Discreet Teams with Highend3d.com to Bring 3ds Max Content, Information to Online Community

Discreet Teams with Highend3d.com to Bring
3ds Max Content, Information to Online Community

Largest Professional 3D User Base to
Exchange Ideas and Information on Popular 3D Community Site

San Francisco, CA (June 2, 2003) – Discreet,
a division of Autodesk, Inc. has entered into a partnership with Highend Network
Inc, to add its world-renowned 3ds max software into the supported communities
represented on
http://www.highend3d.com.
This partnership will help extend the resources available for professional 3D
artists and animators using 3ds max worldwide. 3ds max artists can now access a
broad range of 3ds max-specific forums and data-including product tips,
programming scripts, shaders, tools, plug-ins, image galleries, and a range of
‘how to’ information to expand their knowledge of modeling, animation, rendering
and other 3D specialized topics.

Discreet’s 3ds max modeling, rendering and
animation software possesses the largest professional user base, with over
175,000 animators and artists worldwide in a variety of markets including film
and television post-production, games development, design visualization, web 3D,
and education. By partnering with HIGHEND3D.COM, Discreet will assist in driving
greater 3D community discussion and interactivity among its customers and
interested prospects.

"Discreet continues its mission to educate,
inspire and offer easy access to the art and science of 3D," states Chris Ford,
3D Product Line Manager at Discreet. "To expand on this goal, Discreet is
pleased to work with HIGHEND3D.COM – providing our vast, established and growing
3D community with access to an informative and active website."

"We are excited about this partnership and
the addition of the 3ds max section to HIGHEND3D.COM," said Will McCullough,
President of Highend Network Inc. "Our users have been requesting 3ds max
support for quite some time and with Discreet’s help we look forward to building
a great community to meet the needs of the 3ds max user base and beyond."

For more information on Discreet, 3ds max or
other products, please visit

www.discreet.com
or call 800-869-3504 or 514-393-1616.