We will cover some of the basic principles of 3d, learn some of the applications of 3d (and possible career paths), and we will also create our first basic rendering in this section.

Here we will create a basic model using available default objects called standard primitives.  We will also see how to place a light in our scene and render out an image.  This is where we will create our very first rendering!

A little more about the building blocks of 3d and an explanation of how we can take these basic standard primitives and turn them into complex scenes.

3d can be used for so many things, and it all starts with the basic elements we have discussed in this section.  In this lecture we will revue what we have learned, and also take a look at examples of what can be created using 3d graphics.  This will give you some good goals to aim for as far as what kind of things you might want to create in 3d, and what kind of career path you might want to pursue.

In this lecture we will touch on the various different elements of the 3ds Max UI.  There is kind of a lot to look at, and it can be overwhelming, so it is worth taking the time.  We will learn the difference between the viewport, file menus, command panel, other tool panels, etc.

Grab my UI files and load them so you can have a more optimized and professional workspace. Also, learn how to further modify your UI if you desire.

Learn how to quickly navigate around your scene for arch viz purposes. Increase the efficiency of your workflow, and work more like the PROS do.

Start learning some of the 3ds Max modeling tools and build a site for our exterior project.

Continue to learn 3ds Max modeling techniques, this time focusing on splines.

Continue to learn 3ds Max modeling techniques, this time focusing on poly modeling.

Continue to increase your knowledge of the various modeling techniques in 3ds Max.

The sweep modifier in 3ds Max is an important tool for any and every modeling workflow

The lathe modifier in 3ds Max is an important tool for any and every modeling workflow

Sit back and watch as the instructor continues to model this project, with explanations of what he is doing as he goes.

Finish up the modeling of our project. Download the instructor model if necessary in the resources.

-Setup V-Ray as your render engine

-Start using it to actually generate some images

-Learn the basics of how a camera works so you can better understand V-Ray cameras in 3d

- Apply photography principles to V-Ray camera

- Basic settings of V-Ray camera

- Adjust camera settings to get the right exposure for your scene

- Understand the different factors affecting exposure

- learn the last remaining V-Ray camera settings and what they do

- Use HDRIs to realistically and quickly light your scene

- Learn the different types of V-Ray lights and how to use them

- The newest version of V-Ray comes complete with

- How to make your own custom materials in V-Ray

- See how maps are created

- Use your custom maps to create your own V-Ray material

-See the new improvements for V-Ray materials that are specific to V-Ray 5

- UVW mapping tells your maps how to project themselves onto an object

- it is important part of realistic materials

- learn the basics of how it works.

Learn all the essential settings to start creating renderings of your scene right now with V-Ray

Continue to learn and understand V-Ray Render settings

Enhance your renderings using the new light mixer available with V-Ray 5. Many of the adjustments can also be done with older versions of V-Ray too.

Learn where you can get high quality models to add to your scene to enhance realism and save time / money.

Download a free tree model and import it into our scene to add landscaping.

-Learn about V-Ray Proxies and what they are

-Learn how to create them

-See how to use them for easily creating extremely complex scenes with huge amounts of geometry.

Use everything you have learned to produce a finished product

Use Photoshop to enhance the final look of your rendering

This lecture begins a new project, an exterior rendering created with my models.

Download the models by going to the resources in this lecture.

V-Ray Sun / Sky Setup

Getting Exposure levels right with camera settings and V-Ray Frame Buffer

Play with depth of field and other V-Ray camera settings

compose your shot

Essential V-Ray render settings that you need to know

Cut through all the stuff you don't need to know

Use V-Ray dome light to create and image based lighting effect using an HDRI

Go to the resources of this lecture to get your HDRI

Add plants and other purchased / downloaded objects to your scene to add detail and enhance composition

Turn on your necessary render channels

Get your render settings right

Render a final image

Import all your render channels

Use them to enhance your image

Chaos Vantage is a very powerful program used for real-time rendering and animation for 3d projects and models. Follow along with this segment as we look over the possibilities that Chaos Vantage presents in the ArchViz industry, along with doing some small projects to utilize Chaos Vantage's rendering capabilities. An important element of Vantage is how easily it can turn our renderings into animations.

In this course, we will mostly be learning how to navigate Chaos Vantage and it's many features. We will also learn how to use those features to improve our rendering. This lecture goes over all the settings of Chaos Vantage.

Use the link attached to this course to download the 3ds Max file and the Chaos Vantage project.

We will be exploring the different settings between live link and exporting 3ds max files into Chaos Vantage projects. We will also cover camera placement and animation to enhance this project and make it look much better.

In this section we will cover more animation concepts, along with animating lighting and atmosphere aspects of the project. We will also experiment with lighting options such as the sun and the atmosphere.

In this lecture we will complete the animation but also explore multiple other animation concepts and ideas to expand on and link together the skills learned in previous sections.

In this section we will fine-tune the skills learned in previous sections and use examples to expand on previous knowledge. We will finish up the Chaos Vantage segment of this class with this lecture. Here we will see a complete animation project from beginning to end.

Welcome to the course! You're going to love it. This video will give you a small idea of the kinds of images that I create using 3ds max. I hope that I can help you along the path to create beautiful images as well. Take a look.

This is a brief introduction to what visualization is. It also gives you a nice resource to check out. I including some resource links in the the supplemental material as well.

In this video, I will give an idea of what knowledge you need before starting this course. Don't worry, if you are here on Udemy, you probably have everything you need.

This video will walk you through the basic software we need, and where to get the demo versions. I am adding some other downloads you might want in the supplemental material.

When I originally made this course, I used 3ds Max 2010 and V-Ray 2.0. I am now adding new lectures all the time, including (depending on when you read this) a whole new section of interior renderings done completely in 3ds Max 2016 and V-Ray 3.2. I am also going through and trying to add addendum to the original course as necessary, to help you follow along regardless of what version of the software you are using. Most things are applicable to all versions.