

'With 3D Studio MAX, Autodesk has done it again: delivered a robust 'platform' for 3D innovation,' said Bill Caffery, vice president of the Advanced Technologies Groups at Gartner Group, a Stamford, Connecticut-based market research firm. The product has previously been available only for MS-DOS(R), with the 3D Studio rendering engine also available for Silicon Graphics workstations. 3D Studio MAX on Windows NT should have an 'AutoCAD effect' on the high-end 3D graphics and animation market: level the playing field in every respect except price, where we will win hands down.' The 3D Studio MAX software is a revolutionary addition to the 3D Studio(R) product line, the most popular solution for professional 3D modeling, rendering and animation.

'To date, our 3D Studio product line has been tremendously successful, garnering nearly half of the entire worldwide market for professional 3D animation, on a relatively old operating system and modest hardware.
