INTRODUCTION TO AUTODESK 3DS MAX

• Overview • Visualisation Workflow

• The Autodesk 3ds Max Interface

• Preferences • Setting the Project Folder

• Display Drivers • Viewport Display and Lables

AUTODESK 3DS MAX CONFIGURATION

• Viewport Navigation

• Viewport Configuration

• Object Slelction Methods

• Units Setup

• Layer and Object Properties

ASSEMBLING PROJECT FILES

• Data Linking and Importing

• Linking Files

• References

BASIC MODELING TECHNIQUES

• Model with Primitives

• Modifiers and Transforms

• Sub Object Mode

• Reference Coordinate Systems and Transform Centres

• Cloning and Grouping

MODELING FROM 2D OBJECTIVES

• 3D Modeling from 2D Objects

• The Lathe Modifier

• 2D Booleans

• The Extrude Modifier

• Boolean Operations

• Using Snaps for Precision

• The Sweep Modifier

OPTION TOPICS

• Architectural Materials

• Object Substitution

• Lighting Analysis

• Creating Hierarchies

• Customising the User Interface

MATERIALS

• Understanding Maps and Materials

• Managing Materials

• Standard Materials

• Material Shaders

• Assiging Maps to Materials

• Opacity, Bump and Reflection Mapping

• Mental Ray Materials

• The Material Explorer

MAPPING CO-ORDINATES & SCALE

• Mapping Coordinates

• Mapping Scale

• Spline Mapping

INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTING

• Local vs. Global Illumination

• Standard Lighting

• Types of Standard Lights

• Shadow Types

LIGHTING & RENDERING

• Photometric Light Objects

• Exposure Control

• Daytime Lighting

MENTAL RAY RENDERING

• Fundamentals of Mental Ray

• Mental Ray Interior Rendering

• Mental Ray Proxies

RENDERING & CAMERA

• Rendering Options

• Single vs. Double-Sided Rendering

• State Sets

• Cameras

• Background Images

• The Print Size Wizard

ANIMATION

• Animation and Time Controls

• Walkthrough Animation

• Animation Output

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