3DS Max 2010 builds upon AutoDesk s already comprehensive 3D modeling, animation
and rendering suite.
This review will focus mainly on the new features found in this latest
release.
The customizable interface, now adorned in an understated neutral...
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3DS Max 2010 builds upon AutoDesk s already comprehensive 3D modeling, animation
and rendering suite.
This review will focus mainly on the new features found in this latest
release.
The customizable interface, now adorned in an understated neutral gray, is easy on the
eyes, and allows you to focus on your creative efforts rather than being distracted by a
needlessly colourful user interface.
However, on occasion, the gray interface does
annoyingly clash with elements of the program that rely on the Windows UI.
For example, the new white Ribbon interface greatly improves workflow for beginners and
intermediate users by giving fast contextual access to tools but it clashes with the
minimalist 3DS MAX interface and wastes screen space.
3DS MAX s functionality was
already spread across three interfaces; the sidebar, the quad menu, the tool bars and
regular menus.
Adding the ribbon interface has further fragmented the program s toolset.
For example,
only a handful
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