3DS Max Tutorial. Learn The Art of Modelling and Animation

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: 01. Introduction

Lecture 1: Working Files – Download These First

Lecture 2: 0101 Welcome

Lecture 3: 0102 An Overview On 3ds Max

Lecture 4: 0103 Configuring 3ds Max For This Title

Lecture 5: 0104 About The Working Files

Chapter 2: 02. Getting Started

Lecture 1: 0201 The Production Process

Lecture 2: 0202 Traditional Art Concepts And Principles

Lecture 3: 0203 Using Reference Material

Lecture 4: 0204 Understanding 3D Space

Lecture 5: 0205 Improve Your Production Workflow

Lecture 6: 0206 The Help System

Chapter 3: 03. Interface Essentials

Lecture 1: 0301 The Interface

Lecture 2: 0302 Navigating The Viewports

Lecture 3: 0303 Setting Up How Things Are Measured

Lecture 4: 0304 Customizing The User Interface To Fit Your Work Style

Lecture 5: 0305 Useful Right Click Mouse Commands

Chapter 4: 04. Working With Files

Lecture 1: 0401 Starting From Scratch – The New And Reset Commands

Lecture 2: 0402 Opening, Importing And Merging Files

Lecture 3: 0403 Saving And Exporting Files

Lecture 4: 0404 Using Hold And Fetch

Lecture 5: 0405 The Summary Info And Object Properties

Chapter 5: 05. Working With Objects

Lecture 1: 0501 Selection Techniques

Lecture 2: 0502 Naming Objects

Lecture 3: 0503 Transformation Gizmo

Lecture 4: 0504 Moving Objects

Lecture 5: 0505 Rotating Objects

Lecture 6: 0506 Scaling Objects

Lecture 7: 0507 Coordinate Systems

Lecture 8: 0508 Introduction to Pivot Points

Lecture 9: 0509 Hiding and Freezing Object

Lecture 10: 0510 Cloning

Lecture 11: 0511 Grouping Objects

Chapter 6: 06. Creating Off The Shelf Geometry

Lecture 1: 0601 Creating Standard 3D Primitives – Part 1

Lecture 2: 0602 Creating Standard 3D Primitives – Part 2

Lecture 3: 0603 Creating Extended Primitive Objects

Lecture 4: 0604 Important Considerations When Drawing Lines

Lecture 5: 0605 Creating 2D Shapes

Lecture 6: 0606 Nesting Creating 2D Shapes

Lecture 7: 0607 Creating Architectural Objects – Part 1

Lecture 8: 0608 Creating Architectural Objects – Part 2

Lecture 9: 0609 Using Grids When Modeling

Lecture 10: 0610 Creating A Pencil Using Primitives

Chapter 7: 07. Specific Modeling Techniques

Lecture 1: 0701 Extruding Objects

Lecture 2: 0702 Lathing Objects

Lecture 3: 0703 Lofting Objects

Lecture 4: 0704 Boolean and ProBoolean Commands

Lecture 5: 0705 Box Modeling Techniques – Part 1

Lecture 6: 0706 Box Modeling Techniques – Part 2

Lecture 7: 0707 Project: Create Telescope – Part 1

Lecture 8: 0708 Project: Create Telescope – Part 2

Lecture 9: 0709 Paint Deformation

Lecture 10: 0710 Surface Normals

Chapter 8: 08. Project: Constructing A Room Using Multiple Modeling Techniques

Lecture 1: 0801 Creating The Bowling Pin And Ball

Lecture 2: 0802 Creating The Alley And Gutters

Lecture 3: 0803 Creating The Floor And Back Wall

Lecture 4: 0804 Creating The Alley Backboard

Lecture 5: 0805 Creating The Scoreboard

Lecture 6: 0806 Creating The Ball Return

Chapter 9: 09. Working at the Sub Object Level

Lecture 1: 0901 Sub Object Types

Lecture 2: 0902 Sub Object Selection

Lecture 3: 0903 Adding A Modifier Vs. Converting Down To Edit

Lecture 4: 0904 Moving, Rotating, And Scaling At The Sub Object Level

Lecture 5: 0905 2D Sub Object Modeling Commands

Lecture 6: 0906 3D Sub Object Modeling Commands – Part 1

Lecture 7: 0907 3D Sub Object Modeling Commands – Part 2

Lecture 8: 0908 Ignore Backfacing

Lecture 9: 0909 Using Soft Selection

Chapter 10: 10. Working With Modifiers

Lecture 1: 1001 Using The Modifier Stack

Lecture 2: 1002 Things To Know About The Stack

Lecture 3: 1003 Importance Of Modifier Order

Lecture 4: 1004 Applying Modifiers In The Middle Of The Stack

Lecture 5: 1005 How To Collapse The Modifier Stack

Lecture 6: 1006 Copying And Pasting Modifiers

Lecture 7: 1007 Freeform Deformation Modifiers

Lecture 8: 1008 Flex Modifier

Lecture 9: 1009 Hair And Fur Modifier

Lecture 10: 1010 The Noise Modifier

Lecture 11: 1011 Modifiers That Add And Reduce Geometry

Lecture 12: 1012 Adding Modifiers At The Sub Object Level

Chapter 11: 11. Materials And Mapping

Lecture 1: 1101 Building Materials – It Is More Than Just A Color!

Lecture 2: 1102 Slate Vs. Compact Material Editor

Lecture 3: 1103 The Material Editor Interface

Lecture 4: 1104 Controlling Main Body Color

Lecture 5: 1105 Adding And Controlling Shine

Lecture 6: 1106 Adjusting Transparency

Lecture 7: 1107 Using Self Illumination

Lecture 8: 1108 Applying Materials

Lecture 9: 1109 Retrieving A Material From A Scene

Lecture 10: 1110 Designing A Complex Material