3Ds Max Design Essential course in Petaling Jaya

Day 1

• Getting to know 3DS Max Design – Introduction & Touring, Working with objects, Getting the view you want
• Introducing 3DS Max Objects – Understanding standard primitives, Modeling with modifiers, How 3DS Max sees objects
• Introducing 3DS Max Objects (cont.) – Making clones that share properties
• Creating Shapes with Splines – Drawing with splines, Modifying a shape using Sub-Object Level, Outlining and Extruding splines
• Creating Shapes with Splines (cont.) – Combining & Extruding splines

Day 2

• Editing Meshes and Creating Complex Objects – Creating an opening in a wall with Boolean Operation, Tracing a sketch, Editing meshes
• Editing Meshes and Creating Complex Objects (cont.) – Using instanced Clones, Attaching objects to mesh
• Editing Meshes and Creating Complex Objects (cont.) – Creating & modifying objects using Box Modeling
• Working with External Design Data – Creating Topography with splines, Setting up an AutoCAD Plan with 3DS Max
• Working with External Design Data (cont.) – Importing AutoCAD plans into 3DS Max Design, Exploring the File Link Manager
• Creating AEC Objects – Creating a parametric wall, Adding Doors and Windows to wall, Changing Elevations with stairs
• Creating AEC Objects (cont.) – Setting boundaries with railings, Adding foliage to a scene

Day 3

• Organizing & Editing Objects – Naming Objects, Organizing objects by layer, Lofting an object, Using noise modifier
• Organizing & Editing Objects (cont.) – Extruding with the sweep modifier, Aligning objects
• Lights & Shadow – Lighting your model, Rendering a view, Ambient light, Shadow effect, Playing in the shadow, Using the light lister
• Lights & Shadow (cont.) – Using scene states
• Enhancing Model with Materials – Understanding bitmap texture maps, Adding material to object, Understanding Material Libraries
• Enhancing Model with Materials (cont.) – Editing materials, Understanding Mapping Coordinates, Using standard material, Map scaler modifiers
• Enhancing Model with Materials (cont.) – Adding Entourages, Assigning materials to part of an object, Exploring the Autodesk materials
• Enhancing Model with Materials (cont.) – Modeling with Displacement Maps