The internal name for the point cloud tool for 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design is Project Helix.

Yesterday the Autodesk Labs Team posted an updated installer for the Point Cloud Tool for 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design.

Based on your feedback to labs.3dsmax.pointcloud@autodesk.com, this update fixes the following issues:

• Reloading a saved .max file with a point cloud does not refresh/load the source cloud data. The user had to manually reload the ptsb file on each file open.
• Render LOD -> Custom LOD does not work. It would render at Level of Detail setting.
• Render with Additive Volume resulted in mental ray warnings and errors, but the render would still complete.
• When Use Display Volumes is unchecked, point clouds would still render with assigned Volumes.
• After multiple Display Volumes are deleted, point clouds would occasionally still render with previously assigned volumes.
• Render Color -> Use Display Color didn't work.

In addition, the following changes are part of this update.

• Animated parameters are not respected by the renderer when rendering frame sequences. 
  All properties were made non-animatable except LOD.
• Color Leaves do not seem to work.
  This is no longer supported. Color Leaves have been removed from the UI.
• PTS to PTSB Converter Utility, Batch functionality not supported by BackBurner 2011.
  This too is no longer supported. It has been removed from the UI.
• PTS to PTSB Converter Utility, Batch functionality does not work for on a Vista nor Windows7 machine. "Process cannot be added to job group" error prevents successful job completion.
  This is no longer supported. It has been removed from the UI.