Max Introduction

Organized into clear sections dedicated to animation, modeling, materials, lighting, and rendering. Flexibility is built in, so that you can complete the course in the order that works best for you.
Designed and written by Autodesk 3ds Max specialists and professionals, the material in this course will teach you the basic skills you need for a production environment whether it be vfx/broadcast, architectural, games or product design.

Objectives

The primary objective of the course is to teach students the essentials of working in 3D using an array of features and tools. This course teaches new users the basics of creating, embellishing, and animating 3D scenes. After completing this course, students should be able to:

Model objects using a variety of techniques.

Design and apply materials.

Adjust basic lighting.

Animate simple objects.

Build and animate simple, effective environments.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed to teach new users and users somewhat familiar with the Autodesk 3ds Max software the fundamentals of the software.

Prerequisites

Fluent spoken English and basic computer literacy, A good knowledge of the windows XP Operating system is beneficial.
Prior knowledge of the software is beneficial but not essential.

Day 1
Getting Started
• Touring the 3ds Max User Interface
• Creating and Animating Simple Objects (Lab)
• Working with Scene Files
• Transforming Objects
• Applying Modifiers (106)

Day 2
Modeling
• Learning Low Poly Modeling Basics
• Creating and Editing Shapes
• Using 2D Shapes to Build 3D Objects
• Using Compound Objects
• Exploring Various Modeling Techniques (Lab)

Day 3
Animation
• Learning General Principles
• Working with Keyframes
• Animating Different Types of Objects
• Working with the Track View Editor
• Understanding Animation Controllers
• Working with Object Hierarchies
• Animating Bipeds
• Practicing Basic Animation (Lab)

Day 4
Materials and Mapping
• Creating Materials
• Working with the Material Editor
• Differentiating Between Materials and Textures
• Using Maps
• Mapping Coordinates
• Creating and Applying Materials and Textures (Lab)

Day 5
Rendering
• Creating and Positioning Cameras
• Learning about Camera Parameters and Concepts
• Animating Cameras
• Understanding and Creating Ambient Light
• Using Standard Lights
• Adjusting Shadow Parameters
• Adding Secondary Lights
• Achieving Convincing CG Lighting with mental ray ©
• Setting up Scenes and Saving Renders
• Using Rendering Tools Efficiently
• Recording Different Scene States
• Rendering Scenes using Batch Render
• Completing a Project or Scenario (Lab)