This readme contains recent information regarding the installation and use of Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2016 SP2 software. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document before installing the software. For future reference, you should save this readme to your hard drive.
Note: Autodesk is not responsible for errors or failures of Autodesk software arising from the installation of updates, extensions or new releases issued by third-party hardware or software vendors for the qualified software or hardware identified in this document (or for any other third-party software or hardware that you may use in connection with Autodesk products).
Contents
Use the following table to locate various resources related to Autodesk® 3ds Max 2016
Resource |
Location |
Installation Help |
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System Requirements |
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Learning Resources |
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Support Resources |
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/3ds-max or http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/ |
3ds Max SDK Documentation |
Users must have Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2016 installed prior to installing this Service Pack.
3ds Max Beta Installs
If there are previously installed versions of any beta software (including Release Candidate (RC) versions) of Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2016, uninstall and delete all system folders pertaining to these beta versions before installing the commercial version. Instructions on how to uninstall the beta versions are posted on the beta portal in the Beta and RC Readme files.
Product To Update |
Update Filename |
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Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2016 |
3dsMax2016_SP2.exe |
Install:
1. Download the appropriate file for your system. See Versions of the Service Pack.
2. Double-click the Service Pack 2s executable.
3. Follow the installation prompts in the Service Pack 2 installer.
Uninstall:
Windows 7 / Windows 8
1. Open Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features.
2. Click View Installed Updates.
3. Select Autodesk 3ds Max 2016 Service Pack 2.
4. Click Uninstall.
The following list contains issues fixed in this release (Service Pack 2 contains all previous Service Pack fixes for 3ds Max 2016).
Key |
Summary |
Component |
MAXX-24683 |
Corrupted Biped file errors on file and reload reload if you delete out a Biped and save the .max file |
Animation |
MAXX-24144 |
Uninstalling Populate Data causes "Install Populate Data!" error loading 3ds Max. |
Animation Populate |
MAXX-24386 |
Revit Importer: Geometries have already been simplified, even though SIMPLIFYMESH option is off |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-25608 |
Revit Import : Model only partially processed |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-25768 |
Revit_converter.exe will hang for some specific Revit files |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-7345 |
FLT Export cut off Names |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-24871 |
Game Exporter resulting in incorrect bone rotation |
Entertainment Creation Suites Interop |
MAXX-24889 |
Vertex alpha does not export with FBX |
Entertainment Creation Suites Interop |
MAXX-22440 |
Undesirable compilation message |
MCG Core |
MAXX-22638 |
Can't get map channels |
MCG Core |
MAXX-24179 |
Physics rigid body 'IsKinematic' operator |
MCG Controllers |
MAXX-24286 |
Keyboard input does not work in graph editor in Windows 8.1 |
MCG Controllers |
MAXX-24530 |
A Caching compound within a Cache's Init or Update throws exceptions |
MCG Controllers |
MAXX-24667 |
"Get Center Of Mass" node does not return the actual Center of Mass |
MCG Controllers |
MAXX-24876 |
Vector Parameters do not have default values like other parameters |
MCG Features |
MAXX-26419 |
Black Artifacts with noise filter in RapidRT |
Rendering RapidRT |
MAXX-23928 |
Muliti -light toggling will trigger shadow artifacts in viewport |
Stingray Live Link |
MAXX-25176 |
Import Inventor file as Mesh type, UVs broken |
FileIO |
MAXX-26726 |
FBX export - Application Error occurred on 2byte login user name |
FileIO |
MAXX-14919 |
HLSL Shader Materials not supported under nitrous Direct3D 11.0 (Nitrous does not handle #include ".fxh".) |
Materials DirectX, Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-23070 |
Locking PSD file format |
Materials Material Editors |
MAXX-23283 |
Cull State Error when opening 2013_StandardMaterial.max |
Materials Viewport |
MAXX-24894 |
HLSLMaterialHandle not working |
Materials Viewport |
MAXX-26849 |
Texmap Swirl: show realistic material effect has issues |
Materials Viewport |
MAXX-24988 |
Signal Parameter Causes Geometry Graphs to Re-evaluate too Often |
MCG Core |
MAXX-25081 |
Caches don't work when used in true and false branches of the "If" operator |
MCG Core |
MAXX-25368 |
2 Parameter String and Asset in Graph gives MS error |
MCG Core |
MAXX-25552 |
Unnecessary evaluations using At operator causes O(n) algorithms to run in O(n^2) |
MCG Core |
MAXX-25634 |
Open Compounds - Recent File list |
MCG Core |
MAXX-25777 |
Vector3 Parameter - Does not update properly on Time changed |
MCG Core |
MAXX-25915 |
CreateBox's smoothing groups being set to 0 causes combined meshes to lose their smoothing groups |
MCG Core |
MAXX-25961 |
Quaternion to Euler |
MCG Core |
MAXX-26177 |
Degrees to Quaternion operator |
MCG Core |
MAXX-26373 |
Combine Mesh set Vertex color to black when 1 of the meshes has vertex color |
MCG Core |
MAXX-26565 |
Adding MCG path to 3dsMax.ini removes the local user path from being compiled |
MCG Core |
MAXX-26775 |
Compiler should generate cache ids per node instance |
MCG Core |
MAXX-26816 |
Empty Vector3 Parameters generate maxscript with a decimal but not in Europe... |
MCG Core |
MAXX-27027 |
Custom MCG directory will fail to compile when a tool fails in either System or User MCG folder |
MCG Core |
MAXX-16431 |
Shift locks the spline creation to only one axis. |
Modeling |
MAXX-25101 |
Mirror tool flips Normals when used on objects with the Edit Poly modifier. |
Modeling |
MAXX-25470 |
Program error deleting SkinWrap target |
Modeling |
MAXX-27143 |
Missing DLL - prim.dlo error |
Modeling |
MAXX-25071 |
Modifier Sets have blank buttons for old, removed modifiers |
Modeling Modifiers |
MAXX-25572 |
When creating an invalid procutter from maxscript the user has to click on multiple dialogs |
Modeling Modifiers |
MAXX-26476 |
Program error picking Spline Morph target with lots of spline sub-objects |
Modeling Modifiers |
MAXX-23128 |
3ds Max 2016 Render from command line adds 9 seconds to a 1 second frame |
Rendering |
MAXX-24935 |
Program error of 3ds Max when tabbing from out of the resolution settings |
Rendering |
MAXX-24099 |
State sets corrupts the viewports |
Rendering StateSets |
MAXX-17867 |
Ctrl+A does not "select all" when using "select from scene" |
Scene Explorer |
MAXX-24749 |
.NET exception and white tree view with Display Missing Plugin filter |
Scene Explorer |
MAXX-21717 |
workspace default : viewport layout tab no longer appears in main UI on startup |
UI |
MAXX-25667 |
3ds Max Viewport Outline memory leak |
Viewports |
MAXX-26311 |
NitrousGraphicsManager.ShadowmapSizeLimit memory leak |
Viewports |
MAXX-26312 |
Nitrous: MMB panning of viewport causes memory leak |
Viewports |
MAXX-26313 |
Changing NitrousGraphicsManager.ShadowmapSizeLimit to 1024/2048 etc. leak RAM |
Viewports |
MAXX-26314 |
Possible Memory Leak... RAM consumption balloons |
Viewports |
MAXX-15647 |
Nitrous does not show correctly with Multi/Sub material. |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-20394 |
See-through display mode doesn't work with Vertex Color display |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-25150 |
Fix AlphaTestEnable With Nitrous |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-25425 |
Undo Use Color Map for StingrayPBS material will error 3ds Max |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-26303 |
Display issue when using grouped objects |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-26345 |
MMB panning of viewport causes serious memory leak with NitrousGraphicsManager.ShadowmapSizeLimit > 512 |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-26411 |
Nitrous - memory leak with time slider dragging or playback |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-26534 |
Patch OGS ATIL fix |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-26861 |
Nitrous realtime reflections do not function anymore (Max2016) |
Viewports Nitrous |
The first time 3ds Max® is started, the Customer Involvement Program dialog opens. If you choose to participate in the Customer Involvement Program, 3ds Max® will automatically send Autodesk information about system configuration, which features are used most frequently problems encountered, and other information helpful to the future direction of the product. For further information, see http://www.autodesk.com/company/customer-involvement-program.
Install and start 3ds Max®.
If the Customer Involvement Program dialog box is not displayed automatically, then in the Help menu, click Customer Involvement Program.
In the Customer Involvement Program dialog box, select "Participate - with contact information."
Enter a valid email address and company name, if any. Click OK.
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