Introducing Autodesk Design Suites

The three editions of the Autodesk Design Suite software – Autodesk Design Suite Standard, Autodesk Design Suite Premium, and Autodesk Design Suite Advanced – combine the power of AutoCAD software with increasingly powerful conceptual design and visualization software. Autodesk Design Suite 2011 software extends the power and flexibility of a familiar AutoCAD workflow by integrating Autodesk’s leading design and visualization software in a single, cost-effective package.

You gain great value, improved workflow, better design and communication, and have a superb tool reach new business.

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Hotfix – Autodesk 3ds Max 2011

From Autodesk 3ds Max Services & Support:

The latest Hot Fix from Autodesk for Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2011 software includes fixes for issues with stability and performance. Specific areas addressed are, Autodesk Materials, Autodesk® FBX®, Help, Lights, mental ray®, and Slate Material Editor.

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Autodesk 3ds Max Tips - Apple Boot Camp, MAXscript errors

Autodesk 3ds Max Services & Support

Apple® Boot Camp Support for Autodesk 3ds Max

Issue: You want to know if you can run Autodesk® 3ds Max® on an Apple® computer using Apple Boot Camp software.

Solution: click here

Solution applies to:
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2011
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010
Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2011
Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2010

MAXscript Rollout Handler Exception

Issue: You imported an fbx file from Revit that contains 'Pendant Light - Linear' lights. When you started the Light Lister from the Tools menu, you received the following error message: MAXscript Rollout Handler Exception

Solution: click here

Solution applies to:
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2011
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2009
Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2011
Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2010
Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2009
Autodesk® 3ds Max® Entertainment Creation Suite 2011
Autodesk 3ds Max Entertainment Creation Suite 2010
Autodesk 3ds Max Real-Time Animation Suite 2010

New Ideate Training Course - 3ds Max Design 2011

Ideate's 3ds Max Design for Architects course is now available.

This fast-paced one-day class is geared towards students who want to learn how to extend the building information model for advanced rendering, animation, analysis and other visualization techniques.

Click here for the complete outline. Bring your designs to life today!

Ideate has Autodesk Authorized Training Centers in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Sacramento and San Jose. Our courses are structured around Autodesk certified courseware and taught by certified professionals, ensuring highest quality training. Our trainers have real world experience and bring practical problem solving techniques and solutions to your class.

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Free Webcast: Design Options and Updates in Revit Architecture and 3ds Max Design

Autodesk invites you to attend a special webcast titled "The Magic Revealed: Design Options and Updates in Revit Architecture and 3ds Max Design".

Join this one hour session to learn how Revit® Architecture and 3ds Max® Design work together so that design options can be created and managed without creating separate models.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time

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Webcast Details: In this session, Amy Fietkau and Eddie Perlberg, AEC Technical Specialists for Architecture and Design Visualization, will show a Tenant Improvement project where they are renovating the interior and need to evaluate some design iterations. They will show how the design options are developed and refined in Revit. When high end renderings are needed to sell the client on the designs, they show how 3ds Max Design is used to manage the design options within the same Revit model.

See the magic of Design Options and Updates revealed, and learn:

• How design iterations are developed and managed in Revit Architecture using a single model
• How to manage these same design options in 3ds Max Design using a single file
• Experience a new way of developing designs for sharing and selling to clients

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Revit Tip - Want to export a model to Navisworks (without owning Navisworks?)

Check out the Autodesk Navisworks NWC Export Utility...

The NWC file format supports transfer of both object geometry and associated metadata from AutoCAD-based and Revit-based Autodesk design applications, plus 3ds Max, into Autodesk Navisworks 2010 software. The distributable NWC file exporter lets teams using Naviswork generate whole-project models for simulation and analysis. Project team members can generate the optimized NWC file directly from their design applications.

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Operating System Compatibility for 3ds Max

What Operating Systems (OS) are supported for these 3ds Max & 3ds Max Design releases?

• Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2010
• Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2009
• Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2008
• Autodesk® 3ds Max® 9
• Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2010
• Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2009
  
  

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