Download ValTerra for Autodesk 3ds Max
One installer, every feature unlocked. No card, no ValTerra account, no watermark on anything you render.
What you get
A single .mzp installer
The current release is v0.4.91. It installs the full plugin — Photo Studio, Camera match, schematic city and terrain.
Every feature enabled for 30 days
The trial is not a feature-limited edition. Renders come out clean: no watermark, no stamp, no resolution cap. The count starts the first time you open the panel, not the day you download — and it does not restart if your clock moves backwards.
A free tier when the 30 days are up
Nothing is asked of you and nothing is taken away: the plugin quietly continues as ValTerra Lite, free forever. The whole workflow stays, at half quality — Medium (8 m) geometry, Half-resolution textures, 1080p captures, and up to 0.25 km² per photorealistic import. Schematic city and terrain stay unlimited, at full quality, and nothing is ever watermarked.
What you need
Autodesk 3ds Max 2024, 2025, and 2026
On Windows. ValTerra exports native Max objects, so it works with any renderer; with Corona installed it also fills the sun slot for you.
Credentials for the globe and photorealistic features
One credential runs everything: a free Cesium ion token — two clicks to sign up — or your own Google Maps Platform key. Both are linked from inside the plugin, and you paste one into a single field. Schematic city and terrain then cost nothing to import: they come from open data and spend none of that quota.
Photorealistic 3D Tiles features run on credentials you supply — your own Google Maps Platform key or a Cesium ion token — under your own agreement with that provider, and that provider bills you directly.
How to install
Download the file.
The button above downloads the .mzp file straight from GitHub.
Run it from Autodesk 3ds Max.
Drag the .mzp file into a viewport, or use MAXScript → Run Script.
Open ValTerra.
It appears in your toolbar. Paste a map credential into the panel once — the plugin links you straight to a free one — and the globe comes up.
After the trial
Nothing is taken away from work you already made. Scenes you built at full quality keep opening and rendering exactly as they are. What changes is new work: photorealistic imports come in at Medium (8 m) with Half-resolution textures, and captures at 1080p. Schematic city and terrain stay unlimited, at full quality. A perpetual license starts at $169 per seat at Founders pricing.