3DS Max Advanced formerly 3D Studio MAX, is a modeling, animation and rendering package developed by Autodesk Media and Entertainment. It has modeling capabilities, a flexible plugin architecture and can be used on the Microsoft Windows platform. It’s frequently used by video game developers, TV commercial studios and architectural visualization studios. It is also used for movie effects and movie pre-visualization.

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 COURSE OUTLINE 
 

ANIMATION

• Create a path animation and evaluate an object along the path

• Identify Controller types

• Identify playback settings

• Locate the value of keys in the Time Slider

• Use a Dope Sheet

CAMERAS

• Differentiate camera types

• Edit FOV (Field of View)

• Data Management / Interoperability

• Differentiate common file types and usages

• Use the import feature to import model data

 

UI / OBJECT MANAGEMENT

• Describe and use object transformations

• Identify Selection Regions and methods

• Use Viewports

• Set up and use Scenes

 

EFFECTS

• Identify Space Warp types

• Use atmosphere effects

• Use particle systems

 

LIGHTING

• Compare Attenuation and Decay

• Identify parameters for modifying shadows

• Add a volumetric effect

 

MATERIALS / SHADING

• Identify standard materials

• Use the Slate Material Editor

 

RIGGING

• Use Character Studio for Rigging

• Create simple Bipeds

• Use the Skin modifier

 

RENDERING

• Differentiate Renderers

• Identify rendering parameters

 

MODELING

• Differentiate reference coordinate systems

• Differentiate workflow

• Identify Clone types

• Differentiate standard versus extended primitives

• Identify and use line tool creation methods

• Identify Vertex types

• Use object creation and modification workflows

• Use polygon modeling tools

• Use Pro-Boolean