Learning 3ds Max 2020
Offered By: LinkedIn Learning
Course Description
Overview
Learn to leverage the power of 3ds Max for modeling, rendering, and animation. This introductory training course covers foundational 3ds Max tools, concepts, and techniques.
Syllabus
Introduction
- Getting started with 3ds Max 2020
- Using the exercise files
- Choosing a workspace
- Choosing interface and tool defaults
- Setting preferences
- Displaying user interface elements
- Creating and setting project folders
- Creating and transforming objects
- Viewport navigation shortcuts
- Choosing display units and grid options
- Parametric modeling in the modifier stack
- Cloning an object as an instance
- Creating shapes and splines
- Extruding splines with the Sweep modifier
- Sub-object transforms and symmetry
- Activating the Modeling Ribbon tools
- Extruding polygons with the Editable Poly Ribbon
- Adding detail with Swift Loop and constraints
- Rounding corners with Chamfer
- Smoothing polygon edges
- Choosing a renderer
- Rendering in the viewport
- Lighting a scene with an environment map
- Exploring the Slate Material Editor
- Editing a physical material
- Managing scene materials
- Mapping material shading parameters
- Applying an OSL map and UVW coordinates
- Creating photometric lights
- Setting camera exposure
- Adjusting light parameters
- Natural daylight with Sun Positioner
- Scene organization with layers and groups
- Linking objects in a transform hierarchy
- Choosing Time Configuration options
- Creating keyframes with Auto Key
- Editing keyframes in the Track Bar
- Creating keyframes with Set Key
- Editing function curves in the Curve Editor
- Creating a physical camera
- Common parameters in Render Setup
- Composing a shot with safe frames
- Rendering an image sequence
- Next steps
Taught by
Aaron F. Ross
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