Some study about 3D MAX software

Further study on 3D MAX software 

-Autodesk 3ds MAx, formerly 3D Studio Max , is a professional 3D computer graphics program for making 3D animations , models, games and images.

-It is developed and produced by Autodesk Media and Entertainment . 
         
-All process such as modeling , rendering , animation, rigging ,texturing and so on can be done in 3D MAX.

-Moreover, the latest version of 3D MAX also features shaders ,dynamic simulation, particle systems, radiosity and so on.

Version history :

Version	Platform	Name	Year	Official OS support	Bitness
3D Studio	MS-DOS	THUD	1990	MS-DOS	16 only
3D Studio 2	MS-DOS		1992
3D Studio 3	MS-DOS		1993
3D Studio 4	MS-DOS		1994
3D Studio MAX 1.0	Windows	Jaguar	1996		32 only
3D Studio MAX R2	Windows	Athena	1997
3D Studio MAX R3	Windows	Shiva	1999	Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0
Discreet 3dsmax 4	Windows	Magma	2000	Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000[4]
Discreet 3dsmax 5	Windows	Luna	2002	Windows 2000 and Windows XP
Discreet 3dsmax 6	Windows		2003
Discreet 3dsmax 7	Windows	Catalyst	2004
Autodesk 3ds Max 8	Windows	Vesper	2005
Autodesk 3ds Max 9	Windows	Makalu	2006		32 and 64
Autodesk 3ds Max 2008	Windows	Gouda	2007	Windows XP and Windows Vista
Autodesk 3ds Max 2009	Windows	Johnson	2008
Autodesk 3ds Max 2010	Windows	Renoir	2009
Autodesk 3ds Max 2011	Windows		2010	Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
Autodesk 3ds Max 2012	Windows	Excalibur / Rampage	2011
Autodesk 3ds Max 2013	Windows	Zelda	2012	Windows XP and Windows 7
Autodesk 3ds Max 2014	Windows	Tekken	2013	Windows 7	64 only
Autodesk 3ds Max 2015	Windows	Elwood	2014	Windows 7 and Windows 8

Rendering :

-I only know 2 type of rendering which is mental ray and V-ray which can be seen in the render setup in 3D max .

Mental ray  is a production quality renderer developed by mental images. It is integrated into the later versions of 3ds Max, and is a powerful raytracing renderer with bucket rendering, a technique that allows distributing the rendering task for a single image between several computers efficiently, using TCP network protocol.

V-Ray :A third-party render engine plug-in for 3D Studio MAX. It is widely used, frequently substituting the standard and mental ray renderers which are included bundled with 3ds Max. V-Ray continues to be compatible with older versions of 3ds Max.

                              [Accurate information is from  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodesk_3ds_Max ]