New: Autodesk 3ds Max 2022 is Now Available

Autodesk has released 3ds Max 2022 with a focus on workflow efficiency, enhanced texturing and rendering tools, and more security.

Autodesk 3ds Max 2022 Update Highlights

Taking speed and security one step further.

Focused on workflow efficiency, easy-to-use texturing and rendering tools, and a safer, more secure workspace environment, 3ds Max brings you new rendering capabilities in Arnold, a new Bake to Texture functionality, and enhancements to popular modeling tools

Workflow Efficiency

• Smart Extrude Enhancements – Smart Extrude now features two new operations when performed with a Shift+Drag extrusion on an Editable Poly or Edit Poly modifier
• Slice Modifier – The Slice modifier has been updated with a number of new features to aid modeling tasks.
• Symmetry Modifier Enhancements – The Symmetry modifier has been improved to make modeling faster and easier.
• Relax Modifier Enhancement – The Preserve Volume option smooths fine detail and noise on your model while retaining its shape and definition.
• Extrude Modifier Enhancements – The Extrude Modifier has been improved to achieve better results quickly and interactively.
• Autosmooth Function Improvement – Autosmooth has been significantly improved, providing performance gains whether smoothing a thousand faces or a million.

Accessible Texturing and Rendering

• Arnold Renderer: MAXtoA – This version of 3ds Max includes MAXtoA 4.3.0.78 based on Arnold 6.2.0.0.
• Rendering Improvements – 3ds Max 2022 includes a number of improvements to make rendering easier and faster.
• Bake to Texture – Bake to Texure now includes a selection of pre-configured maps to streamline frequent baking operations.
• Viewport Improvements – The viewport now features more control over ambient occlusion and floating viewport windows.

Safe and Secure Environment

• Security Improvements – 3ds Max 2022 includes a number of security improvements to protect your 3ds Max scenes and files.

For full release notes, visit the Updates tab on the 3ds Max product page.

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