# 3ds Max USD 0.6 Released

**URL:** https://forum.aousd.org/t/3ds-max-usd-0-6-released/1032
**Category:** USD
**Created:** [December 7, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/3ds-max-usd-0-6-released/1032 "2023-12-07T19:16:20Z")
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#### Post date: [December 7, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/3ds-max-usd-0-6-released/1032/1 "2023-12-07T19:16:20Z")

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The USD Team at Autodesk is happy to share news of the release of USD for 3ds Max 0.6. The new update includes a USD Explorer to inspect stage hierarchy and make simple edits to visibility and variants, updated Importer SDK with animation import and enhancements to exporting materials. [See the release notes here](https://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-CC04680C-7FAA-4BA4-A74D-873D30F6ACE3).