Step 01
Choose Model or Texture search
Search Model looks through the preview images that ship with your model packs. Search Texture looks through your maps. The banner shows which set you are querying.
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From folder to merged asset.
A direct search-to-scene workflow inside 3ds Max.
Step 02
Select the drives or folders to search
Add the local folders, external drives or mapped network directories that hold your models and textures. Indexing time depends on the size of the selected library, storage speed and workstation hardware.
Step 03
Enter a description or add a reference image
Write it the way you'd describe it to a colleague — “modern armchair with a separate legrest” — or drag in a reference image to find the closest thing in the selected folders.
Step 04
Adjust the accuracy control where applicable
Where a tolerance or accuracy control is available, use it to widen or tighten how closely a result has to match before it is returned.
Step 05
Review the visual result batch
Results come back as a batch of previews. Zoom in and step through them before opening anything.
Step 06
Select the most relevant result
Compare shapes and materials in the preview and pick the asset that actually matches the brief.
Step 07
Merge, open, go to folder or collect
Merge the asset into the open scene, open the source file on its own, jump to its original folder in Explorer, or collect its associated assets where that is available on your plan.