3ds Max (Autodesk) - Table of Contents
3ds Max is a popular 3D animation program used to create video games, movie effects, TV commercials, and more. This is a highly customizable and scalable 3D animation, modeling, and rendering solution for games, film, television, and design visualization.
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Developer Autodesk Inc. Latest Release version 9.0 Latest Release Date August 2006 Operating System Microsoft Windows License Proprietary Website www.autodesk.com/3dsmax |
Intro
Overview of the standard 3ds Max workflow (lynda.com)
Reference materials and observation (lynda.com)
The importance of your demo reel (lynda.com)
Understanding the interface (lynda.com)
Seeing through viewports (lynda.com)
Customizing your interface (lynda.com)
Really complex right-clicking (lynda.com)
Preferences and customization (lynda.com)
Basics
Creating Modifiers (VTC.com)
Creating Controllers (VTC.com)
Creating Materials (VTC.com)
Copy Cloning (VTC.com)
Positional and Keyword Parameters (VTC.com)
Add & use Visability Track (Video-Tutes.com)
Apply Basic Texture (Video-Tutes.com)
Dummy Objects (Video-Tutes.com)
Cloning Objects (Video-Tutes.com)
2 textures 1 object Material ID (Video-Tutes.com)
Adding a Background (Video-Tutes.com)
Constructors-Classes-Parameters (VTC.com)
Constructors-Classes-Parameters (VTC.com)
Materials and Textures
Creating Materials (VTC.com) Apply Basic Texture (Video-Tutes.com) 2 textures 1 object Material ID (Video-Tutes.com) Test Engineer (Jaxtr.com)
Maps
Using basic opacity maps on models (video-tutes.com)
Shapes & Geometry
Creating Geometry (VTC.com)
Sphere-WireColor-Pos-Name-Radius (VTC.com)
Creating Shapes-Circle (VTC.com)
Creating Shapes-Line-Matrix 3 (VTC.com)
Target Weld Verticies (Video-Tutes.com)
Simple Shape Modify (Video-Tutes.com)
Wireframe to Solid Vie (Video-Tutes.com)
7 and 8 Making Simple Shapes (Video-Tutes.com)
Shapes & Geometry
Creating Geometry (VTC.com)
Sphere-WireColor-Pos-Name-Radius (VTC.com)
Creating Shapes-Circle (VTC.com)
Creating Shapes-Line-Matrix 3 (VTC.com)
Target Weld Verticies (Video-Tutes.com)
Simple Shape Modify (Video-Tutes.com)
Wireframe to Solid Vie (Video-Tutes.com)
7 and 8 Making Simple Shapes (Video-Tutes.com)
Modeling: Polygon Modeling
Attaching Polygons Together video tutorial (Video-Tutes.com)
Editing a Box (Video-Tutes.com)
Cut and Split Shapes (Video-Tutes.com)
Editing polygons (Video-Tutes.com)
Polygon Bridge Weld (Video-Tutes.com)
Rendering
Rendering (Video-Tutes.com)
Using Video Safe Frames (Video-Tutes.com)
MAXScript
What is MAXScript (VTC.com)
The MAXScript Menu (VTC.com)
The MAXScript Listener and Mini-Listener (VTC.com)
MAXScript Help (VTC.com)
Syntax Rules in Help Files (VTC.com)
Characters with Special Meanings (VTC.com)
Introduction to Variables (VTC.com)
MAXScript Debugger pt 1 (VTC.com)
MAXScript Debugger pt 2 (VTC.com)
Lighting
Creating Lights (VTC.com)
Add a simple spotlight to your scene, Edit light range, Apply shadows to lit objects, Quick render (Video-Tutes.com)
Cameras
Creating Target Cameras (Video-Tutes.com)
Creating Target Cameras (Video-Tutes.com)
Creating Target Cameras (Video-Tutes.com)
Creating Target Cameras (Video-Tutes.com)
Placing a Simple Camera (Video-Tutes.com)
Placing a Simple Camera (Video-Tutes.com)
Placing a Simple Camera (Video-Tutes.com)
Placing a Simple Camera (Video-Tutes.com)
Text
Beveled Text video tutorial (Video-Tutes.com)
3d Text (Video-Tutes.com)
Editing 3d Text (Video-Tutes.com)
Animate text along a Path (Video-Tutes.com)
Examples
Tank Tracks (Video-Tutes.com)
Simple snow particles (Video-Tutes.com)
Making a modern tap pt 1 (youtube.com)
Making a modern tap pt 2 (youtube.com)
Making a modern tap pt 3 (youtube.com)
faking human motion with ragdoll pt 1 (tutorialized.com)
faking human motion with ragdoll pt 2 (tutorialized.com)
faking human motion with ragdoll pt 3 (tutorialized.com)
faking human motion with ragdoll pt 4 (tutorialized.com)
faking human motion with ragdoll pt 5 (tutorialized.com)
faking human motion with ragdoll pt 6 (tutorialized.com)
Final Render
With Other Programs
Overview pt 1 (VTC.com)
Overview pt 2 (VTC.com)
New in 3ds Max 7 (VTC.com)
System Requirements (VTC.com)
Setting Screen Depth (VTC.com)
Setup your Workspace (VTC.com)
Playing Safe (VTC.com)
Viewing and Hiding (VTC.com)
Selecting Objects pt 1 (VTC.com)
Selecting Objects pt 2 (VTC.com)
Named Selection Sets (VTC.com)
Renaming (VTC.com)
Case Sensitive and Lock (VTC.com)
3ds Max 6
Basics
The interface (Lynda.com)
Customizing (Lynda.com)
Opening a scene (Lynda.com)
Viewports (Lynda.com)
Selecting (Lynda.com)
Trackbar Overview (Lynda.com)
Trackview (Lynda.com)
Motion panel overview (Lynda.com)
Character
Arcs and character motion (Lynda.com) Drag and creating fluid motion (Lynda.com)
Anticipating actions (Lynda.com)
Animating a simple character (Lynda.com)
Head turns (Lynda.com)
Creating strong poses (Lynda.com)
Pose to pose animation (Lynda.com)
Creating bones (Lynda.com)
Fitting bones to a mesh (Lynda.com)
Bone tools palette (Lynda.com)
Objects as bones (Lynda.com)
Modeling
Introduction to the interface (Lynda.com)
Real world measurements and grids (Lynda.com)
Lighting and cameras for modeling (Lynda.com)
Reference materials for modeling (Lynda.com)
Editable mesh modeling (Lynda.com)
Editable poly modeling (Lynda.com)
Using subdivision surfaces (Lynda.com)
Skeleton
Spine (Lynda.com)
Legs and feet (Lynda.com)
Arms (Lynda.com)
Hands (Lynda.com)
General
Basics of rendering (Lynda.com)
Active shade (Lynda.com)
RAM player (Lynda.com)
Understanding the material editor (Lynda.com)
Basic shader types (Lynda.com)
3ds Max 4
Basics
Intro (VTC.com)
Brief Overview (VTC.com)
Whats new in Max 4 (VTC.com)
System Requirements (VTC.com)
Video Settings (VTC.com)
Starting for the first time (VTC.com)
Basic Preference (VTC.com)
The Interface (VTC.com)
Viewports (VTC.com)
Starting a New File (VTC.com)
AddingandRemoving Data (VTC.com)
Changing Base Parameters of Objects (VTC.com)
Methods of Place and Selecting Objects (VTC.com)
Advanced Selection of Objects (VTC.com)
Selection by Name (VTC.com)
Pop Menu
Pop Menu File (VTC.com)
Pop Menu Edit (VTC.com)
Pop Menu Tools (VTC.com)
Pop Menu Group (VTC.com)
Pop Menu Views (VTC.com)
Pop Menu Create (VTC.com)
Pop Menu Modifiers (VTC.com)
Pop Menu Animation (VTC.com)
Pop Menu Graph Editors (VTC.com)
Pop Menu Rendering (VTC.com)
Pop Menu Customize (VTC.com)
Pop Menu Help (VTC.com)
3D Studio Max 2.5
Overview (VTC.com)
Whats New in 3D Studio Max 2.5 (VTC.com)
System Requirements (VTC.com)
Setting Screen Depth (VTC.com)
Setting Preferences for Starters (VTC.com)
Creating A New Scene (VTC.com)
Interactive Rendering in Views (VTC.com)
Placing and Deleting Objects (VTC.com)
Naming Objects and Changing Colors (VTC.com)
Exiting 3-D Studio Max (VTC.com)
File Menu (VTC.com)
Edit Menu (VTC.com)
Tools Menu (VTC.com)
Group Menu (VTC.com)
Views Menu (VTC.com)
Rendering Menu (VTC.com)
Track View Menu (VTC.com)
Help Menu (VTC.com)