COURSE OUTLINE 

3ds Max Interface

• Navigate the Workspace

• Transforming Objects Using Gizmos

• Graphite Modeling Tools Set

• Command Panel

• Time Slider and Track Bar

• File Management
   

3ds Max Project

• Set Up a Project Workflow

• The Secret to Accurate Modeling: Reference Material

• Building a Simple Model

• Creating Details Using Splines

• Lathing, Extruding, and Beveling to Create 3D from 2D

• Bringing It All Together

Modeling in 3ds Max

• Setting Up the Scene

• Building the Room

• Adding Special Details to the Room
   

Introduction to Animation

• Animating the Ball

• Reading Animation Curves

• Refining the Animation

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Animation Principles

• Anticipation and Momentum in Knife Throwing

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Character Modeling

• Setting Up the Scene

• Blocking Out the Alien Model

• Creating the Alien Head

• Building the Alien Hand

• Building the Foot

• Completing the Alien

Introduction to Materials

• Navigate the Slate Material Editor

• Identify the Standard Material

• Identify the mental ray Material

• Identifying Shader

• Build Materials for the Couch

• Build Materials for the Lounge Chair

• Build Materials for the Window

Textures and UV Workflow: The Alien

• Define UVs on the Alien’s Body

• Unwrap UVs on the Alien’s Body

• Build the Material and Apply It to the Alien

Character Studio: Rigging

• Character Studio Workflow

• Associating a Biped with the Alien Model

• Skinning the Alien Model

Character Studio: Animation

• Animating the Alien

• Freeform Animation

• Modifying Animation in the Dope Sheet

Introduction to Lighting: Interior Lighting

• Recognizing 3ds Max Lights

• Lighting a Still Life

• Atmospherics and Effects

• The Light Lister

3ds Max Rendering

• Navigate the Render Setup Dialog

• Render a Scene

• Work with Cameras

• Ray-traced Reflections and Refractions

• Render the Interior and Furniture

Mental ray

• Navigate the mental ray Renderer

• Navigate the Final Gather Parameters

• Navigate mental ray Materials