3ds Max

3ds Max or Max for Engineers/Architects is popular software that provides comprehensive 3D modeling,
animation, rendering, and compositing solutions for diverse range industries like Engineering or
Architectural designing, motion graphics creation, game designing, film editing etc.

3ds Max is developed and produced by Autodesk Media and Entertainment. It is also known as 3D
Studio and 3D Studio Max. It is a specialized 3D computer graphics program exclusively used for making
3D models, animations, games, and images.

It is capable of modeling and has a flexible plugin architecture, so, it is compatible with Microsoft
Windows platform. Usually, it is used for video game developers and TV commercial studios, but
architects use it for 3D design visualization.

Why to learn?

3ds Max is broadly used by civil engineers and architects for 3D design visualization. 3ds Max helps the
designers to render drawings in photo-realistic visualization that are created using AutoCAD or any other
CAD software.

CAD software also provides render options but, 3ds Max has additional control feature in rendering
settings. Therefore, now a day’s most engineers and architects use CAD software and BIM tools for
modeling and 3ds Max software for rendering.

Reference:

https://www.cadd.co.in/software/3ds-max.php#:~:text=3ds%20Max%20is%20broadly%20used,or
%20any%20other%20CAD%20software.

Video Reference:

(OVERVIEW) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7LaYg5-pB0&list=PLnKw1txyYzRkDT7ZH-
2Mzd4hwZ_zjY_jt&index=1

(SAMPLE PROJECT) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq93ex2Ba7M

MX Road

MX Road is an excellent string-based modeling tool that enables the rapid and accurate design of all
types of roads. Individuals such as civil engineers, designers, surveyors, system designers can access 3D
modeling, construction driven engineering, and other analysis all in one engineering application. MX
Road contributes to improving the quality of designs by combining traditional engineering workflow
profile and cross sections with 3D modeling technology.

# MX Road can be used on a wide variety of :

(1) Highway projects

(2) Corridor studies

(3) Municipal streets schemes

(4) Commercial buildings

(5) Plant and manufacturing sites

(6) Airports

(7) Rail terminals

(8) Drainage, utility and floodplain projects.

Reference:

https://www.caddcentre.com/mxroad-software-training-course.php#:~:text=MX%20Road%20is%20an
%20excellent,all%20in%20one%20engineering%20application.

https://www.slideshare.net/VaibhavSandhu/design-of-road-project-using-mx-software-214306637

Video Reference:

(OVERVIEW) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PNuRgO6Qk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSGHVu8Mvxo

(SAMPLE PROJECT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=HFf0k9H_hxE&list=PLnJUnxLwu_N5GITZzZGo0gMmMm6DktXBC&index=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URO67B8PESc&list=PLnJUnxLwu_N6bmJnO4jSyVmADThsPyx1X