Four-view orientation
Perspective, Top, Front, and Left views keep every edit spatially grounded.
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UNDER 1.44 MB / 3.5-INCH FLOPPY SCALE
PORTABLE 3D MODELER / FLOPPY-SCALE BUILD
A full 3D editor. Fits on a floppy.
3D Retro Max is a viewport-first Win32 modeler with authentic OpenGL 1.1 rendering, direct mesh editing, a 33-operator stack, terrain and floor-plan tools, animation, and a cinematic preview pipeline. The current packaged executable is approximately 790 KB.
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MEDIA3.5" FLOPPY
BUILD SIZE~790 KB / 1.44 MB
FLOPPY-SCALE
3D EDITOR
3D EDITOR
~790 KBCURRENT COMPRESSED BUILD
1.44 MBSTANDARD FLOPPY CAPACITY
32-BITWIN32 / I386 TARGET
3.5"FLOPPY MEDIA SCALE
01 / WORKFLOW
Model in the view. Stay close to the geometry.
A classic four-viewport layout keeps modeling spatial, direct, and legible. The interface combines object transforms, mesh-level selection, a scene hierarchy, and practical camera controls without hiding the geometry behind workflow layers.
ORTHOGRAPHIC SYSTEM4-VIEW
Direct transforms
Move, scale, and rotate with axis locks, grid snapping, numeric input, and a visible gizmo.
Mesh-level control
Switch between object, vertex, edge, and face operations with viewport picking and raycasts.
Scene-level context
Frame the selection, navigate with orbit and dolly controls, and keep the hierarchy in view.
02 / CAPABILITIES
A complete focused toolset.
Build, edit, color, texture, deform, animate, and present scenes without leaving the application. The cards below map the implemented workflow from the first primitive to the final frame.
01
INTERFACE
Viewport-first modeling
Select, transform, and edit directly in Perspective, Top, Front, and Left views with orbit, pan, zoom, and focus controls.
02
CONTROL
Numeric transforms
Move, scale, and rotate with axis locks, grid snapping, mouse input, and exact numeric entry.
03
MESH EDIT
Vertex, edge, and face tools
Enter edit mode, pick mesh elements in the viewport, select all, and work against the evaluated geometry.
04
SCENE GRAPH
Hierarchy workflow
Organize groups and objects, rename, duplicate, hide, cut, paste, reparent, and preserve local or world transforms.
05
CREATE
Primitive library
Start with cubes, spheres, cylinders, cones, toruses, planes, skyboxes, or terrain objects.
06
COLOR
Vertex paint studio
Paint, flood-fill connected regions, or apply three- and four-corner face gradients with HSV, RGB, hex, and palette controls.
07
MATERIALS
Textures and UVs
Manage JPG, JPEG, PNG, and BMP assets, assign textures per face, choose vertex or texture color blending, and edit UVs in place.
08
ASSET TOOL
Perspective Texture Ripper
Drop in a source image, adjust a four-point quad, crop and preview it, choose 32 to 256 pixel output, then save and import it into the project.
09
NON-DESTRUCTIVE
Modifier stack
Add, remove, duplicate, reorder, enable, disable, and parameter-edit a live stack while the base mesh remains separate from the evaluated result.
10
33 OPERATORS
Deform and repeat
Twist, bend, wave, ripple, mirror, taper, stretch, squeeze, push, XForm, and build 2D or circular arrays.
11
TOPOLOGY
Repair and refine meshes
Reverse normals, subdivide, shell, slice, cap holes, recalculate normals, weld vertices, relax, smooth, optimize, and tessellate.
12
PROCEDURAL
Terrain editor
Generate heightfields, paint raise/lower/smooth/erode brushes, shape elevation curves, apply falloff, and undo or redo edits live in the viewport.
13
ARCHITECTURE
Floor Plan Builder
Draw polygon plans, set wall, slab, height, and roof settings, stack floors, and generate editable building geometry into the scene.
14
ANIMATION
Keyframe timeline
Record changed properties, set keys, scrub frames, play and loop projects or clips, set FPS and ranges, and interpolate float, vector, and color values.
15
PRESENTATION
Cinematic environment
Preview time of day, sky, sun, moon, fog, exposure, field of view, contact lighting, rim light, vignette, chromatic aberration, and lens effects.
16
PROJECTS
Readable, resilient project files
Save scenes as human-readable .3drm text with versioned loading, relative texture paths, animation data, floor plans, and automatic recovery saves.
17
ENGINEERING
Compact Win32 build
A Free Pascal and Lazarus application using system OpenGL and GLU, optimized for a small, portable Windows executable.
03 / NON-DESTRUCTIVE
A modifier stack that preserves intent.
Build arrays, shape geometry, repair topology, animate deformation, and update UVs without destroying the source mesh. Reorder the stack and see the evaluated result immediately.
- 33 built-in operators across six categories
- Add, delete, duplicate, reorder, or clear stack entries
- Enable or disable individual steps during evaluation
- Keep base geometry separate from the evaluated mesh
- Open dedicated settings for every registered modifier
MODIFIER STACK04 ACTIVE
Taper01
Update UVs02
Array 2D03
Array Circular04
BUILT-IN CATALOG
33 operators / 6 categories
Use the stack for controlled deformation, topology work, UV motion, repetition, animation, and mesh quality passes.
Twist / Noise / Taper / Inflate / Bend / Skew / Stretch / Squeeze / Wave / Ripple / Push / Mirror / XForm / Relax
Reverse Normals / Subdivide / Shell / Slice / Cap Holes / Normal / Vertex Weld
Un-scale UVs / Animated UV
Array 2D / Array Circular
Animated Noise / Animated Wave / Pulse Scale / Spin
Spherify / Optimize / Tessellate / Smooth
04 / PRESENTATION
From working viewport to cinematic frame.
Preview field of view, exposure, atmosphere, fog, sky gradients, celestial bodies, contact lighting, and post effects in a separate cinematic window while the modeling workspace stays practical.
APPLICATION SIZE
790
KB
05 / ENGINEERING
Engineering restraint as a feature.
Written in Free Pascal with Lazarus and built for Win32, 3D Retro Max keeps the runtime small: the current packaged executable is about 790 KB and relies on system OpenGL and GLU rather than a heavyweight framework runtime.
06 / SPECIFICATION
Technical specification
RendererOpenGL 1.1 fixed-function pipelineImmediate mode
WorkflowViewport-based polygon modelingObject / vertex / edge / face
Modifiers33 built-in operatorsDeform / Topology / UV / Array / Animation / Quality
AnimationKeyframe timeline and clipsStep and linear interpolation
ExecutableApproximately 790 KBCurrent UPX-compressed build
MemoryScene-dependent usageEstimated mesh memory is available in the editor
PlatformWindows Win32 / i386Portable executable
DependenciesSystem OpenGL + GLUNo .NET runtime
Project fileHuman-readable .3drm textCurrent format version 8 / legacy loading from v1
TARGET SYSTEMSWindows XP → Windows 11
The current project targets Windows 32-bit (i386). It is intended for Windows XP-era systems and later Win32-compatible Windows versions; vintage GPU drivers and individual hardware configurations may vary.
07 / SUPPORT
Questions before download
Practical answers about the portable build, compatibility, project files, feature scope, and the deliberately focused nature of the application.
Does it require installation?
No. 3D Retro Max is supplied as a portable Windows application. Extract it to a folder and run the executable.
Is it intended to replace Blender or 3ds Max?
No. It is a focused retro modeler with a deliberately compact toolset, designed as a companion application and a practical environment for period-inspired workflows.
Is the retro appearance only a visual theme?
No. The application uses an authentic OpenGL 1.1 fixed-function rendering path.
Will it run on 64-bit Windows?
The application is a 32-bit Win32 executable and is intended to run through standard Win32 compatibility on supported 64-bit Windows systems.
What can I build with it?
Start from cubes, spheres, cylinders, cones, toruses, planes, skyboxes, terrain, or generated meshes. Edit vertices, edges, and faces, then use the modifier stack, vertex paint, textures, animation, terrain, floor-plan, and cinematic tools to take the scene further.
How are projects and textures stored?
Projects use human-readable .3drm text files. Texture assets are tracked with scene-relative paths, and the built-in manager imports JPG, JPEG, PNG, and BMP images. The current scene format is version 8 and the loader supports legacy files from version 1.
MODEL WITHOUT THE BLOAT
Reclaim the old-school workflow.
A portable, focused 3D editor built for people who want direct geometry, expressive modifiers, useful scene tools, and software that remains small on purpose.
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