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These 3D Studio Max tutorials offer the user a quick and cost effective way to getting started with this amazingly powerful application. 3D Studio Max is used for a variety of purposes, Game Creation, Film and TV Effects, Education , Design Visualization to name but a few, but one thing is clear very few 3D programs can match it when it comes to the creation of complex 3D animations may be this is one of the reasons why it’s used by more creative and media professionals that any other 3D package. By using these tutorials you will simplify the learning process, and even if you are an absolute beginner following the step by step lessons will have you creating your own 3D images in next to no time. If you require an early version these can be found at All 3D Studio Max tutorials


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Introduction and Setting Up  About Max 8 and This Course DEMO
 New in Max 8 Pt.1 DEMO
 New in Max 8 Pt.2 DEMO
MAXScript--Basics  What is MAXScript? DEMO
 The MAXScript Menu DEMO
 The MAXScript Listener and Mini-Listener DEMO
 MAXScript Help DEMO
 Syntax Rules in Help Files DEMO
 Characters with Special Meanings DEMO
 Introduction to Variables DEMO
 the MAXScript Debugger Pt.1 DEMO
 the MAXScript Debugger Pt.2 DEMO
MAXScript--Creating Objects  Constructors-Classes-Parameters DEMO
 Creating Geometry DEMO
 Sphere-WireColor-Pos-Name-Radius DEMO
 Creating Shapes-Circle DEMO
 Creating Shapes-Line-Matrix3 DEMO
 Creating Modifiers DEMO
 Creating Controllers DEMO
 Creating Materials DEMO
 Creating Lights DEMO
 Copy Cloning DEMO
 Positional and Keyword Parameters DEMO
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MAXScript--Reserved-Names-Strings  Reserved Words
 Names and Naming Rules
 Strings MAXScript--Transforming Objects  Move
 3D Vectors
 Scale
 Rotate Pt.1
 Rotate Pt.2
 Coordsys
MAXScript--Running Scripts  Enter-Shift Enter
 Drag and Drop to Toolbar
 Save-Run Script-Hair and Fur
 Evaluate All-Hair and Fur
 Startup Directory
 Include
MAXScript--Conditionals-Loops  If-Else
 For-In
 For-In Loop Using a Range
 Do While
 Case
MAXScript--Source Code Layout  Expressions-Basics
 Multi-Line Statements
 Comments
 Indentation/Tabs
MAXScript--Collections  Built-in Sets Pt.1
 Built-in Sets Pt.2
 Arrays
 Wild-Card Pathname Selection
 Mapping-NoMap
MAXScript--UI Scripting  Creating a Rollout/Dialog Pt.1
 Creating a Rollout/Dialog Pt.2
 Rollout UI Control Types
 ResetMaxFile
 Creating a Rollout Floater Pt.1
 Creating a Rollout Floater Pt.2
 The Visual MAXScript Editor
MAXScript--Architecture  Undefined
 Expressions-Order of Evaluation
 Code Blocks
 Functions
 Interfaces
 Scope Introduction
 Nested Scopes
 Local and Global Variables
MAXScript--Scripting Animation  Animate On and At Time
 Specifying Time Pt.1
 Specifying Time Pt.2
 Scope and Nesting for Time Contexts
 Controllers and Keys Pt.1
 Controllers and Keys Pt.2
 Creating and Manipulating Modifiers
 Scripted Custom Attributes
Character Studio--Biped  Creating and Editing a Biped
 Figure Mode and Figure Files Pt.1
 Figure Mode and Figure Files Pt.1
 Footstep Mode and BIP Files Pt.1
 Footstep Mode and BIP Files Pt.2
 Track View-List Controllers
 Editing Footsteps in Track View
 Extracting Footsteps from BIP Files
 Intro to MAXScript for the Biped
 Freeform Animation
 Biped Layers
 Biped Dynamics and Spline Dynamics
 Motion Flow Mode
 Mixer Mode and Motion Mixer
 Pelvis as Ball Joint
 Bone Twist Controls Pt.1
 Bone Twist Controls Pt.2
 Bone Twist Controls Pt.3
 Twist Poses Pt.1
 Twist Poses Pt.2
 Twist Poses Pt.3
 Using Filmbox .fbx Files
Character Studio--Skin and Physique  Skin and Physique-Introduction
 Skin
 Physique Pt.1
 Physique Pt.2
 Adjusting Biped to Mesh Pt.1
 Adjusting Biped to Mesh Pt.2
 Physique and Skin MAXScript Support
 Adding Nullhelper to Biped
 Skin MAXScript Example
 Weight Tool
Character Studio--Biped Animation  Animation Workbench- 3 DOF Rotations
 Workbench-Track View Synchronization
 IK Blend and Join to Prev IK Key Pt.1
 IK Blend and Join to Prev IK Key Pt.2
 Presets Pt.1
 Presets Pt.2
 Pivots Pt.1
 Pivots Pt.2
 Planting to a Moving Object
 Biped Trajectories
 Rubber Band Mode
 Squash and Stretch w/ List Controllers Pt.1
 Squash and Stretch w/ List Controllers Pt.2
 Bend Links-Smooth Twist
 Layer Retargeting
Character Studio--Motion Flow  Creating keyframes From Motion Flow
 Saving and Loading Motion Flow animation
 Shared Motion Flow
 Positioning and Reorienting-Move All
 Retargeting - XAF File
Character Studio--Motion Mixer  Creating a Mixdown
 Saving and Loading a .mix File
 Creating a Loopable Clip and Tiling
 Stretching and Trimming Clips
 Combining Clips and Filtering
 Mute and Solo Trackgroup
 Moving Transition Brackets
 Weighting
 Timewarp
Garment Maker and Cloth  Introduction to Garment Maker and Cloth
 Loading and Scaling Reference Art
 Making Panels Pt.1
 Making Panels Pt.2
 Garment Maker-Arranging Panels
 Garment Maker-Creating Seams
 Cloth Modifier-Simulate Local Pt.1
 Cloth Modifier-Simulate Local Pt.2
 Cloth-Animate and Simulate
 Skin the Biped-Preliminaries
 Cloth-Skin the Biped Pt.1
 Cloth-Skin the Biped Pt.2
 Cloth-Simulate Local
 Cloth-Group-Surface Constraint
 Cloth-Fixup and Re-simulate
 Local Resimulate with Constraints
 MAXScript-Local Cloth Resimulation
 Cape-Garment Maker
 Cape-cloth-Create Keys
 Cape-Simulate-Weld Mesh
 Cloth-group-Surface Constrain hood
 Cloth-Node Constraint-Script Controller Pt.1
 Cloth-Node Constraint-Script Controller Pt.2
 Cloth-Final Cape Implementation Pt.1
 Cloth-Final Cape Implementation Pt.2
 Cloth-More MAXScript Pt.1
 Cloth-More MAXScript Pt.2
 Cloth-More MAXScript Pt.3
Hair and Fur  Hair and Fur-Basics
 Hair-Cut Length and Scale
 Hair-Lighting
 Hair-Styling-Holding a Style Pt.1
 Hair-Styling-Holding a Style Pt.2
 Hair-StylingMapping  Pelt Mapping-Intro
 Pelt Mapping-Create Irregular Object
 Pelt Mapping-Check Material IDs
 Pelt Mapping-Quick Start
 Pelt Mapping-Create Seams
 Pelt Mapping-Render UV Template
 Pelt Mapping-Edit UVWs
 Pelt Mapping-Further Study
 Real World Mapping
Summing Up  Wrap Up
Credits  About the Author

3D Studio Max Training CD Information

Title : 3D Studio Max
Tutor : Michael Green
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Movies : 140 Lessons- Video run time: 12 Hours
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Compatibility: Vista, 98, 2000, NT, XP, Mac OS, OSX
Released 2006-05-19
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