Auto Desk 3D’s Max

COURSE OUTLINE:

An introduction to Autodesk 3DS Max

Interface and workflow
Project folder configuration
Viewports & navigation tools
Keyboard shortcuts
Reference coordinate system and Snaps
Default workspaces with enhanced menus

Creating a model

Parametric geometries and shapes
High and low polygon modeling
Modeling 3D objects from 2D shapes
Parametric modeling, polygon modeling
Combine multiple modeling concepts
Learn to build anything you can imagine

Material Techniques

Learn a material's workflow
Difference between Material and Map
material templates (Standard or Mental ray)
How to create photo-realistic materials
material and control its projection with an UVW map modifier
Create and merge materials libraries

Cameras & Views

Create & modify cameras
Target and free cameras
Viewport background
isolation mode
Layers & Properties
Object properties

Lighting your scene

Standard and photometric lights advantage and disadvantages
Distributions types photometric lights
Self-illuminated materials
Interior lighting techniques
Daylight system
Shadow types
Studio light setup (for product rendering)

Animation

How to animate objects and materials
Tips & tricks
Walk-through animation
Select and link objects
Schematic view
Principles of inverse kinematics
Auto Key and Set Key
Track view (Curve editor and Dope Sheet)
Populate your scene with people (populate tool)

Rendering your model

Exposure control
Rendering and animation preview
Print size assistant