3D Studio Max

Polygonal Mesh Editing

Overview 3D Studio Max

3DS is a mesh editor, that allows you to create scenes and objects using basic poly mesh primitives and move them around an environment without having to worry about trees, sketches, or parameters. The software includes robust tools for animation, enabling lifelike character movement, scene creation, and immersive storytelling through advanced rendering techniques.

This means you can create rapid digital prototypes of your concepts for rendering and use in virtual environments. The tutorials in this section will cover just enough material to get you started, but you can watch the entire playlist to learn more advanced functions.

Tutorials 3DS

Instructions

Create a student account from Autodesk.com, and register to get access to your student copy.
Download through the Autodesk website, you will need to provide proof of student status.
Run 3DS Max 2024 installer, make sure there is enough room in your hard drive.

3DS Links

Basics Playlist LINK Tutorial Files LINK
Autodesk Training A360 Autodesk Page
YouTube 3DS Channel

Other Resources

Marmoset Toolbag 5D Render Engine Marveloous designer CLO designer VMOD digital cloth library

Plasticity, Moment of Inspiration Rhino MODO by foundry

Module 1: Interface & Navigation Basics

Interface Basics (7min)

Navigation and Viewports (7min)

Standard Primitives (4min)

Module 2: Transformations

Duplicating Objects (4min)

Transformations (6min)

Modifiers (6min)

Module 3: Mesh Modeling

Polygon Modeling Pt1 (9min)

Polygon Modeling Pt 2 (8min)

Modeling Tools (11min)

Module 4: Material Editor

Materials (20min)

Slate Editor (11min)

Crash Course Materials (60min)

Module 5: Rigging & Lighting

Rigging (7min)

Lighting Interiors (5min)

Cameras (7min)

Advanced Tutorials

Booleans & Retopology

Boolean Models (21 min)

Intro to Retopology (22 min)

Re-Topology Advanced (30 min)

Cloth Simulations

Cloth Simulation 1 (7min)

Cloth Simulation 2 (8min)

Cloth Simulation 3 (15min)

3DS Crash Courses

Lighting Crash Course (40min)

Rigging Crash Course (60min)

Animation Crash Course (60min)

Mesh Editing Software

Mesh Editing & Render Software

Marvelous Designer - The ultimate digital cloth creation toolThe industry standard for creating virtual clothing assets for the Game, VFX, Design and Architecture industries. Create your own designs easily and let your imagination take the lead!

Modo | Creative 3D modeling, animation, texturing and rendering toolsModo's world-class 3D design software empowers designers to handle 3D modeling, animation, texturing and rendering at the speed of thought.

D5 Render | Real-Time Ray Tracing 3D Rendering SoftwareD5 Render builds a streamlined real-time rendering workflow for 3ds Max, Archicad, Blender, Cinema4D, Revit, Rhino and Sketchup. Download and use for free.

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