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Companies
PixologicMakers of zbrush
NevercenterMakers of Silo
Max
Scriptspot.comThe best collection of maxscript on the web.
MaxPlugins.de/The best collection of Max Plugins on the web.
Jerry YlilammiYou need SME ... No really you do. A Schematic Material Editor is essential to manage complex or interdependant materials. Max has sorely lacked this kind of interface for some time. Its not maya... but it is very good.
LumonixYou need the helium plugin to run SME.
cuneytozdas.comHome of Textporter which is extremely useful and FREE to download.
neilblevins.com blurscripts A collection of useful MAX scripts from the Pixar TD.
Brad NobleCheck out his custom skeleton rig.
Pen ProductionsNice collection of rigging tools.
GuruwareHas written an .obj io plugin for Max. Alas going back an forth between MAX and zbrush stills seems to trash the hi res sculpt.
Jan SandströmWorks in architectural visualization. His downloads section includes a bunch of mental ray shaders for max.
Forums
CgTalkMy forum of choice. I post as kenzor
Highend3d Max, Maya, Renderman, shake, XSI, and Zbrush forums.
ZBrushCentralThe main zbrush forum