3DS Max: Introduction

Delivery method
Classroom based, maximum 5 delegates

Course description
Introduction to 3ds Max

• The stages of the 3D pipeline: modelling, materials, lighting, cameras, animation and rendering

The Max interface

• The menu bar, tool bars and panels
• Activating and arranging viewports
• The Command Panel

Drawing precision

• Grids explained
• The Transform Managers
• Using Axis Constrainers

Modelling in 3ds Max

• The Create Panel
• Fundamentals of modelling
• Creating primitive based objects
• Lofting and Lathing

Arranging a scene

• The various selection methods
• Pivot points explained
• The move, rotate and scale transforms
• Aligning objects
• Cloning and grouping objects
• Creating and using selection sets
• Positioning and adjusting cameras

Suitable for
This course is for designers and animators new to 3D Max who wish to create professional 3D animation sequences for games, broadcast or the web.

Requirements
You need no previous experience to attend this course.