Autodesk 3ds Max, formerly 3D Studio Max, is 3D computer graphics software for making 3D animayions, models, and images. it was developed and produced by Autodesk Media and Entertainment. it has modeling capabilities, a flexible plugin architeture and can be used on the Microsoft Windows platform. it is frequently used by video game developers, TV commercial studios and architectural visualization studios. it is also used for movie effects and movie previsualization.