.max File Extension
File Type 13ds Max Scene File
| Developer | Autodesk |
| Category | 3D image files |
| File Format | Binary |
.MAX Type 1
A MAX file presents a 3D scene file generated by 3ds Max. 3ds Max is a special software you can use to create a 3D model, render or animation. A MAX file is actually the main scene made in 3ds Max. It can have a complex structured 3D scenes with a big amount of models and design modifiers such as texture, lightning, shades or wireframes.
MAX is a kind of CAD/CAN format. This format differs from standard 3D formats, so it can contain 3D scenes created with the help of 3ds Max plugins. That's why to open it, you have to use special programs.
The ".max" file is a binary format that has better loading time than some others, as well as relatively small file size.
It is one of the most popular 3D formats used all over the world for different purposes. For example, to create 3D scenes for films and games. MAX files can be exported to other formats such as .AI or .DWG by 3ds Max.
NOTE: Before the 3ds Max there was a 3D Studio MAX that allowed to save 3D scenes as MAX files. Now, the latest version of 3ds Max supports the export of 3DS scenes.
Programs that open MAX files
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File Type 2PaperPort Scanned Document
| Developer | Nuance Communications |
| Category | Raster image files |
| File Format | N/A |
.MAX Type 2
It is an image made by special scanning tool, for example, Scan Soft Paper Port. Such a file has a specific format that is typical for ScanSoft.
NOTE: From October 2005, ScanSoft is a part of Nuance Communications, Inc.
File Type 3OmniPage Scanned Document
| Developer | Nuance Communications |
| Category | Page layout files |
| File Format | N/A |
.MAX Type 3
It is a kind of MAX file that represents an image or a text file made in OmniPage, special software for scanning. With the help of OCR software it becomes possible to recognize characters and page layout data.
Such a file has different layers and markup settings which Is typical for formats used for e-book.
An OmniPage tool is a product of ScanSoft, that now is a part of Nuance Communications, Inc.
File Type 4Action Replay Max Save File
| Developer | Datel |
| Category | Game files |
| File Format | Binary |
.MAX Type 4
Such a file represents video game data for PlayStation 2 saved by Datel's Action Replay MAX. This is a special PS2 tool that was made for using cheats and saving the game process. You can save MAX file to a hard drive as well as send it to a PC using an external storage media.
Memory Manager for PS2 Action Replay MAX disc can be used to open a MAX file on the PS2.
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