3ds Max 2016 Essential Training

This course is a part of Become an Asset Artist for Games, a 9-course Learning Path series from LinkedIn Learning.

Start creating advanced 3D models and animation with 3ds Max 2016. Learn the most suitable techniques for modeling prop, character, and environment objects, from splines and NURBS to polygonal and subdivision surface modeling. Then find out how to construct hierarchies, animate with keyframes, shape function curves, and assign constraints. Author Aaron F. Ross also provides an overview of setting up cameras, lighting scenes within a simple studio setup, and constructing materials with the Slate Material Editor. Finally, learn about your hardware and software rendering options, and make your projects more realistic with motion blur, indirect illumination, and depth of field.

Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. Getting Started
• 2. 3ds Max Interface
• 3. Modeling Basics
• 4. Polygon Modeling
• 5. Subdivision Surface Modeling
• 6. Free-Form Modeling
• 7. Spline Modeling
• 8. NURBS Modeling
• 9. Hierarchies
• 10. 3D Motion Graphic Design
• 11. Layout and Camera Basics
• 12. Keyframe Animation
• 13. Controllers and Constraints
• 14. Lighting Basics
• 15. Materials Basics
• 16. Mapping Textures
• 17. Rendering Basics
• 18. Rendering with mental ray
• Conclusion