Autodesk 3ds Max Essentials

The course is organized into tutorials dedicated to animation, modelling, materials, lighting, and rendering. Flexibility is built in, so that you can complete the tutorials in the order that works best for you. Designed and written by Autodesk 3ds Max specialists and professionals, the material in this course will teach you the basic skills you need for a production environment.

Syllabus

Getting Started
Touring the 3ds Max User Interface
Creating and Animating Simple Objects
Working with Scene Files
Transforming Objects
Applying Modifiers

Modelling
Learning Low Poly Modelling Basics
Creating and Editing Shapes
Using 2D Shapes to Build 3D Objects
Using Compound Objects
Exploring Various Modelling Techniques

Animation
Learning General Principles
Working with Keyframes
Animating Different Types of Objects
Working with the Track View Editor
Understanding Animation Controllers
Working with Object Hierarchies
Animating Bipeds
Practicing Basic Animation
Materials and Mapping
Creating Materials
Working with the Material Editor
Differentiating Between Materials and Textures
Using Maps
Mapping Coordinates
Creating and Applying Materials and Textures

Rendering
Creating and Positioning Cameras
Learning about Camera Parameters and Concepts
Animating Cameras
Understanding and Creating Ambient Light
Using Standard Lights
Adjusting Shadow Parameters
Adding Secondary Lights
Achieving Convincing CG Lighting with mental ray
Setting up Scenes and Saving Renders
Using Rendering Tools Efficiently
Recording Different Scene States
Rendering Scenes using Batch Render
Completing a Project or Scenario