3D Studio Max 5 Tutorials

Introduction About This Tutorial Demo
Overview Demo
What's New in 3ds max 5 pt. 1 Demo
What's New in 3ds max 5 pt. 2 Demo
Getting Started System Requirements Demo
Setting Screen Depth Demo
Setting Up Your Workspace Demo
Playing Safe Demo
Working with 3D Objects Viewing and Hiding pt. 1 Demo
Viewing and Hiding pt. 2 Demo
Viewing and Hiding pt. 3 Demo
Selecting and Naming pt. 1 Demo
Selecting and Naming pt. 2 Demo
Selecting and Naming pt. 3 Demo
Selecting and Naming pt. 4 Demo
Applying Modifiers pt. 1 Demo
Applying Modifiers pt. 2 Demo
Applying Modifiers pt. 3 Demo
Working with Modifiers/Parameters pt. 1 Demo
Working with Modifiers/Parameters pt. 2 Demo
Working with Modifiers/Parameters pt. 3 Demo
Applying Transforms Interactively pt. 1 Demo
Applying Transforms Interactively pt. 2 Demo
Applying Transforms Numerically pt. 1 Demo
Applying Transforms Numerically pt. 2 Demo
Transforms vs. Modifiers Demo
Cloning pt. 1 Demo
Cloning pt. 2 Demo
Using 2D Shapes to Make 3D Objects 2D Shapes pt. 1
2D Shapes pt. 2
Rendering and Interpolation
NURBS Curves
Creating Lofts
Modifying Lofts
Using Deformation Curves
Working with Precision Units and Grids
Using Snaps
Using Keyboard Entry
Using Helper Objects
Using the Align Tool
Controlling with Normals
Surface Modeling Introduction to Mesh and Poly
Introduction to Patch and Nurbs
Editable Mesh pt. 1
Editable Mesh pt. 2
Editable Poly
Editable Patch pt. 1
Editable Patch pt. 2
NURBS (surfaces)(converting to NURBS)
NURBS (curve-based)
Rendering Rendering Basics
Rendering Parameters
Painting Your World with Materials and Maps Introduction to Materials and Maps
Applying Materials/Hierarchical Materials
Applying Materials Directly to Sub-Objects
Introduction to the Maps Rollout
Applying Materials to Sub-Objects
Saving/Retrieving Materials
Creating Mapped Materials
Maps on Sub-Objects/Coordinates Rollout
Coordinates Rollout/Angle/Blur
The Ink'N'Paint Material
Animation - Introduction Animation: Auto Key
Animation: Set Key
Basic Cameras and Lights Standard Cameras
Camera Controls
Standard Lights: Target/Free Lights
Target/Free Light Controls
Omni and Skylight
Aligning Cameras/Lights
Advanced Lighting: Daylight/Radiosity pt. 1
Advanced Lighting: Daylight/Radiosity pt. 2
Atmospheric Effects Fire Effect
Volume Fog
Fog
Volume Light
Animation Linking and Hierarchies
Pivot Points
Schematic View
Viewing an Animation
Previewing Animation
Inverse Kinematics: Basics
Inverse Kinematics: Motion/Hierarchy Panels
Bones and Skin: Creating/Adding Bones
Bones and Skin: Adjusting Envelopes
Bones and Skin: Testing/Fine Adjustments
Animation - Motion Controllers Motion Controllers: Introduction
Trajectories/Linear Position/Path Controller
Track View: Curve Editor pt. 1
Track View: Curve Editor pt. 2
Track View: Dope Sheet
Special Effects Particle Systems: Basics and Presets
SuperSpray Particle System pt. 1
SuperSpray Particle System pt. 2
Space Warps: Overview/Creating
Space Warps: Binding Objects
Dynamics: Bouncing a Sphere
PDeflector: Bouncing Particles
Reactor pt. 1
Reactor pt. 2
Reactor pt. 3
Creating a Morph Compund Object
Working with a Morph Compound Object
Morphing: the Morpher Modifier
Video Post
Plug-Ins and Complementary Software Character Studio: Creating and Posing
Character Studio: Animation
Discreet Certified Plug-Ins
Other 3rd Party Plug-Ins
Poser and 3ds max: Creating Morph Targets
Poser and 3ds max: Importing into 3ds max
Poser and 3ds max: Poser Materials pt. 1
Poser and 3ds max: Poser Materials pt. 2
Poser and 3ds max: Morphing in max
Rhino NURBS : Introduction
Rhino NURBS: Creating in Rhino
Rhino NURBS: Importing into max
Credits About the Author