Hello,
i guess same question as every year… but, now 3dsmax2017 is released, how long does it takes to get a vray update ? 
Thanks !
Same answer as every year 
Within a month from now for the official builds; if you need it sooner, drop me a line.
Best regards,
Vlado
ok, same reply as ever year : Ok thanks, i will wait for SP1 anyway !
Is there any way to get to play with it earlier, if you are on an EDU license?
Tempting, however, it takes a good six months for things to work properly. 3rd party plugins have to recompile. If you do jump on board early, make sure you know you can’t save backwards, so proceed with caution. I just moved to 2016 this month :). I’m interested in 2017’s new UI, so I might upgrade after the 1st SP, which usually takes a couple months. The last two 3DS MAX’s had issues that kept it from being production worthy until the first SP. Heck, some might say with disappearing geometry, 2016 still isn’t ready.
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What do you mean?
Well, maybe you can. I guess I do it all the time, so forget that. I was thinking Revit.
Is the Not Responding every few minutes solved?
3ds max 2016 is nothing but a pain, has alot of issues, stil stuck on max 2015
We are thinking of upgrading to 2016, we are still on 2014 ATM.
Do you think it’s worth it?
What are your major issues with 2016?
Cheers
It’s been a long time since I’ve liked a release of Max, I went from 2014 to 2016 and while it was better it still has problems of its own even after 3SP’s. Autodesk seems to be ok with just letting things rot on the vine, take Revit linking for instance, it’s still broken in 2016 even though Revit and Max are supposed to have this tight integration. You can’t tell me they don’t know about it so why not fix it!!
Either you take advantage of AD upgrade offers now, or pay full price later. The whole subscription deal is so everyone is on the same version, so AD only has to support one release. Eventually, you’ll have to upgrade and it’ll be a subscription. Usually, AD’s end of quarter deals are good and they are having them now.
Don’t they already only support one version? Have they ever came out with a SP for a previous year’s version after the new one is released?
I don’t know, but that is what I was told at an Autodesk event, several years ago. I am sure they patch things if they find them and they might mean technical support.
I work on 2016 without any problems. Even with large scenes, its great and faster in viewports then 2014 or 2015.
It might very well be a plugin. Do you have Walls & Tiles installed? Sometimes I think my problem start whenever I install it.
Dont using it. I have Vray, Forest Pack and Relink Bitmaps. And 2016 works fine.
I’m not 100% sure that, that’s the culprit. However, that’s the only thing, other than what you have listed, I have installed. I install it, to use it, and before I know it the scene gets to slow to use. I’ll have to experiment. I’m wondering if anyone else has the same issues when Walls&Tiles is installed.
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I just watched a “What’s new in 2017” and, although it is one man’s opinion, he said that it was riddled with bugs and crashes 4/5 times a day. Basically, do not use it in a production environment.
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I will try and see for myself. Everyone have different experiences. I think it wont crash at all for me.