Max Underground: Autodesk 3DS Max 9 Extension: Productivity Booster

Autodesk's upcoming extension for Max 9 is expected to be available for download by subscription members on March 29, 2007. It offers more than 30 productivity enhancements in the areas of animation and Biped, rendering, UI and usability, increased interoperability with AutoCAD 2008, new DirectX10 support and Windows Vista 32/64-bit compatibility. Read the whole PR at DigitalContentProducer.com.

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Posted Wed Feb 14, 200709:48 PST by Pablo Hadis | Source: Eric Regner

Comments:

Is it just me or is it weird that bug fixes like vista compatibility aren't released for everyone?

Posted by: Arnage at February 15, 2007 10:38 AM

I don't see OS compatibility, that isn't in release form until months after MAX9 is out, a "bug". A bug would be releasing MAX9 saying it will be Vista compatible, and then 6 months later Vista ships and MAX won't run!!

Posted by: Eric at February 15, 2007 11:26 AM

Maybe it's not a "bug", but it's not a "feature" either. :-)

Hopefully the OS compatibility will be released as a service pack later on for those who are not on subscription. It's a matter of common sense, really.

Posted by: Pablo Hadis at February 15, 2007 12:17 PM

Uhmm, there is a March 29 for 2007....

Posted by: at February 15, 2007 08:57 PM

Uhmm, there isn't a March 29 for 2007....

Posted by: at February 15, 2007 08:57 PM

I do not undertsand the "feature" comment... MAX 9 shipped WAY before Vista. I personally know companies which could not get final versions of Vista to test their software and hardware compatibility with even after MAX9's ship date.

Posted by: Eric at February 16, 2007 11:51 AM

Eric, I meant that a lack of Vista compatibility, even if it's not a bug, it is not a good thing either. I perfectly understand why it's not available right now. But I think once it's available it should be an option for all users who have bought or upgraded to Max 9.

Posted by: Pablo Hadis at February 18, 2007 10:27 PM

Gotcha, Pablo! I am sorry for the misunderstanding... I DO agree that subscription only is REDICULOUS!

Posted by: Eric at February 20, 2007 09:22 PM

No worries Eric. And having disagreements is healthy, too. I do appreciate criticism.

Which brings me to Karl's comments. Karl, I hope your work is not labeled the same way you call other people's work. You can voice criticism without being offensive. Why is it I feel I'm repeating these kinds of things often? Something's wrong here....

Posted by: Pablo Hadis at February 22, 2007 08:07 PM