# Install Autodesk 3ds Max on Deadline Cloud Windows workers
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The [3dsmax](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/tree/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax) host configuration scripts 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:
+ [3dsmax-2024](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/blob/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/3dsmax-2024.ps1) — 3ds Max 2024.
+ [3dsmax-2025-and-vray](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/blob/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/3dsmax-2025-and-vray.ps1) — 3ds Max 2025 with V-Ray.
+ [3dsmax-2025-and-corona-13](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/blob/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/3dsmax-2025-and-corona-13.ps1) — 3ds Max 2025 with Chaos Corona 13.
+ [3dsmax-2025-vray-and-aec-plugins](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/blob/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/3dsmax-2025-vray-and-aec-plugins.ps1) — 3ds Max 2025 with V-Ray and AEC plugins.
+ [3dsmax-2025-vray-and-tyflow](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/blob/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/3dsmax-2025-vray-and-tyflow.ps1) — 3ds Max 2025 with V-Ray and tyFlow.
+ [3dsmax-2025-and-pencilplus-4](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/blob/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/3dsmax-2025-and-pencilplus-4.ps1) — 3ds Max 2025 with PSOFT Pencil\+ 4.
+ [3dsmax-2027](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/blob/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/3dsmax-2027.ps1) — 3ds Max 2027.
+ [3dsmax-2027-and-vray](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/blob/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/3dsmax-2027-and-vray.ps1) — 3ds Max 2027 with V-Ray.
+ [3dsmax-2027-and-corona-14](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/blob/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/3dsmax-2027-and-corona-14.ps1) — 3ds Max 2027 with Chaos Corona 14.
+ [3dsmax-2027-and-vray-and-tyflow](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/blob/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/3dsmax-2027-and-vray-and-tyflow.ps1) — 3ds Max 2027 with V-Ray and tyFlow.
+ [3dsmax-2027-vray-and-aec-plugins](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/blob/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/3dsmax-2027-vray-and-aec-plugins.ps1) — 3ds Max 2027 with V-Ray and AEC plugins.
+ [3dsmax-2027-and-pencilplus-4](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/blob/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/3dsmax-2027-and-pencilplus-4.ps1) — 3ds Max 2027 with PSOFT Pencil\+ 4.

To verify that a worker has 3ds Max and V-Ray configured correctly, submit the [sunflower\_sphere](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/tree/mainline/host_configuration_scripts/3dsmax/examples/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, you can use the [Kiro](https://kiro.dev) AI agent with the bundled [3dsmax-host-config skill](https://github.com/aws-deadline/deadline-cloud-samples/tree/mainline/skills/3dsmax-host-config).

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.

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for AWS Deadline Cloud. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query deadline-cloud` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).