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3ds Max host configuration scripts for AWS Deadline Cloud

These Windows host configuration scripts install 3ds Max and selected renderers or plugins on AWS Deadline Cloud service-managed fleet workers. 3ds Max requires administrative installation, so host configuration is the recommended delivery boundary.

Sample index

This table covers every immediate sample directory in host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/.

Sample	What it demonstrates	Start here when
3ds Max 2024	Installing the base 2024 application	You need 3ds Max 2024 without bundled render plugins
3ds Max 2025 and Corona 13	Installing 3ds Max with Corona Renderer	Your 2025 scenes render with Corona 13
3ds Max 2025 and V-Ray	Installing 3ds Max and V-Ray together	Your 2025 scenes use V-Ray
3ds Max 2025, V-Ray, and AEC plugins	Adding Forest Pack, RailClone, and architectural visualization plugins	A 2025 V-Ray workload uses common AEC plugins
3ds Max 2025, V-Ray, and tyFlow	Installing V-Ray and tyFlow with 3ds Max	A 2025 workload combines rendering and particle simulation
3ds Max 2027	Installing the base 2027 application	You need 3ds Max 2027 without bundled render plugins
3ds Max 2027 and Corona 14	Installing the first Corona version supporting 3ds Max 2027	Your 2027 scenes render with Corona 14
3ds Max 2027 and V-Ray	Installing 3ds Max 2027 and V-Ray	Your 2027 scenes use V-Ray
3ds Max 2027, V-Ray, and tyFlow	Installing V-Ray and tyFlow with 3ds Max 2027	A 2027 workload combines rendering and particle simulation
3ds Max 2027, V-Ray, and AEC plugins	Adding Forest Pack, RailClone, FloorGenerator, and MultiTexture	A 2027 V-Ray workload uses architectural visualization plugins

The samples currently cover 3ds Max 2024, 2025, and 2027. The Deadline Cloud submitter also supports 3ds Max 2026; adapt the nearest script for that installer and verify all product-specific silent-install options.

Generate a script for another version with Kiro

The samples cover specific combinations. To create a script for another 3ds Max version, renderer, or plugin combination, you can use Kiro with this repository.

Prerequisites

• Install Kiro.
• Clone this repository and open it as the Kiro workspace.

Steps

1. Ask for the combination you need, for example:
   • Create a host configuration script for 3ds Max 2026
   • Create a host configuration script for 3ds Max 2026 and V-Ray 8
   • Create a host configuration script for 3ds Max 2027 and Corona 14
   • Add a host configuration script for 3ds Max 2026 with Forest Pack 10
2. Kiro reads skills/3dsmax-host-config/SKILL.md and generates a script and README for the requested combination.
3. Review and test the generated script, replace its TODO values with your S3 bucket and installer names, and then configure the fleet.

Common prerequisites

• Download each licensed installer from its vendor and place it in an S3 bucket in your account.
• Grant the fleet role s3:GetObject for the installer objects.
• Review installer versions, checksums where available, silent flags, licensing, and restart requirements before using a script.

Creating a 3ds Max installer archive in .zip format

Autodesk distributes 3ds Max as a .7z archive plus an extraction executable. The samples expect a ZIP so Windows can extract it without third-party software such as 7-Zip.

1. Open the Autodesk Products and Services page, sign in, and choose View details for 3ds Max.
2. Select the version, open the menu beside Download, and choose Direct Download. Keep the downloaded .7z and .exe in the same folder.
3. Run the .exe, wait for extraction, and choose Open in folder.
4. Select all extracted files and choose Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder.