3ds MAX Training

• Navigate through 3ds MAX interface
• Generate models
• Prepare animations on objects and characters
• Practice character poly modeling
• Work with lighting effects
• Practice rendering
• Manage controllers and constraints
• Use Photometric Lights and Daylight System in mental ray Renderings

• Graphics designers
• Game developers
• Architectures
• Visualization studios

Lesson 1 - Introduction to Autodesk 3ds Max Design

• Overview
• Visualization Workflow
• The Autodesk 3ds Max Design Interface
• Preferences
• Setting the Project Folder
• Configure Paths
• Display Drivers
• Viewport Display and Labels

Lesson 2 - Autodesk 3ds Max Design Configuration

• Viewport Configuration
• Viewport Navigation
• Object Selection Methods
• Units Setup
• Layer and Object Properties

Lesson 3 - Basic Modelling Techniques

• Model with Primitives
• Applying Transforms
• Sub-Object Mode
• Reference Coordinate Systems and Transform Centres
• Cloning and Grouping
• Poly Modelling with Graphite Tools
• Statistics in Viewport

Lesson 4 - Modelling From 2D Objects

• 3D Modelling from 2D Objects
• Drawing 2D Lines
• The Lathe Modifier
• The Extrude Modifier
• Boolean Operations
• The Sweep Modifier
• Using Snaps for Precision
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Lesson 5 - Assembling Project Files

• Data Linking and Importing
• DWG Link and Import Options
• Importing and Linking Models from Autodesk Revit

Lesson 6 - Materials

• Introduction to Materials
• Understanding Maps and Materials
• Managing Materials
• Standard Materials
• Material Shaders
• Assigning Maps to Materials
• Opacity, Bump, and Reflection Mapping
• mental ray Materials
• The Material Explorer

Lesson 7 - Mapping Coordinates and Scale

• Mapping Coordinates
• Mapping Scale
• Spline Mapping

Lesson 8 - Introduction to Lighting

• Local vs. Global Illumination
• Fundamentals of Standard Lighting
• Types of Standard Lights
• Shadow Types

Lesson 9 - Advanced Lighting

• Photometric Light Objects
• Exposure Control
• Daytime Lighting

Lesson 10 - Lighting and Rendering using mental ray

• Fundamentals of mental ray
• mental ray Interior Rendering
• Controlling mental ray Quality
• mental ray Proxies

Lesson 11 - Cameras and Rendering

• Cameras
• Background Images
• The Print Size Wizard
• Iterative Rendering
• Single vs. Double-Sided Rendering
• Rendering Options
• Rendering Presets

Lesson 12 - Animation

• Animation Controls
• Walkthrough Animation
• Animation Output