Lynda 3ds Max 2013 Essential Training (2012) | 1.09 GB

The course covers Autodesk 3ds Max from the ground up, providing a thorough overview of this advanced 3D graphics and modeling package. Author Aaron F. Ross covers the 3ds Max interface and walks through common tasks such as modeling, texturing, rendering, animating, and adding special effects. The course is centered around two real-world projects, a motion graphics project and a special effects project, that provide designers practical examples to use with the lessons.

Topics include:

Creating primitives

Setting units and dimensions

Modeling with splines

Lofting objects

Cloning and group objects

Using the modifier stack

Attaching polygon meshes to objects

Working with subdivision surfaces

Creating NURBS curves, arcs, and lines

Working with materials

Mapping textures

Adjusting cameras and lights in a scene

Building keyframe animations

Rendering a sequence

Introduction1m 50s

Welcome 1m 2s

Using the exercise files 48s

1. Getting Started6m 58s

Setting user interface defaults 1m 18s

Setting preferences 2m 38s

Using project folders 3m 2s

2. The 3ds Max Interface22m 6s

Getting familiar with the interface 2m 56s

Using the Create and Modify panels 2m 53s

Navigating in the viewports 2m 10s

Using hotkeys 3m 12s

Transforming objects 3m 42s

Using axis constraints 1m 54s

Choosing shading modes 3m 17s

Configuring the viewports 2m 2s

3. Modeling Basics28m 57s

Surveying different modeling methods 2m 40s

Setting units 5m 25s

Setting home grid dimensions 2m 8s

Understanding the Level Of Detail utility 4m 19s

Working with the modifier stack 3m 41s

Understanding dependencies 4m 30s

Collapsing the modifier stack 2m 48s

Working with sub-objects 3m 26s

4. Modeling with Splines 14m 32s

Creating shapes 4m 35s

Creating lines 3m 10s

Working with Editable Spline 2m 13s

Using different vertex types 4m 34s

5. Lofting22m 59s

Lofting a vase 3m 56s

Setting loft parameters 3m 25s

Editing a path 3m 25s

Manipulating loft sub-objects 2m 43s

Adding a scale deformation 4m 8s

Adding a Shell modifier 1m 49s

Finishing the model 3m 33s

6. Modeling with Primitives15m 42s

Setting up the scene 1m 25s

Creating chamfer boxes 3m 33s

Cloning objects 2m 35s

Using the Array tool 4m 17s

Measuring with the tape helper 2m 15s

Grouping objects 1m 37s

7. Using the Modifier Stack22m 49s

Laying out the scene 2m 11s

Modeling rectangle primitives 2m 26s

Working with Editable Spline 4m 32s

Applying a Sweep modifier 1m 46s

Soft-selecting with Volume Select 3m 41s

Removing polygons with Delete Mesh 1m 36s

Clearing a sub-object selection with Mesh Select 1m 43s

Adding randomness with the Noise modifier 2m 0s

Instancing modifiers on multiple objects 2m 54s

8. Polygon Modeling30m 11s

Making an editable poly and understanding Graphite 1m 0s

Using the Graphite ribbon interface 3m 55s

Selecting sub-objects 2m 36s

Choosing selection region methods 2m 4s

Using the caddy to extrude 3m 7s

Controlling detail with Remove and Cut 3m 53s

Inserting edge loops with SwiftLoop 1m 2s

Constraining sub-object transforms 2m 5s

Attaching polygon meshes to a single object 2m 40s

Bridging parts of a mesh 2m 41s

Smoothing and hardening edges 5m 8s

9. Subdivision Surface Modeling34m 55s

Understanding subdivision surfaces 3m 7s

Creating a box and converting it to an editable poly 2m 57s

Using the Symmetry modifier 1m 49s

Working with TurboSmooth 3m 5s

Extruding polygons 2m 8s

Rounding out square corners 3m 15s

Choosing a transform center 5m 55s

Editing edge loops 2m 34s

Shaping the model 5m 0s

Baking subdivisions 5m 5s

10. NURBS Modeling28m 51s

Understanding NURBS 1m 1s

Creating NURBS curves 3m 9s

Creating arcs and lines 3m 36s

Converting Bezier splines to a NURBS object 3m 42s

Cloning sub-objects 1m 50s

Creating an offset curve 2m 40s

Creating a U loft surface 3m 16s

Editing a dependent surface using curves 2m 28s

Creating an extrude surface 1m 9s

Setting Surface Approximation 6m 0s

11. Modeling for Motion Graphics18m 30s

Setting up the scene 2m 4s

Creating text 2m 2s

Applying a Bevel modifier 1m 14s

Choosing bevel parameters 2m 31s

Controlling the level of detail 4m 14s

Deforming beveled objects 1m 19s

Exporting paths from Adobe Illustrator 2m 22s

Importing Illustrator paths 2m 44s

12. Materials Basics16m 46s

Opening the Material Editor 2m 29s

Navigating the Compact Material Editor 1m 43s

Working with the Sample Slots and Scene Materials groups 3m 15s

Choosing material and shader types 2m 41s

Adjusting specular parameters 1m 27s

Previewing renders with ActiveShade 2m 12s

Adjusting opacity and refraction 2m 59s

13. Mapping Textures35m 6s

Applying procedural maps 4m 10s

Navigating shader trees 1m 8s

Managing source image files 5m 1s

Tracking scene assets 5m 48s

Projecting UVW mapping 4m 51s

Using the Real-World Map Size option 2m 3s

Adding reflections with Raytrace map 4m 21s

Creating a self-illuminated environment 4m 15s

Mapping a bump channel 1m 42s

Instancing material sample slots 1m 47s

14. Camera Basics 18m 32s

Working with Display layers 6m 28s

Creating a free camera 2m 2s

Moving a camera with Truck, Dolly, and Pan 2m 19s

Using a target camera 2m 18s

Adjusting Field of View 1m 30s

Choosing an aspect ratio 3m 55s

15. Lighting Basics34m 33s

Understanding CG lighting 7m 44s

Controlling an object's shadow properties 1m 20s

Creating a target spotlight 2m 57s

Adjusting intensity and color 1m 30s

Controlling contrast and highlights 1m 35s

Setting a spotlight's hotspot and falloff radius 3m 6s

Choosing a shadow type 2m 34s

Optimizing shadow maps 3m 25s

Optimizing area shadows 3m 27s

Creating omni lights 3m 53s

Excluding objects from lights 1m 53s

Using the Light Lister 1m 9s

16. Keyframe Animation23m 45s

Understanding keyframes 52s

Setting up the time configuration 1m 51s

Choosing Set Key filters 56s

Creating keyframes in Set Key mode 1m 58s

Editing keyframes in the timeline 2m 8s

Creating keyframes in Auto Key mode 1m 58s

Building up animation in passes 1m 45s

Editing keyframes in the Dope Sheet 4m 1s

Editing function curves in the Curve Editor 4m 9s

Cycling and extrapolating function curves 4m 7s

17. Hierarchies28m 4s

Understanding hierarchies 1m 31s

Understanding coordinate systems 2m 38s

Controlling rotations 6m 51s

Moving and rotating pivot points 3m 22s

Locking transforms 1m 28s

Linking objects 3m 13s

Using Schematic View 1m 48s

Solving problems with scale 7m 13s

18. Controllers and Constraints 12m 27s

Understanding controllers 3m 22s

Constraining animation to a path 3m 38s

Assigning a Link constraint 1m 45s

Adding link targets in the Motion panel 1m 16s

Animating constrained objects 2m 26s

19. Rendering9m 11s

Understanding image sequences 2m 22s

Choosing Render Setup options 2m 3s

Specifying file output 4m 46s

Conclusion34s

Goodbye 34s

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