Syllabus

Tools to be covered

• Introduction about 3ds Max Project work flow
• User interface, Different Visual styles
• Creating Standard primitives-All, Extended primitives-All
• Selection methods, Unit Setup
• Move, Rotate, Uniform & Non-uniform Scaling,
• Clone Method – Copy option, Group –Ungroup
• Utility tools - Mirror, Array, Snap & setting
• Modeling using Parametric Deformers (Modifiers) - Bend, Taper, Twist, Skew, Stretch
• Modeling using Parametric Deformers(Modifiers)- Slice, Shell, Noise, Lattice, Ripple, Wave, Melt, Squeeze, Spherify
• Edit Poly Modifier
• Edit Mesh Modifier
• 2d Shapes, Edit spline modifier
• Importing DWG Files from AutoCAD. Creating Plans using Shapes with 2D Snap
• Modeling the building using AEC Extended objects
• Wall, Windows, Railing, Foliage
• Boolean, Pro-Boolean
• 2D Modifiers - Extrude, Lathe, Bevel Profile, Bevel
• Path deform (WSM), Loft, Shape merge
• Slate Material Editor and Compact Material Editor
• Basic Shaders parameters
• Materials - Standard, Architectural, Double sided, Shell, Top/Bottom, Shellac materials
• Multi/sub objects materials, Flat Mirror, Ray trace
• Maps Rollout-Checkers, Dent, Noise, Bitmap, Tiles
• Advanced Material - Arch & Design Mental Ray
• Opacity Mapping, Material Modifier - UVW Map
• Standard Lights
• Omni - General Parameters, Intensity/color/Attenuation, Advance effects, Shadow parameters, Shadow Map Parameters
• Target & Free spot, Target & Free Direct
• Sky light, Sun Light, Day Light
• Artificial Interior Light - Photometric Lights
• Environment effects - Fog
• Atmospheric Apparatus – Box Gizmo, Sphere Gizmo, Cyl Gizmo, Fire – Fire Ball Explosion, Tendril
• Video post Effect - Lens effect glow, highlights, flare
• Camera - Target Camera & Free Camera
• Camera Effect - DOF and Motion Blur
• Introduction to Key frame Animation
• Set Key and Auto Key Animation
• Path Animation – Path Constraint
• Creating Walkthrough
• Graph Editors - Track view Dope Sheet, Curve Editor
• Rendering - Render Set up F10
• Merging max files,
• Render AVI Files file formats,
• Project