3D Max

Overview

In this course, you’ll receive a thorough introduction to Autodesk 3ds Max that will help new users make the most of this sophisticated application and will broaden the horizons of existing, self-taught users. The practices in this course are geared toward real-world tasks you will encounter.

You will learn to use Autodesk 3ds Max to create photo-realistic renderings and animations. You’ll examine the interface and workflow and learn to configure a project. You’ll learn to work with lighting and perform rendering and animation, and you will learn to work with geometry imported from other applications.

Learning Modalities
– Instructor-led Classroom Training
– Online Training
– Corporate Training
– Onsite Training
– One-on-One Training

Course Outline

1. Learning the Max Interface
   1. Viewport configuration
   2. Customizing the quads, shortcuts, and menus
   3. Navigation shortcuts
2. Working with objects
   • . Creating and editing primitives

1. Object properties and layers
2. Using the transforms move, rotate, scale
3. Cloning and Arrays
4. Grouping and Linking
5. Using the modifier Stack

3. Modeling
   • . Working with Sub-objects

1. Working with 2D shapes and modifiers
2. Polygonal modeling
3. Compound objects

4. Materials and Maps
   • . Material Editor

1. Building basic materials
2. Multi-layer materials
3. Adding maps
4. Unwrapping
5. Using Photoshop to process maps

5. Cameras and Lighting
   • . Building cameras

1. Using lights and basic techniques
2. Using Mental ray lighting
3. Daylight system

6. Animation
   • . Understanding animation and keyframes

1. Animation modifiers and wiring
2. Constraints and controllers
3. Track view

7. Dynamic Animation
   • . Using particles

1. Space warps
2. Nvidia PhysX

8. Rendering
   • . Rendering setup and output

1. Mental Ray
2. Network rendering