3D Studio Max Level 1

Course

Inhouse

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Methodology

    Inhouse

3D Studio Max has become an industry standard 3D modelling and animation package, capable of producing photo-realistic rendered scenes and animations. This is available as a private course only, the topics below are a guideline to the course structure. After speaking with you we will tailor the course content to suit your specific needs and arrange the course at a time convenient to.

About this course

Familiarity with Windows or Macintosh operating systems with some knowledge of computer aided design.

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Course Overview

3D Studio Max has become an industry standard 3D modelling and animation package, capable of producing photo-realistic rendered scenes and animations. This is available as a private course only, the topics below are a guideline to the course structure. After speaking with you we will tailor the course content to suit your specific needs and arrange the course at a time convenient to you.
Prerequisites
  • Familiarity with Windows or Macintosh operating systems with some knowledge of computer aided design.
Follow on Courses
  • 3D Studio Max Level 2
Training Options
  • Bespoke course (a course written to your specific needs) at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
  • Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at our training room or at an independent location, convenient to you
  • Scheduled public course at one of our training venues
Whats Included
  • Comprehensive colour course manual and exercises
  • Use of a Modern Training suite with 19 inch flat screen monitors
  • 1 delegate per computer
  • Lunch (When at our training venue)
  • Refreshments (When at our training venue)
  • Relaxed refreshment area at our training room
Course Content
List:
  • Introduction to 3D graphics and the concept of XYZ editing
  • Introduction to the Studio Max main screen
  • Working with the Viewports
  • Viewport rendering and grid display
  • 2D modelling and spline editing
  • Creating and extruding text
  • Creating 3D standard primitives
  • Creating 3D extended primitives
  • Using the Move, Scale and Rotate functions
  • Using the Grid Helper
  • The Morph function
  • The Boolean function
  • The Connect function
  • The Shape Merge function
  • The Scatter function
  • The Conform function
  • Creating lofted objects
  • Merging and importing files
  • Modifying vertices, faces and edges
  • 3D Skew Modifiers
  • 3D Taper Modifiers
  • 3D Blend Modifiers
  • Creating, editing and working with lights
  • Creating, editing and working with cameras
  • Updating Viewports to cameras
  • Working with the Materials Editor
  • Assigning materials to objects
  • Adjusting self illumination and opacity
  • Selecting images by their character attributes
  • Understanding the Copy, Instance and Reference Clone options
  • Using the Snap and 3D Snap options
  • Working with Mirror, Array and Align
  • Basic animating
  • Understanding time standards
  • Animating modifiers
  • Working with the basic Track View functions
  • Adding backgrounds
  • Rendering a scene
  • Rendering an animation

3D Studio Max Level 1

Price on request