.MAX file extension

How to open file with .MAX extension?

Klaus Mehler, 28.08.2014
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.MAX is the file extension developed by Autodesk, Inc. for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .MAX extension belong to the "3D&CAD Files " category. The full name of this type of files is 3D Studio Max Scene. Files with the .MAX extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .MAX extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

3D Studio Max Scene

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WINDOWS
3D Studio Max 3D Studio Max

PaperPort Scanned

OS Software
WINDOWS
OmniPage OmniPage
PaperPort PaperPort

Microsoft Creative Writer Document

OS Software

Maximizer

OS Software
WINDOWS
Maximizer Maximizer

OrCAD Layout

OS Software
WINDOWS
OrCAD PCB Designer OrCAD PCB Designer

Action Replay Max Save

OS Software

Pfaff Embroidery Format

OS Software
WINDOWS
Embird Embroidery Software Embird Embroidery Software
Embroidermodder 2 Embroidermodder 2

After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .MAX extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .MAX extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .MAX extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.