Project Workflow

Every project is different, but there are overall steps that apply to nearly every model you create with 3ds Max.

Once you've installed 3ds Max, start the program by double-clicking its desktop shortcut.

Note: You can also start 3ds Max from the Start menu or use any other standard Windows method. If you start 3ds Max from a Command Prompt window or a batch file, you can add command-line switches.

3ds Max is a "single-document application," meaning you can work on only one scene at a time. You can run multiple instances of 3ds Max and open a different scene in each instance, but doing so requires a lot of memory. For the best performance, open only one instance and work on one scene at a time.