3D Studio Max Follow On Course- Advanced Animation Techniques

Objectives

This course is designed to advance the students ability for modelling within 3D Studio Max including the application of polygonal and curved surface modelling.


Pre-requisites:

Delegates are required to have attended the 3D Studio Max Fundamental course.


Course Includes:

A comprehensive set of reference notes covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.


Course Outline


Spline Animation

For Cameras


· Path creation for camera
· Setting 1st vertex
· Camera linking/control
· Control Dummies
· Path Constraints
· Camera Animation to paths



For Objects


· Sub-Object Creation
· Object repetition for Spline animation
· Path animation for objects
· Object to Path setup
· Object animation




Morphing





Creating A Model for Morphing


· The base model
· Creating Morph targets



Assigning to the morpher


· Target setup
· Animating
· Control Morph model










The Human Character





Defining the Character


· From Box to Boxcar to Biped
(understanding the 'character')



Further Animation types


· Motion Capture



Biped - Overview


· Introduction
· Basic animation
· Forward and Inverse Kinematics
· Loading in Preset motions



Adding a 'Skin Mesh' to Skeleton

(bones and skin overview)
· Soft Skinning
· Physique
· Deforming mesh skins via bone animation