3D Studio Max: Advanced

Course Overview

This programme gives the delegate an in-depth study of materials, and mapping, lighting and cameras.

Audience

Designers, architects, interior designers and games producers or anybody with a good understanding of 3D Studio Max , that wishes to enhance their skill set.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with 3D Studio Max or delegates should have attended 3D Studio Max Introduction.

Course Outline

Lighting

• Learn basic lighting principles
• Know the difference between real world and computer lighting
• Understand traditional lighting setups
• Recognise different light types
• Understand various light parameters
• Create lights
• Modify lights
• Use the light lister
• Understand how to plan lighting for a scene in 3ds max
• Understand the use of three point lighting to light an object
• Use lighting to establish mood
• Recognise some of the challenges in lighting specific types of objects
• Understand considerations for interior lighting
• Understand considerations for exterior lighting
• Understanding the importance of shadows in defining the scene and the mood
• Create volumetric light beams with dust
• Create ambient light inside a large interior

Animation

• Character animation concepts
• Understanding Forward Kinematics
• Principles of Inverse Kinematics
• Parent and Child link relationships
• Constraining rotation
• Overview of Animation tools
• Set Key Animation and Autokey
• Introduction to bones
• Spline IK

3D Studio Max: Advanced / CM030126