The ribbon interface takes the form of a highly customizable, context-sensitive toolbar containing these tabs: Modeling, Freeform, Selection, Object Paint, and Populate . Each tab comprises a number of panels and tools whose availability can depend on the context. SOURCE: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/3ds-max/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2017/ENU/3DSMax/files/GUID-F2C0C6D6-968E-40F1-9474-5A7FC44FBC06-htm.html (This is from the default interface) Modeling Freeform Selection Object Paint Populate