{"id":8889,"date":"2026-05-09T11:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T09:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frogsinspace.at\/?p=8889"},"modified":"2026-05-09T18:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T16:24:07","slug":"outliner-2-sf-3ds-max-2027-compatible-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frogsinspace.at\/?p=8889","title":{"rendered":"Outliner 2 SF &#8211; 3ds Max 2027 compatible version"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"top\" \/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally &#8211; the initial release of the 3ds Max 2027 compatible Outliner version !<br \/><br \/>This project brings the great but deprecated original Outliner 2.0 to modern versions of 3ds Max. <br \/>The original Outliner by P.J. Janssen has been a reliable workhorse in Max for many years in the past, <br \/>but stopped working with newer 3ds Max versions a long time ago ( around 3ds Max 2015). <br \/>This has changed now !<br \/><br \/>While i have released several compatibility fixes overtime, removal of the legacy keyboard shortcut system<br \/>and the introduction of .NET 8 with 3ds Max 2026 required a more extensive rewrite.<br \/><br \/>Outliner2-SF is the result of this effort and restores compatibility with modern 3ds Max versions ( up to 2027 ).<br \/>I hope this tool still provides some value to the 3ds Max community !<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Compatible from 3ds Max 2016 up to 3ds Max 2027<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pure 3ds Max built-in layer hierarchy mechanism<br \/>No more whacky global, scene attached Custom Attributes for Layer hierarchy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full compatibility with 3ds Max installations without Outliner installed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Icon sets ( Scene Explorer style, higher resolutions )<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transparent 3ds Max hotkey pass-through<br \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free download at the bottom of this page!<br \/><br \/>The complete project source is hosted on my github account<br \/><a data-dracula_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/FrogsInSpace\/Outliner2-SF\" class=\"dracula-style-txt-border dracula-style-link dracula-processed\">https:\/\/github.com\/FrogsInSpace\/Outliner2-SF<\/a><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">Feedback in the comments please !!! Thanks !<\/mark><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"640\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 680 \/ 640;\" width=\"680\" autoplay controls loop muted poster=\"https:\/\/www.frogsinspace.at\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/04\/outliner2.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frogsinspace.at\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/04\/outliner2x.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sdm_download_item \"><div class=\"sdm_download_item_top\"><div class=\"sdm_download_thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdm_download_thumbnail_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frogsinspace.at\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/04\/outliner2-e1778338226830.png\" alt = \"Outliner2-SF | 3ds Max 2027+ compatbile Version\" \/><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_title\">Outliner2-SF | 3ds Max 2027+ compatbile Version<\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_description\"><p><strong>Outliner2-SF &#8211; Outliner for current 3ds Max<\/strong><br \/>\n3ds Max 2016 &#8211; 3ds Max 2027<\/p>\n<p>The famous scene manager for 3ds Max &#8211; now compatible with curent 3ds Max versions !<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2022 3ds Max 2016 &#8211; 2027 compatible.<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 Pure 3ds Max layer hierarchy.<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 No scene side effects !<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 New icons, higher resolution.<\/li>\n<li>\u2022 and more &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please consider a donation for future improvements!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buymeacoffee.com\/frogsinspace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8904 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frogsinspace.at\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/05\/bmc-button_small.png\" alt=\"Donate via BuyMeACoffee\" width=\"381\" height=\"107\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donations: <a href=\"\/\/buymeacoffee.com\/frogsinspace&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot;\"><strong>buymeacoffee.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_version\"><span class=\"sdm_download_version_label\">Version: <\/span><span class=\"sdm_download_version_value\">2.5.0.0<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><span class=\"sdm_download_button\"><form action=\"https:\/\/www.frogsinspace.at\/?sdm_process_download=1&#038;download_id=8899\" method=\"post\" class=\"sdm-g-recaptcha-form sdm-download-form\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;><div class=\"sdm-recaptcha-button\"><input type=\"hidden\" class=\"sdm-g-recaptcha-v3-response\" name=\"g-recaptcha-response\"\/><div class=\"sdm-termscond-checkbox\"><input type=\"checkbox\" class=\"agree_termscond\" value=\"1\"\/> I agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frogsinspace.at\/?page_id=3870\" target=\"_blank\">terms and conditions<\/a><\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"sdm_download orange sdm_download_with_condition\">Download Now!<\/a><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"download_id\" value=\"8899\" \/><\/form><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sdm_clear_float\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finally &#8211; the initial release of the 3ds Max 2027 compatible Outliner version ! 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