3ds Max: Digital Humans for Architectural Visualizations

Find out how you can use 2D and 3D assets to add humans to an architectural scene in 3ds Max.

Introduction

• Introduction to digital humans
• Using the exercise files

1. Getting Started

• The character process
• 3ds Max rigging overview
• Resources for 3D models
• Manipulating and texturing 3D models

2. Creating Skeletons in CAT

• Creating skeletons in CAT
• Fitting a CAT skeleton to a mesh
• Fine-tuning the skeleton

3. Skinning Characters

• Skinning the mesh
• Adjusting envelopes
• Adjusting vertices
• Finalizing skinning

4. Animating Characters in CAT

• Understanding CATMotion
• Creating a procedural walk
• Adjusting a walk
• Moving through the scene
• Walking along a path and footsteps
• Creating poses
• Animating between poses
• Saving and loading clips

5. Working with Biped

• Biped overview
• Biped figure mode
• Skinning bipeds
• Animating walks in Biped
• Keyframe animation in Biped
• Motion capture in Biped

Conclusion

• Next steps