Install Autodesk 3ds Max on Deadline Cloud Windows workers

The 3dsmax host configuration scripts on the GitHub website install 3ds Max with renderer plugins such as V-Ray, Corona, tyFlow, and AEC plugins on Windows service-managed fleet workers. Because 3ds Max runs only on Windows and requires administrative access to install, the recommended approach is to install it on the worker host through a host configuration script.

The samples repository on the GitHub website includes scripts for the following version and plugin combinations:

To verify that a worker has 3ds Max and V-Ray configured correctly, submit the sunflower_sphere test job bundle on the GitHub website, included with the scripts.

To generate a script for a different version, renderer, or plugin combination, use the bundled 3dsmax-host-config skill on the GitHub website. The skill runs in the Kiro AI agent on the Kiro website.

Each script downloads the 3ds Max installer from an Amazon S3 bucket in your AWS account and runs it in silent mode. Autodesk provides 3ds Max as a .7z archive, which the scripts expect repackaged as .zip. Each script's README includes instructions for creating the .zip archive and uploading it to Amazon S3.

Your fleet IAM role needs s3:GetObject permission for the installers in Amazon S3.