3ds Max vs Blender: Ranking the Best 3D Modeling Software from Worst to Best!

[@MuthukumaranVFX]

i love 3DSMAX

[@Capeau]

They all are great, each has their ups and downs... Its a matter of personal preference...

[@snakebebop]

Sounds like something a Blender peasant would say, get owned

[@keelfly]

Maya's polygonal tools are second to Max :P Also, people need to stop this nonsense that having excellent plugin support is something bad. It is a reason to choose that tool that provides you a lot more high end and often specialized solutions than the native ones. All decent 3D tools have plugin support. And that philosophy is something they all have to thank 3D Studio for.

[@Mkaltered]

That’s why you learn all of them once you learn one it’s easier to learn the rest

[@snesoey]

I've used Max my entire career. It’s my go-to for modeling, animation, VFX, rendering-and sometimes just for staring blankly at the UI wondering why I do this to myself. Max is like that old friend who’s been around forever: reliable, versatile, but occasionally prone to tantrums that make you question your life choices. Let’s be real-if 3D software were a high school, Max users would be the “jack of all trades, master of none” kids, pulling off decent results in everything but secretly wishing they had Maya’s animation skills or Blender’s cool factor. But hey, what Max lacks in flash, it makes up for in sheer utility and a massive user base. Need a plugin for something obscure? There's probably 17 of them-and at least one forum thread from 2005 that explains it in Comic Sans. But here’s the thing: Max isn’t perfect. It’s not for everyone. If you’re diving into a hyper-specialized field, do your research-or you might end up yelling at a viewport at 3 a.m., like the rest of us.

[@Capeau]

Actually, the “jack of all trades, master of none” description fits Blender much much more. Max is great for layout, modeling, lighting/shading/rendering and VFX

[@AlexNguyen_Design]

@@Capeau 3ds Max is widely used in the gaming industry, and its Biped system is the industry standard for game development. 3ds Max is only second to Maya when it comes to filmmaking.

[@Pitonyshka]

Softimage, Modo, Moi3D, Fusion 360. Sculpting - Zbrush

[@cappuchino7336]

3ds max forever ! 3ds max, zbrush, plasticity

[@ToussaintMitsue]

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[@GearSolid3D]

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[@keelfly]

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[@keelfly]

Cinema 4D, Blender, and Maya have copied 3dsmax shamelessly. :P It took them ages and a lot of copying to be able to compete.Regardless. 3dsmax and Maya are the top 3D tools and typically go together in VFX and gaming studios. For Archviz it is pretty much the most preferred tool with a huge gap from the second.

[@keelfly]

"blender's meteoric rise"... it is still the least used 3d software. you still clap your hands for "integrated UV mapping" and list countless other features that all other tools had almost 30 years back... although everyone uses a plugin for UVs... "the biggest productions" are mostly productions of Blender.... from zero to mediocre is still an improvement though. enjoy.

[@hectorescobar9450]

I hate these videos.. also Max, unless you are in the Arch Viz industry, it is soo old and clunky. Really uninspiring when in comes to the entertainment industry and it is actually hated by many in the games industry. Hardly ever has any meaningful updates and its viewport is like looking at windows 95..

[@anab0lic]

I went from Blender to 3ds max and dont miss a single thing about blender. It's so much more intuitive to use.

[@hectorescobar9450]

@@anab0lic I used max professionally for almost a decade now I’m using Blender and I find it way faster, much more fun and far less cluttered with garbage. Also my eyes are happy not seeing that outdated viewport from Max..

[@anab0lic]

@@hectorescobar9450 I found blender to be the most unituitive, clunky, lacking in essential features (without add ons ) that I have ever used. There seems to be this cult like attitude surrounding it, promoting it as the best software you can possibly use, which was not my experience at all, . If i could go back and start again, its not where I would have begun, i think its the least beginner friendly of the options out there, despite all the tutorials available. RE Max's outdated UI, it doesn't bother me, perhaps not aesthetically as nice as other software, but functionally speaking superior to the mess that is blender, where all the tools are not so easily located. As far as UI goes C4D has been my favourite for poly modelling, functional/user friendly and good to look at.

[@gilbviz]

@@hectorescobar9450 I use 3ds max for ArchViz, and Blender for environment concept art

[@dagu20]

I've been using 3Ds Max since 2007 and I have to agree with you. There haven't been any significant updates since 2012 in my opinion. Autodesk focused 3Ds Max on architecture and forgot about the artistic side of it. For example, 3Ds Max never had a decent hair system and that's sad and don't come to me talking about Ornatrix because it's pretty mediocre. UVs in 3Ds Max are a complicated thing too. I think it's better than just ZBrush.

[@marcosmanilla9383]

Blender is the best!

[@rajendrameena150]

Blender is way more developed then 3DS Max even for archviz industry. It is AutoCAD that is supporting Max from falling and stopping the industry to adopt blender.

[@lylewhile3427]

Lol, and earth is flat