual Studio 2017); incompatible with 3ds Max R21 (2019).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R220 55
	3ds Max R22 (2020) Final SDK; upgrade to Visual Studio 2017; incompatible with 3ds Max R21 (2019).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R230_PREVIEW 56
	3ds Max R23 (2021) Preview SDK; compatible with 3ds Max R22 (2020).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R230 57
	3ds Max R23 (2021) Final SDK; compatible with 3ds Max R22 (2020).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R240_PREVIEW 58
	3ds Max R24 (2022) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R23 (2021).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R240_PREVIEW2 59
	3ds Max R24 (2022) Preview 2 SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R23 (2021).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R240 60
	3ds Max R24 (2022) Final SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R23 (2021).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R250_PREVIEW 61
	3ds Max R25 (2023) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R24 (2022).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R250 62
	3ds Max R25 (2023) Final SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R24 (2022).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R260_PREVIEW 63
	3ds Max R26 (2024) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R25 (2023).

#define	MAX_API_NUM_R260 64
	3ds Max R26 (2024) Final SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R25 (2023).

#define	MAX_API_NUM MAX_API_NUM_R260
	The 3ds Max SDK current version number.

#define	MAX_SDK_REV 0
	Denotes the revision of the SDK for a given API.

#define	VERSION_3DSMAX ((MAX_RELEASE<<16)+(MAX_API_NUM<<8)+MAX_SDK_REV)
	This is the value that is required to be returned by a plug-in DLL's implementation of LibVersion().

3ds Max Release Identifiers
#define	MAX_RELEASE_UNSUPPORTED (-1)

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R7 7000
	3ds Max 7 release ID

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R8_ALPHA 7800
	3ds Max 8 alpha release ID

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R8 8000
	3ds Max 8 release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R9_ALPHA 8900
	3ds Max 9 alpha release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R9_ALPHA2 8901
	3ds Max 9 alpha 2 release id (file format change)

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R9 9000
	3ds Max 9 release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R10_ALPHA 9900
	3ds Max 10 alpha release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R10 10000
	3ds Max 10 release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R11_ALPHA 10900
	3ds Max 2009 alpha release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R11 11000
	3ds Max 2009 release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R12_ALPHA 11900
	3ds Max 2010 alpha release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R12 12000
	3ds Max 2010 release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R13_ALPHA 12900
	3ds Max 2011 alpha release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R13 13000
	3ds Max 2011 release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R14_ALPHA 13900
	3ds Max R14 (2012) Alpha, Beta release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R14 14000
	3ds Max R14 (2012) release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R15_ALPHA_MBCS 14800
	3ds Max R15 (2013) pre-Alpha mbcs release id (SimCity main branch, mbcs build)

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R15_ALPHA_UNICODE_MBCS 14850
	3ds Max R15 (2013) pre-Alpha mbcs build / unicode branch release id (SimCity Unicode branch, mbcs build)

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R15_ALPHA_UNICODE_UNICODE 14900
	3ds Max R15 (2013) Alpha, Beta Unicode release id (SimCity Unicode branch, unicode build)

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R15 15000
	3ds Max R15 (2013) release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R16_ALPHA 15900
	3ds Max R16 (2014) Alpha release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R16_ALPHA2 15901
	3ds Max R16 (2014) Alpha, Beta release id - new asset metadata stream

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R16 16000
	3ds Max R16 (2014) release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R17_ALPHA 16900
	3ds Max R17 (2015) Alpha release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R17 17000
	3ds Max R17 (2015) release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R18_PREVIEW 17900
	3ds Max R18 (2016) Preview release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R18 18000
	3ds Max R18 (2016) release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R19_PREVIEW 18900
	3ds Max R19 (2017) Preview release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R19 19000
	3ds Max R19 (2017) release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R20_PREVIEW 19900
	3ds Max R20 (2018) Preview release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R20 20000
	3ds Max R20 (2018) release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R21_PREVIEW 20900
	3ds Max R21 (2019) Preview release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R21_PREVIEW2 20901
	3ds Max R21 (2019) Preview 2 (ShapeObject revisions)

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R21 21000
	3ds Max R21 (2019) release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R22_PREVIEW 21900
	3ds Max R22 (2020) Preview release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R22 22000
	3ds Max R22 (2020) release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R23_PREVIEW 22900
	3ds Max R23 (2021) Preview release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R23 23000
	3ds Max R23 (2021) release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R24_PREVIEW 23900
	3ds Max R24 (2022) Preview release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R24 24000
	3ds Max R24 (2022) release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R25_PREVIEW 24900
	3ds Max R25 (2023) Preview release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R25 25000
	3ds Max R25 (2023) release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R26_PREVIEW 25900
	3ds Max R26 (2024) Preview release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE_R26 26000
	3ds Max R26 (2024) release id

#define	MAX_RELEASE MAX_RELEASE_R26
	Identifier of the current 3ds Max release.

#define	MAX_RELEASE_EXTERNAL MAX_RELEASE
	MAX_RELEASE_EXTERNAL is an alternative for MAX_RELEASE that can be used for UI when the internal version of the product is different from the branded version number.

Macros for extracting parts of VERSION_3DSMAX
#define	GET_MAX_RELEASE(x) (((x)>>16)&0xffff)

#define	GET_MAX_API_NUM(x) (((x)>>8)&0xff)

#define	GET_MAX_SDK_REV(x) ((x)&0xff)

#define	GET_MAX_SDK_NUMREV(x) ((x)&0xffff)

Detailed Description

Macro Definition Documentation

◆ MAX_RELEASE_UNSUPPORTED

#define MAX_RELEASE_UNSUPPORTED (-1)

Represents an unsupported 3ds Max version.

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R7

#define MAX_RELEASE_R7 7000

3ds Max 7 release ID

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R8_ALPHA

#define MAX_RELEASE_R8_ALPHA 7800

3ds Max 8 alpha release ID

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R8

#define MAX_RELEASE_R8 8000

3ds Max 8 release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R9_ALPHA

#define MAX_RELEASE_R9_ALPHA 8900

3ds Max 9 alpha release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R9_ALPHA2

#define MAX_RELEASE_R9_ALPHA2 8901

3ds Max 9 alpha 2 release id (file format change)

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R9

#define MAX_RELEASE_R9 9000

3ds Max 9 release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R10_ALPHA

#define MAX_RELEASE_R10_ALPHA 9900

3ds Max 10 alpha release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R10

#define MAX_RELEASE_R10 10000

3ds Max 10 release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R11_ALPHA

#define MAX_RELEASE_R11_ALPHA 10900

3ds Max 2009 alpha release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R11

#define MAX_RELEASE_R11 11000

3ds Max 2009 release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R12_ALPHA

#define MAX_RELEASE_R12_ALPHA 11900

3ds Max 2010 alpha release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R12

#define MAX_RELEASE_R12 12000

3ds Max 2010 release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R13_ALPHA

#define MAX_RELEASE_R13_ALPHA 12900

3ds Max 2011 alpha release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R13

#define MAX_RELEASE_R13 13000

3ds Max 2011 release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R14_ALPHA

#define MAX_RELEASE_R14_ALPHA 13900

3ds Max R14 (2012) Alpha, Beta release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R14

#define MAX_RELEASE_R14 14000

3ds Max R14 (2012) release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R15_ALPHA_MBCS

#define MAX_RELEASE_R15_ALPHA_MBCS 14800

3ds Max R15 (2013) pre-Alpha mbcs release id (SimCity main branch, mbcs build)

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R15_ALPHA_UNICODE_MBCS

#define MAX_RELEASE_R15_ALPHA_UNICODE_MBCS 14850

3ds Max R15 (2013) pre-Alpha mbcs build / unicode branch release id (SimCity Unicode branch, mbcs build)

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R15_ALPHA_UNICODE_UNICODE

#define MAX_RELEASE_R15_ALPHA_UNICODE_UNICODE 14900

3ds Max R15 (2013) Alpha, Beta Unicode release id (SimCity Unicode branch, unicode build)

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R15

#define MAX_RELEASE_R15 15000

3ds Max R15 (2013) release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R16_ALPHA

#define MAX_RELEASE_R16_ALPHA 15900

3ds Max R16 (2014) Alpha release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R16_ALPHA2

#define MAX_RELEASE_R16_ALPHA2 15901

3ds Max R16 (2014) Alpha, Beta release id - new asset metadata stream

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R16

#define MAX_RELEASE_R16 16000

3ds Max R16 (2014) release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R17_ALPHA

#define MAX_RELEASE_R17_ALPHA 16900

3ds Max R17 (2015) Alpha release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R17

#define MAX_RELEASE_R17 17000

3ds Max R17 (2015) release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R18_PREVIEW

#define MAX_RELEASE_R18_PREVIEW 17900

3ds Max R18 (2016) Preview release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R18

#define MAX_RELEASE_R18 18000

3ds Max R18 (2016) release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R19_PREVIEW

#define MAX_RELEASE_R19_PREVIEW 18900

3ds Max R19 (2017) Preview release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R19

#define MAX_RELEASE_R19 19000

3ds Max R19 (2017) release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R20_PREVIEW

#define MAX_RELEASE_R20_PREVIEW 19900

3ds Max R20 (2018) Preview release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R20

#define MAX_RELEASE_R20 20000

3ds Max R20 (2018) release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R21_PREVIEW

#define MAX_RELEASE_R21_PREVIEW 20900

3ds Max R21 (2019) Preview release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R21_PREVIEW2

#define MAX_RELEASE_R21_PREVIEW2 20901

3ds Max R21 (2019) Preview 2 (ShapeObject revisions)

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R21

#define MAX_RELEASE_R21 21000

3ds Max R21 (2019) release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R22_PREVIEW

#define MAX_RELEASE_R22_PREVIEW 21900

3ds Max R22 (2020) Preview release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R22

#define MAX_RELEASE_R22 22000

3ds Max R22 (2020) release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R23_PREVIEW

#define MAX_RELEASE_R23_PREVIEW 22900

3ds Max R23 (2021) Preview release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R23

#define MAX_RELEASE_R23 23000

3ds Max R23 (2021) release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R24_PREVIEW

#define MAX_RELEASE_R24_PREVIEW 23900

3ds Max R24 (2022) Preview release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R24

#define MAX_RELEASE_R24 24000

3ds Max R24 (2022) release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R25_PREVIEW

#define MAX_RELEASE_R25_PREVIEW 24900

3ds Max R25 (2023) Preview release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R25

#define MAX_RELEASE_R25 25000

3ds Max R25 (2023) release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R26_PREVIEW

#define MAX_RELEASE_R26_PREVIEW 25900

3ds Max R26 (2024) Preview release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R26

#define MAX_RELEASE_R26 26000

3ds Max R26 (2024) release id

◆ MAX_RELEASE

#define MAX_RELEASE MAX_RELEASE_R26

Identifier of the current 3ds Max release.

◆ MAX_RELEASE_EXTERNAL

#define MAX_RELEASE_EXTERNAL MAX_RELEASE

MAX_RELEASE_EXTERNAL is an alternative for MAX_RELEASE that can be used for UI when the internal version of the product is different from the branded version number.

MAX_RELEASE_EXTERNAL is defined in maxversion.h

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R20

#define MAX_API_NUM_R20 4

3ds Max 5 SDK.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R25

#define MAX_API_NUM_R25 5

3ds Max 5 SDK.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R30

#define MAX_API_NUM_R30 6

3ds Max 5 SDK.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R31

#define MAX_API_NUM_R31 7

3ds Max 5 SDK.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R40

#define MAX_API_NUM_R40 8

3ds Max 5 SDK.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R42

#define MAX_API_NUM_R42 9

3ds Max 5 SDK.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R50

#define MAX_API_NUM_R50 11

3ds Max 5 SDK.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R60_PRE_REL

#define MAX_API_NUM_R60_PRE_REL 12

3ds Max 6 SDK pre-release.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R60

#define MAX_API_NUM_R60 13

3ds Max 6 SDK.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R70_PRE_REL

#define MAX_API_NUM_R70_PRE_REL 14

3ds Max 7 SDK pre-release.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R70

#define MAX_API_NUM_R70 15

3ds Max 7 SDK.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R80_PRE_REL

#define MAX_API_NUM_R80_PRE_REL 16

3ds Max 8 SDK pre-release.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R80

#define MAX_API_NUM_R80 17

3ds Max 8 SDK.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R90_ALPHA

#define MAX_API_NUM_R90_ALPHA 18

3ds Max 7 SDK pre-release.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R90_BETA1

#define MAX_API_NUM_R90_BETA1 19

3ds Max 9 Beta 1 SDK.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R90_BETA3

#define MAX_API_NUM_R90_BETA3 20

3ds Max 9 Beta 3 SDK.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R90

#define MAX_API_NUM_R90 21

3ds Max 9 SDK. SDK incompatible with 3ds Max 8.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R100_BETA5

#define MAX_API_NUM_R100_BETA5 22

3ds Max 10 Beta 5 SDK.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R100

#define MAX_API_NUM_R100 23

to 3ds Max 10 SDK. SDK compatible with 3ds Max 9.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R110_ALPHA

#define MAX_API_NUM_R110_ALPHA 24

3ds Max 2009 Alpha SDK. SDK is incompatible with 3ds Max 10.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R110

#define MAX_API_NUM_R110 25

3ds Max 2009 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2009 Alpha

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_ALPHA2

#define MAX_API_NUM_R120_ALPHA2 26

3ds Max 2010 Alpha 2 SDK. SDK is incompatible with 3ds Max 2009.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_ALPHA3

#define MAX_API_NUM_R120_ALPHA3 27

3ds Max 2010 Alpha 3 SDK. SDK is incompatible with 3ds Max 2010 Alpha 2.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_ALPHA4

#define MAX_API_NUM_R120_ALPHA4 28

3ds Max 2010 Alpha 4 SDK. SDK is incompatible with 3ds Max 2010 Alpha 3.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA1

#define MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA1 29

3ds Max 2010 Beta 1 SDK. SDK is incompatible with 3ds Max 2010 Alpha 4.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA3

#define MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA3 30

3ds Max 2010 Beta 3 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2010 Beta 1 (Beta 2 was identical to Beta 1).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA4

#define MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA4 31

3ds Max 2010 Beta 4 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2010 Beta 3.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA5

#define MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA5 32

3ds Max 2010 Beta 5 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2010 Beta 4.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120

#define MAX_API_NUM_R120 33

3ds Max 2010 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2010 Beta 5.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R130_BETA1

#define MAX_API_NUM_R130_BETA1 34

3ds Max 2011 Beta 1 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2010 and 3ds Max 2011 Alpha builds except for new APIs.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R130

#define MAX_API_NUM_R130 35

3ds Max 2011 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2010 and 3ds Max 2011 Alpha and Beta builds except for new APIs.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R140_ALPHA1

#define MAX_API_NUM_R140_ALPHA1 36

3ds Max R14 Alpha 1 SDK. SDK is incompatible with 3ds Max 2011.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R140_BETA2

#define MAX_API_NUM_R140_BETA2 37

3ds Max R14 Beta 2 SDK - incompatible with 3ds Max 2012 Beta 1 and earlier.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R140

#define MAX_API_NUM_R140 38

3ds Max R14 SDK - incompatible with 3ds Max 2011, compatible with 3ds Max 2012 Beta 2 and later.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R150_ALPHA_MBCS

#define MAX_API_NUM_R150_ALPHA_MBCS 39

3ds Max R15 pre-Alpha mbcs SDK - incompatible with 3ds Max 2012 and 3ds Max 2013 unicode builds

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R150_ALPHA_UNICODE

#define MAX_API_NUM_R150_ALPHA_UNICODE 40

3ds Max R15 pre-Alpha unicode SDK - incompatible with 3ds Max 2012 and 3ds Max 2013 mbcs builds

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R150

#define MAX_API_NUM_R150 MAX_API_NUM_R150_ALPHA_UNICODE

3ds Max R15 SDK - incompatible with 3ds Max 2012, remains the version number set for the pre-Alpha unicode SDK This was decided because it was not incremented at SDK freeze, despite breaking changes.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R160_ALPHA1

#define MAX_API_NUM_R160_ALPHA1 41

3ds Max R16 Alpha 1 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2013 builds except for new APIs.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R160

#define MAX_API_NUM_R160 42

3ds Max R16 SDK. SDK is compatible with 3ds Max 2013 builds except for new APIs.

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R170_PREVIEW

#define MAX_API_NUM_R170_PREVIEW 43

3ds Max R17 (2015) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R16 (2014).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R170

#define MAX_API_NUM_R170 44

3ds Max R17 (2015) SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R16 (2014).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R180_PREVIEW

#define MAX_API_NUM_R180_PREVIEW 45

3ds Max R18 (2016) Preview SDK; compatible with 3ds Max R17 (2015).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R180

#define MAX_API_NUM_R180 46

3ds Max R18 (2016) SDK; compatible with 3ds Max R17 (2015).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R190_PREVIEW

#define MAX_API_NUM_R190_PREVIEW 47

3ds Max R19 (2017) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R18 (2016).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R190

#define MAX_API_NUM_R190 48

3ds Max R19 (2017) SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R18 (2016).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R200_PREVIEW

#define MAX_API_NUM_R200_PREVIEW 49

3ds Max R20 (2018) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R19 (2017).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R200

#define MAX_API_NUM_R200 50

3ds Max R20 (2018) SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R19 (2017).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R210_PREVIEW

#define MAX_API_NUM_R210_PREVIEW 51

3ds Max R21 (2019) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R20 (2018).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R210

#define MAX_API_NUM_R210 52

3ds Max R21 (2019) Final SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R20 (2018).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R220_PREVIEW

#define MAX_API_NUM_R220_PREVIEW 53

3ds Max R22 (2020) Preview SDK; compatible with 3ds Max R21 (2019).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R220_PREVIEW2

#define MAX_API_NUM_R220_PREVIEW2 54

3ds Max R22 (2020) Preview 2 SDK (upgrade to Visual Studio 2017); incompatible with 3ds Max R21 (2019).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R220

#define MAX_API_NUM_R220 55

3ds Max R22 (2020) Final SDK; upgrade to Visual Studio 2017; incompatible with 3ds Max R21 (2019).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R230_PREVIEW

#define MAX_API_NUM_R230_PREVIEW 56

3ds Max R23 (2021) Preview SDK; compatible with 3ds Max R22 (2020).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R230

#define MAX_API_NUM_R230 57

3ds Max R23 (2021) Final SDK; compatible with 3ds Max R22 (2020).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R240_PREVIEW

#define MAX_API_NUM_R240_PREVIEW 58

3ds Max R24 (2022) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R23 (2021).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R240_PREVIEW2

#define MAX_API_NUM_R240_PREVIEW2 59

3ds Max R24 (2022) Preview 2 SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R23 (2021).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R240

#define MAX_API_NUM_R240 60

3ds Max R24 (2022) Final SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R23 (2021).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R250_PREVIEW

#define MAX_API_NUM_R250_PREVIEW 61

3ds Max R25 (2023) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R24 (2022).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R250

#define MAX_API_NUM_R250 62

3ds Max R25 (2023) Final SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R24 (2022).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R260_PREVIEW

#define MAX_API_NUM_R260_PREVIEW 63

3ds Max R26 (2024) Preview SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R25 (2023).

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R260

#define MAX_API_NUM_R260 64

3ds Max R26 (2024) Final SDK; incompatible with 3ds Max R25 (2023).

◆ MAX_API_NUM

#define MAX_API_NUM MAX_API_NUM_R260

The 3ds Max SDK current version number.

It is used to verify a plug-in's binary compatibility with a specific version of 3ds Max. It is encoded into VERSION_3DSMAX which is the version number plug-in must return from their implementation of LibVersion(). The GET_MAX_API_NUM macro can be used to extract the SDK version number from a the library version (VERSION_3DSMAX).

◆ MAX_SDK_REV

#define MAX_SDK_REV 0

Denotes the revision of the SDK for a given API.

This is incremented. when the SDK functionality changes in some significant way (for instance a new GetProperty() query response is added), but the headers have not been changed. While in beta, increment Rev for beta build. Rev 1 - Sprint 369 beta build Rev 2 - Sprint 370 beta build Rev 3 - Sprint 371 beta build Rev 4 - Sprint 372 beta build Rev 5 - skipped Rev 6 - Sprint 373 beta build Rev 7 - Sprint 374 beta build Rev 8 - Sprint 375 beta build Rev 9 - Sprint 376 beta build Rev 10 - Sprint 377 beta build Rev 11 - Sprint 378 beta build Rev 12 - Sprint 379 beta build Rev 13 - Sprint 380 beta build Rev 14 - Sprint 381 beta build Rev 15 - Sprint 382 beta build Rev 16 - Sprint 383 beta build Rev 17 - Sprint 384 beta build Rev 18 - Sprint 385 beta build Rev 19 - Sprint 386 beta build Rev 20 - Sprint 387 beta build Rev 21 - Sprint 388 beta build Rev 22 - Sprint 389 beta build Rev 23 - Sprint 390 beta build Rev 24 - Sprint 391 beta build

◆ VERSION_3DSMAX

#define VERSION_3DSMAX ((MAX_RELEASE<<16)+(MAX_API_NUM<<8)+MAX_SDK_REV)

This is the value that is required to be returned by a plug-in DLL's implementation of LibVersion().

◆ GET_MAX_RELEASE

#define GET_MAX_RELEASE ( x ) (((x)>>16)&0xffff)

◆ GET_MAX_API_NUM

#define GET_MAX_API_NUM ( x ) (((x)>>8)&0xff)

◆ GET_MAX_SDK_REV

#define GET_MAX_SDK_REV ( x ) ((x)&0xff)

◆ GET_MAX_SDK_NUMREV

#define GET_MAX_SDK_NUMREV ( x ) ((x)&0xffff)

Function Documentation

◆ IsMaxVersionNewerOrSame()

CoreExport bool IsMaxVersionNewerOrSame	(	unsigned int	maxRelease,
		unsigned int	maxExt
	)

Returns true if the current Max version is newer than maxRelease or the same but an extension equal or newer than the one specified as maxExt is present.

Parameters

maxRelease	the version of max from the Version Macros Version Macros to check against
maxExt	the extension version to check against

◆ GetMaxExtensionVersion()

CoreExport unsigned int GetMaxExtensionVersion ( )

Returns the 3ds Max extension number.

It returns 0 if there's no extension installed.

Max SDK Version Numbers.

3ds Max Release Identifiers

Macros for extracting parts of VERSION_3DSMAX

Detailed Description

Macro Definition Documentation

◆ MAX_RELEASE_UNSUPPORTED

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R7

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R8_ALPHA

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R8

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R9_ALPHA

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R9_ALPHA2

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R9

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R10_ALPHA

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R10

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R11_ALPHA

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R11

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R12_ALPHA

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R12

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R13_ALPHA

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R13

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R14_ALPHA

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R14

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R15_ALPHA_MBCS

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R15_ALPHA_UNICODE_MBCS

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R15_ALPHA_UNICODE_UNICODE

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R15

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R16_ALPHA

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R16_ALPHA2

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R16

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R17_ALPHA

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R17

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R18_PREVIEW

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R18

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R19_PREVIEW

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R19

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R20_PREVIEW

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R20

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R21_PREVIEW

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R21_PREVIEW2

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R21

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R22_PREVIEW

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R22

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R23_PREVIEW

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R23

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R24_PREVIEW

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R24

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R25_PREVIEW

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R25

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R26_PREVIEW

◆ MAX_RELEASE_R26

◆ MAX_RELEASE

◆ MAX_RELEASE_EXTERNAL

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R20

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R25

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R30

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R31

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R40

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R42

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R50

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R60_PRE_REL

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R60

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R70_PRE_REL

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R70

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R80_PRE_REL

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R80

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R90_ALPHA

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R90_BETA1

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R90_BETA3

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R90

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R100_BETA5

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R100

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R110_ALPHA

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R110

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_ALPHA2

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_ALPHA3

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_ALPHA4

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA1

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA3

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA4

◆ MAX_API_NUM_R120_BETA5