A refined baking workflow in 2022 offers a simplified interface and increased stability, making it faster to generate textures for game engines.

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Originally introduced in a 2021 update, 3ds Max 2022 integrated Smart Extrude into the Edit Poly modifier. This allowed for "Cut Through" operations, enabling users to extrude geometry through a mesh to automatically create holes or stitch geometry together seamlessly.