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To start 3ds Max from the command line:
1 Open a Command Prompt window.
2 Change directory to the 3ds Max root directory, if this directory is not
in your PATH statement.
3 Type 3dsmax to start the program. Optionally, add a command-line
switch (see below).
Command-Line Switches
You can use the following switches after 3dsmax on the command line.
EffectSwitch
Starts program using othercui.cui instead
of maxstart.cui .
-c other-
cui
Causes Track View to use a double-
buffered display, which is smoother than
-d
the single-buffered display but uses more
system resources.
Makes background white (instead of gray)
in the following dialogs: Track View, RAM
-g
Player, Video Post, Loft, and Falloff Curve.
Useful for screen captures when using a
display mode less than 24 bits deep, for
avoiding background patterns.
Allows choice of graphics drivers: Software,
Open GL, Direct3D, and Custom.
-h
Starts program using otherfile.ini instead
of 3dsmax.ini .
-i other-
file
Loads the last .max file automatically.-l
Open maximized.-ma
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