3D Studio Max 8+ on OSX?

First off, if this is in the wrong place please move it.
I wish to get Autodesks 3D Studio Max 8 or higher running on the OSX. Does anyone here know of a way to accomplish this?
I have tried Crossover Mac (WINE) to do this but the installer prematurely ends with a warning saying it couldn't run the .msi file (to my knowledge).
Parallels Desktop, although it fully emulates Windows onto a virtual machine it doesn't support 3D applications so that is out of the question.
Does anyone here know of another wine or emulation type application that will enable me to run this great application on this fantastic new MacBook Pro?
Thank in advance.

the new parallels might work for you:
http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/05/31/parallels/index.php

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