Learning 3ds Max after knowing Maya : Modeling

Learning 3ds Max after knowing Maya : Modeling, available at $19.99, has an average rating of 4.7, with 28 lectures, based on 135 reviews, and has 845 subscribers.

You will learn about Overview of fundamental UI differences Location of most used tools and techniques for modeling Explaining high poly to low poly workflow Using the UV editor inside of 3ds max Understanding the material editor Baking out normal maps in 3ds max Setting up custom shortcuts and options This course is ideal for individuals who are Professionals trying to get up to speed for a new job that requires 3ds max or Professionals that are looking to expand their software knowledge base or Students looking to expand their software knowledge base It is particularly useful for Professionals trying to get up to speed for a new job that requires 3ds max or Professionals that are looking to expand their software knowledge base or Students looking to expand their software knowledge base.

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Summary

Title: Learning 3ds Max after knowing Maya : Modeling

Price: $19.99

Average Rating: 4.7

Number of Lectures: 28

Number of Published Lectures: 28

Number of Curriculum Items: 28

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 28

Original Price: $49.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Overview of fundamental UI differences
Location of most used tools and techniques for modeling
Explaining high poly to low poly workflow
Using the UV editor inside of 3ds max
Understanding the material editor
Baking out normal maps in 3ds max
Setting up custom shortcuts and options

Who Should Attend

Professionals trying to get up to speed for a new job that requires 3ds max
Professionals that are looking to expand their software knowledge base
Students looking to expand their software knowledge base

Target Audiences

Professionals trying to get up to speed for a new job that requires 3ds max
Professionals that are looking to expand their software knowledge base
Students looking to expand their software knowledge base

It can be hard feeling completely lost when you already know the fundamentals and the software is the only thing getting in your way. Pulling your hair out because your speed and process have been thrown out the door. Knowing what you want to create but getting nowhere trying to accomplish it.

Most tutorials for learning 3ds max are fundamentals video that are long and drawn out covering topics that you already understand, you’re just looking for the information on how to transfer the skills you already have from working in Maya. The amount of time you spend trying to scan through tons of beginner videos to understand some of the more advanced techniques you might be using are overlooked, or in some cases aren’t even available in 3ds max. This becomes irritating and wastes your time.

This video series is designed to get you up to speed inside of 3ds max and have you wondering why it ever seemed so hard to transfer between software in the first place. All of the main tools and techniques that are uses in everyday video game art development (modeling, unwrapping, and baking) will be explained and cross referenced to what you would use inside of Maya. So if your in need of getting up to speed inside of 3ds max for a new job position or are a student that is looking to increase his or her resume to become more attractive to employers this video series is just for you.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Course Overview

Lecture 1: Course Overview

Chapter 2: Navigating 3ds Max's UI

Lecture 1: Basic UI Layout

Lecture 2: Rotating, Zooming, Panning the Camera

Lecture 3: Viewport Navigation

Lecture 4: Creating Primitives

Lecture 5: Move Rotate Scale

Chapter 3: 3ds Max Material Editor

Lecture 1: Using the Material Editor inside of 3ds max

Lecture 2: Adjusting the Gamma/LUT in 3ds Max

Chapter 4: Modeling inside of 3ds Max

Lecture 1: Selecting different sub-object modes

Lecture 2: Toggling Wireframe / Shaded views

Lecture 3: Expanding the Modifier Panel

Lecture 4: Snapping / Pivot Adjustment

Lecture 5: Stacking Modifiers

Lecture 6: Creating high poly models in 3ds Max

Lecture 7: Common Modeling Tools & Techniques Part 1

Lecture 8: Common Modeling Tools & Techniques Part 2

Lecture 9: Common Modeling Tools & Techniques Part 3

Lecture 10: Using Symmetry

Lecture 11: Smoothing groups inside of 3ds Max

Chapter 5: Setting up custom UI needs

Lecture 1: Setting up a custom grid

Lecture 2: Creating custom shortcuts in command panel

Lecture 3: Custom shortcut keys

Lecture 4: Managing Layers (Outliner)

Chapter 6: Unwrapping inside of 3ds Max

Lecture 1: UV Editor Overview / Basic UV controls

Lecture 2: UV Editor Overview / Basic UV controls part 2

Lecture 3: Creating a lightmap channel

Chapter 7: Baking Maps inside of 3ds Max

Lecture 1: Baking normal maps

Chapter 8: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Course conclusion

Instructors

Bradley Wascher
Senior Technical Artist in the Video Game Industry

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3 stars: 7 votes
4 stars: 53 votes
5 stars: 73 votes

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