Space warps are "force fields" that deform or move other objects, creating the effect of ripples, waves, blowing wind, and so on.

Particle systems generate particle sub-objects that can simulate snow, rain, dust, smoke, and so on.

You can animate almost anything in a 3ds Max scene: not only the position, rotation, and scale of objects but the parameters used to create or modify them, the lights that illuminate them, and the cameras that view them.

MassFX tools add dynamic physics simulations to your scene.