CityScape

We were tasked to create a cityscape in 3DS Max this task was given to us so we could develop our skills using the more advanced tools in 3DS Max. We were given some time to make a small city in 3DS Max the city must have a couple of buildings, some cars and other props like lamposts and trees.

To start I made a rectangle to the size of the building I wanted. I start by shrinking the middle edge to make it have a more unique shape then I started adding windows. after making the body of the building I then focus on the spire of the building. For the spire of the building, I started by getting a cylinder and then extruding the bottom faces making a two-wide gap. Next, I copied it making it smaller moving it to the top and then adding on a cone stretching it out.

For the second building, it is just a collection of cubes and rectangles which makes the general shape of a building and for the spire, it is just a cylinder with a cone on top.

For the cars, I wanted to make two models one of a regular car and one that is more of a truck for the cars I also wanted to use more of the editable poly advanced tools.

To start, I made the regular car by making a rectangle with many loops I extrude the middle part to make a more specific shape then I moved the top edges in creating a slanted shape. for the wheels, they are simply a cylinder.

to start on the truck I made a rectangle with many loops I extrude the top part to make a more specific shape then I moved the top edges in creating a slanted shape for the windscreen. for the back, I created a face and then extruded it downward.

Next, I wanted to make some roads for the cars to be on I wanted to make two variations of the roads one that is fully intact and one that is not I did this so I could create more props. for the roads, they are simple planes with the broken ones just having the edge faces moved to make a broken edge.

For the Trees, I wanted to make many variations so I made three base variations a more pyramid-shaped one a more cone-shaped one and one without leave for the trees with leaves, I added colour variations. To make the leaves simply made a cone and a pyramid and copied them up. for the trunks, I made a cube and simply extruded the branches.

Here is a traffic cone I made I made it by stacking cones on top of each other but once I made it I decided that I didn't like the way it turned out so I decided to make a new one which I simply made by getting a cone and copying it then scaling it down to make the white band.

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The next thing I wanted to make for my city is a road sign I did this by making a border with rectangles and then copying it for the bottom. for the stand, I just created a new rectangle and put it from the top to the bottom. to create the words I just made a red square then move the edges to make it more triangular then I created a text asset.

The last asset I made is a lamp post I made this by extruding a cylinder to make the shape then I added a cube at the top to house the light which is just a sphere.