3D Studio Max Software

Introducing To 3D Studio Max

George Atanasov Telerik Corporationwww.telerik.

com

System RequirementsThe Hardware You Need

System Requirements For general animation and rendering

CPU – Dual Core 1.4 GHz or equivalent AMD

RAM – 2GB (4GB recommended) OpenGL or Direct3D capable graphics

(256MB) Swap Space – 4GB

For large scenes and complex data sets

RAM – 8 GB Swap Space – 8GB OpenGL or Direct3D capable graphics

(1GB)

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System Requirements 3D Studio will also run on low end hardware

To get high end hardware is cheaper

Saves your time Saves your nerves Pays back your money

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The InterfaceUnderstanding & Personalizing

Understanding Main elements

Menu Bar Toolbars Viewports Command Panel Lower Interface Bar

Sub-elements

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Menu Bar The menu bar

Location & format Features

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Viewports The viewports

The “window” to your scene Cover largest area Modes of view

Orthographic Perspective

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Toolbars 3D Studio Max has a large amount of tools placed in toolbars Floating toolbars Docked toolbars

All the toolbars are customizable

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Command Panel Most frequently used part of the interface

Controls all the parameters and settings of the objects in the scene

Split to six sub-panels Create, Modify, Hierarchy, Utilities,

Display, Motion

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Command Panel -> Create Tab

Contains controls for creating objects Geometry

Basic objects Splines

Cameras Lights Etc.

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Command Panel -> Modify Tab

It allows you to manipulate editable objects Meshes, Polys Editable Splines, NURBS, Patches Cameras, Lights

Contains controls for applying and editing modifiers

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Command Panel -> Rollouts

Contains most of the things in control panel Controls Buttons Parameters

Designed to save space They can be in closed or open state Can be reordered by dragging

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Quad Menus Quad menus are like the windows context menu on steroids Providing fast access to commonly

used editing tools Right-clicking on the active viewport pops-up the quad menus

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Spinners Control for numeric fields Editable step of increase Right click on the spinner resets the value

Supports click and drag value editing

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Working With Files

Scene File Own proprietary format for scene files .MAX

The “secret” of Autodesk about MAX format

File -> New (Ctrl + N) Keep Objects and Links Keep Objects only New All (Default)

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Project Folder The project folder is not set by default

Setting the project folder Version control Managing scene resources Managing exported resources Automatic backup

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Creating ObjectsBasic Primitives

Creating Objects Primitive Objects Create Panel

Categories of objects Geometry

Sub-categories Standard Primitive Compound Objects Etc.

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Renaming Objects Renaming options dialog (Tools->Rename Obj) Renaming Groups of object

Base Name Prefix Suffix Number

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Creating Primitives Demo

Creating basic primitives Sphere Box Cylinder Etc.

Editing primitive parameters Size Resolution

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Keyword Entry Rollout Create primitives

entering precise values Create multiple objects No effect on the current object

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Modifying Objects Parameters

Parameters rollout Different parameters for each

primitive object Affects the current object The rollout disappears after deselecting the object

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Transforming Objects Translation

Select and move (W) Rotation

Select and rotate (E) Scaling

Select and uniform scale (R)

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Transform Gizmos Viewport Icons

Direct transformation Axes selection

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Transform Type-In Dialog

Specify precise values for Moving Scaling Rotation

Values Absolute Relative

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Editable ObjectsDealing With Editable Objects

Modifying ObjectsModifying Editable Objects

Modifier Tab

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Primitives Edit Parameters

Editable objects Edit geometry

Editable Objects Editable Objects

Editable Poly Editable Mesh Editable Spline Editable Patch

Conversation Destructive Non destructive

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Sub-Objects Subset of objects Mesh Sub-object levels

Vertex Edge Face Polygon Element

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