Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2016 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Readme |
This readme contains recent information regarding the installation and use of Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2016 SP1 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.
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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_SP1.exe |
Install:
1. Download the appropriate file for your system. See Versions of the Service Pack.
2. Double-click the Service Pack 1 executable.
3. Follow the installation prompts in the Service Pack 1 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 1.
4. Click Uninstall.
The following list contains issues fixed in this release.
Key |
Summary |
Component |
MAXX-22058 |
3dsmax 2015 - SP3 breaks motion mixer mixdown & copy to biped |
Animation |
MAXX-22545 |
Object only updates when you move to the next frame |
Animation |
MAXX-22671 |
Implement particle export to Alembic |
Animation |
MAXX-24010 |
IParamBlock2::Reset and ::ResetAll do not create restore objects |
Animation |
MAXX-22127 |
Skin / Paint Weights tool gives a wrong weighting. |
Animation Modifiers |
MAXX-22134 |
Skin Modifier / Error when using the Weights Paint tool |
Animation Modifiers |
MAXX-22380 |
TrackView: poor performance shift cloning keys on curve |
Animation TrackView |
MAXX-22848 |
TrackView: poor performance selecting keys trackbar |
Animation TrackView |
MAXX-22047 |
DOF Animation Fails |
Cameras Physical |
MAXX-22988 |
Fixing the DOF animation seems to have broken the grid of the Physical Cam |
Cameras Physical |
MAXX-22171 |
.Net Garbage collection issue |
Core |
MAXX-23111 |
Defaults command line option does not work in quiet mode. |
Core |
MAXX-22072 |
Exceptions to report filename and line number |
MAXScript |
MAXX-22156 |
struct def member variable initialization expressions are not properly wrapped in a SourceFileWrapper |
MAXScript |
MAXX-15268 |
Parenting widget to 3dsmax window |
Python API |
MAXX-15755 |
PySide: QtGui.QLineEdit cannot be edit when use in MAX |
Python API |
MAXX-22345 |
Constraint names are duplicated while import animated inventor file， even though they are different in Inventor. |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-22359 |
Add option that could set import view detail level |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-22683 |
Revit Import: cutting box and missing object issue |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-22746 |
Revit Import: surface edge and smooth group info are missing |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-22956 |
Revit_converter.exe process left in memory |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-23016 |
Customer Error Report: Program error on Export to OBJ. msvcr110 _NA_ vsprintf_s_l |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-23123 |
Revit Import: RCE 2014 not working |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-23150 |
3ds Max will hang if cancel Link Revit importing at the point when loading rvt files |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-23224 |
Revit Import: Massive co-planar triangle compared with DWG import |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-23344 |
Revit Importer Texture Cut-out issue |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-23345 |
Revit Importer: Add additional metadata as Expo team required |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-23980 |
Link File - Reload saved link revit file failed |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-24161 |
Revit Import: Empty scene error |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-22349 |
Body object visible in viewport cause crash when set as template scene |
Design Suite Interop |
MAXX-18813 |
Alembic imports/exports transforms incorrectly. |
Entertainment Creation Suites Interop |
MAXX-22275 |
FBX - Material Custom Attribute lost |
Entertainment Creation Suites Interop |
MAXX-22350 |
Program error: Center Pivot with Alembic object |
Entertainment Creation Suites Interop |
MAXX-23597 |
FBX Export from Max 2016 corrupting skinning |
Entertainment Creation Suites Interop |
MAXX-20540 |
Add UI Preference entry to Enable/Disable Multi-Touch Gestures |
Autocam and Gestura |
MAXX-21614 |
Missing orbit gesture on HP Z1 G2 |
Autocam and Gestura |
MAXX-23428 |
3ds Max 2016 error on close with Wacom Cintiq touch displays |
Autocam and Gestura |
MAXX-21688 |
Performance problems saving large graph |
MCG Core |
MAXX-21933 |
Attempting to create a connection in large graphs causes the node editor to lag, preventing the connection from being made. |
MCG Core |
MAXX-22760 |
MCG loading an invalid graph with a loop causes program error |
MCG Core |
MAXX-21332 |
Revit Importer: Scene importation fails silently |
FileIO |
MAXX-22015 |
Revit importer memory and performance improvements |
FileIO |
MAXX-22179 |
Some Body Objects are missing while importing stp file. |
FileIO |
MAXX-22182 |
Geting additinal pieces of objects than previous while importing igs file. |
FileIO |
MAXX-22192 |
Issues extending containers using maxscript |
FileIO |
MAXX-22871 |
Using Object Paint with XRef Objects no longer works in 2016. |
FileIO |
MAXX-22872 |
Wrong offset when using the Object Paint with XRef objects |
FileIO |
MAXX-22925 |
Container support to click closed content to select helper |
FileIO |
MAXX-23772 |
Views list isn't in alphabetical order while using regular importer to import rvt file. |
FileIO |
MAXX-23989 |
Revit Importer: Dalylight properties are different from previous. |
FileIO |
MAXX-19527 |
Customer Error Report: Program Error when saving |
FileIO, MCG Core |
MAXX-23422 |
DX9 HLSLShaderMaterial node does not respect Light Direction and Color Semantics in Nitrous DX9 |
Materials DirectX, Viewports DirectX |
MAXX-21693 |
"ShaderFX" page are all not localized when clicking "open ShaderFX" button on "Slate Material Editor" page under Rendering Ribbon. |
Materials ShaderFX |
MAXX-21365 |
Transparent is broken in 2013_NodeProperties |
Materials Viewport |
MAXX-22670 |
Vray mtl bump issue with AMG shader |
Materials Viewport |
MAXX-23191 |
Color in 2013_tonemapping is wrong. |
Materials Viewport |
MAXX-23283 |
Cull State Error when opening file. |
Materials Viewport |
MAXX-22286 |
Get Matrix Scale and others are not exposed in operator list |
MCG Core |
MAXX-22756 |
MCG scripted modifiers cause performance lag in modifier list |
MCG Core |
MAXX-23083 |
Graph gets stuck in pan mode |
MCG Core |
MAXX-24159 |
MCG scripted modifiers cause performance lag in modifier list |
MCG Core |
MAXX-21604 |
Broken Transform center in the Mirror tool (geometry mode). |
Modeling |
MAXX-21604 |
Broken Transform center in the Mirror tool (geometry mode). |
Modeling |
MAXX-23013 |
Customer Error Report: epoly CreateFaceCMode ExitMode |
Modeling |
MAXX-23259 |
Customer Error Report: mnmath _NA_ BadBridgeMesh 0x154 |
Modeling |
MAXX-23366 |
Customer Error Report: epoly CreateFaceCMode ExitMode |
Modeling |
MAXX-23606 |
Customer Error Report: chamfermod ChamferPostLoad proc |
Modeling |
MAXX-23918 |
Customer Error Report: Program error with Caddies |
Modeling |
MAXX-21772 |
Quad Chamfer selects all previously chamfered edges. |
Modeling Modifiers |
MAXX-21924 |
Cancelling out of a chamfer operations sometimes messes up the smoothing groups |
Modeling Modifiers |
MAXX-22352 |
Customer Error Report: NURBS bug |
Modeling NURBS |
MAXX-21495 |
OSD / GPU / rendering issues after adding modifiers on top of the OSD. |
Modeling OpenSubdiv |
MAXX-21925 |
OpenSubdiv "Smooth Triangles" switch is broken |
Modeling OpenSubdiv |
MAXX-21595 |
iray__Irradiance : RenderElement incorrect property class |
Rendering |
MAXX-21850 |
Command line rendering improvements |
Rendering |
MAXX-21857 |
Wrong Gamma in RAM player |
Rendering |
MAXX-22203 |
Assigning A360 Renderer via MAXScript while Render Dialog is open causes Program Error |
Rendering |
MAXX-22302 |
RenderSetup dialog: "Views to render" label is not displayed correctly |
Rendering |
MAXX-22484 |
Displace modifier that gradient ramp was assigned does not work correctly |
Rendering |
MAXX-22752 |
save render preset and "+"-button , pathing issues |
Rendering |
MAXX-21591 |
Irradiance Element Not Playing Nice |
Rendering IRay |
MAXX-21108 |
Noisy area light sampling artifacts for default materials |
Rendering MentalRay |
MAXX-21154 |
LIS produces unwanted distribution in near-field lighting |
Rendering MentalRay |
MAXX-21724 |
mr Physical Sky renders black when daylight below 0 degrees |
Rendering MentalRay |
MAXX-21858 |
LIS Causes Slower Render |
Rendering MentalRay |
MAXX-22906 |
MAXX-12848 Integrate mental ray 3.13.1.6 |
Rendering MentalRay |
MAXX-23069 |
Error when doing a DBR with 3ds Max 2016 |
Rendering MentalRay |
MAXX-23098 |
Program Error when loading MDL material if texture is not set |
Rendering MentalRay |
MAXX-20328 |
Panorama exporter is available for A360 |
A360 Rendering |
MAXX-21260 |
Sign in widget for A360 displays a 1px button when clicked |
A360 Rendering |
MAXX-22007 |
Users can send an animation to A360 rendering service |
A360 Rendering |
MAXX-22693 |
A360 test compatibility Program Error |
A360 Rendering |
MAXX-19028 |
Xform modifier OFF in renderer not respected once state sets activated |
Rendering StateSets |
MAXX-21543 |
Sending footage back from After Effects |
Rendering StateSets |
MAXX-18055 |
Scene explorer slows down viewport display in walk though mode |
Scene Explorer |
MAXX-20337 |
Hiding 50 layers makes 50 UNDO actions |
Scene Explorer |
MAXX-21465 |
Hiding a selection, from within the SE leaves the selection "halo" visible |
Scene Explorer |
MAXX-21465 |
Hiding a selection, from within the SE leaves the selection "halo" visible |
Scene Explorer |
MAXX-12423 |
Customer Error Report: system_xaml_ni: _NA_: _NA_ |
UI |
MAXX-23915 |
Customer Error Report: Program error with DevExpress_Utils |
UI |
MAXX-23095 |
Selection in element sub-object mode is slow |
Viewports |
MAXX-20906 |
Support for inverted Green channel with HLSLShaderMaterial |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-21131 |
Support built-in functions to satisfy special MetaSL porting needs. |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-21162 |
Issues for Show Material in Viewport pressed down. |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-22534 |
Port blend material for AMG shader |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-22684 |
When using progressive rendering, Ghost artifacts in viewport when using black as material color |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-22902 |
Reflection -> bitmap texture not working |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-23432 |
Selected polygon doesn't show correctly in Viewport if the mesh is dense. |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-24465 |
Assigning Vertex Colors with a Skylight in the scene makes geometry black. |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-24466 |
Group performance lag |
Viewports Nitrous |
MAXX-24559 |
The Bloom maxsdk sample could not work correctly in release mode |
Viewports Nitrous |
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