<s>
Gmax	B-Application
is	O
an	O
application	O
based	O
on	O
Autodesk	O
's	O
3ds	B-Language
Max	I-Language
application	O
used	O
by	O
professional	O
computer	O
graphics	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3ds	B-Language
Max	I-Language
is	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
modeling	O
,	O
animation	O
and	O
rendering	O
package	O
with	O
some	O
secondary	O
post-production	O
and	O
compositing	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gmax	B-Application
is	O
much	O
more	O
limited	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
singular	O
intended	O
usegame	O
content	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
promotional	O
freeware	B-License
software	I-License
was	O
discontinued	O
after	O
version	O
1.2	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
licensed	O
version	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
from	O
TurboSquid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gmax	B-Application
's	O
utility	O
can	O
be	O
expanded	O
by	O
"	O
game	O
packs	O
"	O
which	O
feature	O
customized	O
tools	O
that	O
allow	O
creation	O
and	O
exporting	O
of	O
customizable	O
content	O
to	O
games	O
and	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
</s>
<s>
Thereafter	O
Gmax	B-Application
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
subsequentTrainz	O
until	O
Trainz	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxis	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
company	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
dedicated	O
renderer	O
for	O
their	O
Gmax	B-Application
gamepack	O
,	O
BAT	O
(	O
Building	B-Application
Architect	I-Application
Tool	I-Application
)	O
for	O
SimCity	B-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
ca	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
of	O
Gmax	B-Application
and	O
Autodesk	O
's	O
distribution	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
tools	O
was	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
aimed	O
towards	O
remedying	O
the	O
'	O
limited-options	O
infringement	O
 '	O
of	O
3D	O
modeling	O
packages	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
widespread	O
among	O
amateur	O
3D	O
modeling	O
and	O
game	O
mod	O
communities	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Gmax	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
similar	O
'	O
game	O
modeler	O
 '	O
version	O
of	O
Maya	B-Language
soon	O
after	O
,	O
amateur	O
modelers	O
had	O
extremely	O
limited	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
tools	O
needed	O
for	O
3D	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gmax	B-Application
enabled	O
modelers	O
to	O
have	O
legitimate	O
access	O
to	O
content	O
creation	O
tools	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
used	O
by	O
professionals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auran/N3V	O
distributed	O
Gmax	B-Application
from	O
the	O
outset	O
as	O
a	O
licensed	O
partner	O
as	O
an	O
included	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Trainz	O
series	O
of	O
simulators	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
document	O
"	O
Content	O
Creators	O
"	O
manual	O
,	O
up	O
through	O
and	O
including	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Trainz	O
2004	O
Deluxe	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
they	O
provided	O
a	O
download	O
link	O
in	O
the	O
many	O
versions	O
of	O
TRS2006	O
before	O
the	O
technology	O
became	O
obsolescent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
distributed	O
Gmax	B-Application
with	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
(	O
MSFS	O
)	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
2002	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
freeware	B-License
and	O
payware	O
add-on	O
aircraft	O
and	O
scenery	O
is	O
created	O
with	O
Gmax	B-Application
and	O
it	O
's	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
standard	O
modeller	O
for	O
MSFS	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
does	O
have	O
competition	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
user-friendly	O
Flight	O
Simulator	O
Design	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
special	O
animations	O
through	O
XML	B-Protocol
coding	O
written	O
into	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2005	O
AutoDesk	O
Media	O
and	O
Entertainment	O
has	O
discontinued	O
and	O
no	O
longer	O
supports	O
Gmax	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
decided	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
3ds	B-Language
Max	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Gmax	B-Application
is	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
been	O
some	O
debate	O
as	O
to	O
whether	O
exporting	O
Quake	B-Application
3	I-Application
models	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
a	O
game	O
other	O
than	O
Quake	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
violation	O
of	O
the	O
Gmax	B-Application
software	O
license	O
agreement	O
(	O
or	O
EULA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Product	O
manager	O
Paul	O
Perreault	O
has	O
publicly	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Gmax	B-Application
is	O
a	O
tool	O
to	O
create	O
3d	O
content	O
—	O
what	O
you	O
create	O
with	O
Gmax	B-Application
is	O
your	O
business	O
,	O
not	O
ours.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
continues	O
,	O
"	O
Discreet	O
is	O
not	O
opposed	O
to	O
exporting	O
data	O
from	O
Gmax	B-Application
—	O
provided	O
Discreet	O
is	O
the	O
decision	O
maker	O
about	O
what	O
formats	O
are	O
supported.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Export	O
to	O
the	O
Quake	B-Application
3	I-Application
model	O
format	O
is	O
officially	O
supported	O
by	O
Discreet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
using	O
Gmax	B-Application
to	O
create	O
and	O
export	O
models	O
to	O
the	O
.md3	O
format	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
violation	O
of	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
Gmax	B-Application
EULA	O
.	O
</s>
