What version of 3ds Max???

[Archangel35757]

I would like to know the primary versions of 3ds Max used by this community to better guide my plugin development efforts. If you use versions prior to Max 8 please post that info.

 

Thanks.

[Cerez]

Well, @@Asgarath83 and I use version 5, but that's truly old, so I don't think it should count.

 

I'll probably upgrade mine as soon as I can get my hands on a recent copy.

[Archangel35757]

@@Cerez - You can download a trial full-version of 3ds max 9... Look for the download link in my ROFF exporter WIP thread.

[minilogoguy18]

Honestly, you should just focus on the most current version. I haven't used Max in years but I'm sure improvements have been made to make older versions obsolete. I don't see why people are using really old versions like 8. Last I used was 7 and it was newish at the time.

[Cerez]

Honestly, you should just focus on the most current version. I haven't used Max in years but I'm sure improvements have been made to make older versions obsolete. I don't see why people are using really old versions like 8. Last I used was 7 and it was newish at the time.

 

Aren't the licenses version dependent? Money saving is a good reason to feel content with an older version.

 

Also, some might prefer the older UI for work.

[Archangel35757]

Honestly, you should just focus on the most current version. I haven't used Max in years but I'm sure improvements have been made to make older versions obsolete. I don't see why people are using really old versions like 8. Last I used was 7 and it was newish at the time.

Max8 Has all the features needed to mod this game engine.

[minilogoguy18]

It's not about capability though, it's just sheer tools alone that make things easier. Max 8 is very old.

 

As a student people can get a license for free for the newest versions, I used my ex's student info to get a license to the 2013 suite back when it was new, I'm just using Mod Tool just to show off that it can be a good free solution and even that is way ahead of Max 8 since Mod Tool 7.5 was released in 2009.