3ds Max running on iMac

3ds Max 2009 running in OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard. This is a 3 years old iMac 24' white, Core 2 duo 2.33GHz, 2GB RAM, 7600 GT 256MB, 500GB HD. 3dsmax is running on a optimized windows xp install, under Parallels Desktop in Coherence Mode. The render speed was very impressive. It took 38s vs. 36s on windows 7 on bootcamp. The viewport speed it's not so great but acceptable at 32fps vs. 112fps on native windows. Later I'll test the same scene on the new VMWare Fusion 3.0 for comparisson. Thanks!

and here's the VMware Fusion 3.0 version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig9qQ6NU1Rs

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• 3dsmax
• autodesk
• mac
• osx
• apple
• snow
• leopard
• parallels

[onlycicala]

Ever heard of buying a PC

[starship77]

@onlycicala I have a PC... But what would be the point of using the PC if I want to test 3ds Max's performance virtualized under OS X? I wouldn't do a video to show 3ds Max running normally on a windows PC as it would be totally stupid... Thanks for watching.

[JordanMichaelVEVO]

EVER HEARD OF A SCREEN RECORDER>>>?

[starship77]

@JordanMichaelVEVO Yes. But this is a performance/speed comparison test. The screen recorder would use resources biasing the results. Why the caps anyway? Be polite!

[AngelusExitium]

Looks nice, even though this is pretty old. Especially the Mac. I've been thinking about buying a Mac. Only problem is that i'm going to use 3Ds a lot the upcoming years. Have you compared to a normal pc with about the same specs to see what is best? And would you prefer a Mac (bootcamp) or a normal pc for doing 3D work in 3Ds Max? The Mac costs a lot more than a pc which is a minus, but i'm sick and tired of pc's. They never work properly. I'll also use the Mac for Photoshop, music and videos.

[starship77]

@AngelusExitium The performance in bootcamp or a PC with the same specs will be exactly the same. Macs are just PCs with an EFI and a different operating system, so if you put the same operating system, there will be no difference... that being said I wouldn't buy a Mac if I had to bootcamp all the time, cause the beauty of the mac is in the OS. Anyway, I think there will be good news for Mac users about 3dsmax in the near future... =)

[lsbtrindade]

I know. I should bought a mac when I had the chance. Not a problem...I will as soon as a I have a chance.

[IsPeteBored]

@eExperiencePro ever heard of parallel or bootcamp !?????????

[JordanMichaelVEVO]

I AM.... iam i just like ritin in caps ?...



[deluxedookie]

only time you need alot of power on a 3d modler is when you render or have massive amounts of polys not counting programs like zbrush, mudbox, etc.

i always get a DX error on max 2009 32 or 64 bit

[AngelusExitium]

@starship77 Why? Is 3Ds being developed for Mac or something? That would be awesome.