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3D Studio Max is a 3-D modeling program, whereas Direct3D is a graphics API (not a program). You use 3DSMAX to model graphics - Direct3D for displaying graphics.

1- A program like 3d max is used for modeling,animation,and NON-real time rendering.Non real time rendeing means to render the animation of time 1 minute in more than one minute (can extend to days).This gives you the ability to render the animations with a very high quality and use effects that can''t be used in real time rendering (D3D and openGL),radiosity,use high poly models and so on.
2-In D3D rendering is a real time rendering .this means that you render animation of 1 minute in one minute,so you have to use low poly models,can''t use radiosity,effects and rendering quality not as in max.
3- to see an example of the difference between realtime and non real time rendering ,see the videos of warcraft3 (rendered with max) and the Game itself (rendered with D3D).