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Using Communication Center 713
Usi ng Communi cat ion Center
Status bar > Communication Center
Comm unica tion Center provides the following
types of announcements regarding 3ds Max.
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General Product Information—Stay informed
about A utodesk company news and product
announcements; g ive your feedback directly
to A utodesk.
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Product S uppor t I nfor mation—Get breaking
news from the Product Support team at
Autodesk.
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Subscr iption Information and Ex tension
Announcements—
Receive announcements
and subscription program news if you
areanAutodesksubscriptionmember
(available in countries/regions where Autodesk
subscriptions are offered).
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Ar ticles and Tips—Be notified when new articles
and t ips are available on Autodesk Web sites.
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Product update availability—Be notified when
updates to 3ds Max are available.
Welcome Wizard
When you begin using Communication Center,
youcanusetheWelcomewizardtosetyour
country/region, how often you want to check for
updates and the information channels you want
displayed.
To configure Communication Center, refer to
Configuring Communication Center (page 3–713)
Communication Center Onl ine P ri va cy
Communication Center is an interactive feature
that must be connected to the Internet to
deliver content and information. Each time
Communica tion Center is connected, it sends
information to Autodesk so that the correct
information can be returned. All information is
sent anonymously to maintain your pr ivac y.
The following information is sent to Autodesk:
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Product Na me—The name of the product in
which you are using Communication Center
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Product R el ease N umber —The version of the
product.
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Product Language—The language version of
your product.
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Co untry/Region —The country/region that
was specified in the Communication Center
settings.
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Your Subscription Contract Number—The
information sent to Autodesk if you entered it
in the E rror Report d ialog box .
Autodesk compiles statistics using the information
sent from Communications Center to monitor
how it is being used and how it can be improved.
Autodesk will maintain information provided
by or collected from you in accordance with
Autodesk’s published privacy policy, which is
available online a
t this location.
Configuring Communication
Cen ter
Status bar > Click the Communication Center button. >
Settings
After star ting 3ds Max, you can configure
Communication Center from the Welcome wizard
to specify the information you want to receive
and how often a check is made to see if new
information is available.