3ds Max® 2012 Bible

APPENDIX A

What's New with 3ds Max 2012

IN THIS APPENDIX

Finding the new features in Max

Enjoying the minor enhancements that Max has to offer

With each revision of Max, I'm always amazed at the new features that are included. Max is a large and complex piece of software, and just when I think it can't hold anything more, a new revision with a host of new features appears. Max 2012 is no different.

You can find in-depth coverage of the new features in the various chapters, but this appendix provides a quick overview of these new features, along with references on where to learn more about them. Throughout the book, the New Feature icon identifies the features that are new to 3ds Max 2012.

Note

If Max needs some improvements that haven't made it into the latest release, you can join Autodesk's Customer Involvement Program using the Help Customer Involvement Program menu command. This program lets you provide feedback and suggestions to the Max team.

Major Improvements

3ds Max 2012 includes lots of new improvements. Some are considered major because they likely will affect every user's workflow, and others are minor because they are smaller in scale. However, an improvement listed as minor may be the one you've been waiting for.

Note

Within the Introduction section of the Max Help file is a What's New in 3ds Max 2012 page. You also can access the What's New link in the Help menu. ...