One day as I was going through my daily routine of modelling and animating stuff inside 3ds Max, it dawned on me, how boring the interface the looks. And I have always been a freak about customizing UI of the software I use. From making themes for my phone to making custom icon for Windows PC.
I created custom Icons for Max, changed the colors, added new keyboard shortcuts etc to give it a brand new look.
Here are some of the screenshots
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| Splash Screen |
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| UI |
If you like the theme and want it for yourself, follow these instructions:
Warning: For 3ds max 2017 SP2
- Download my files and extract using 7zip or winrar
- For splash screen
- Copy the dll file to your max installation folder (usually at %programfiles%\Autodesk\3ds max 2017).
- Optional backup: rename 3dsmax.branding.dll to 3dsmax.branding.old.dll
- Replace upon prompt when copying.
- Enjoy the beautiful splash screen next time you open it.
- For UI Icons
- Copy the three folders, Command Panel, MainToolbar and SnapsControls to C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2017\UI_ln\Icons\Dark (if you have max installed in the current location)
- . Restart 3dsmax
- For UI Colors and Enhanced Menu
- Copy the contents of the folder “For new UI” (not the folder itself) to C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2017\en-US\UI
- Replace Files (Backup first)
- Restart Max.