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This Training is 7 Hours in Duration and Covers 175 Lessons.
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Toolbar 1
  • Help Mode Button
  • Undo-Redo Buttons
  • Select and Link Tool
  • Select and Unlink Tool
  • Select and Bind to Space-Warp Tool
  • Slection Tool
  • Select Region Type
  • Selection Filter
  • Select By Name
  • Select and Move
  • Select and Rotate
  • Select and Scale
Toolbar 2
  • Reference Coordinate System
  • Transform Center Flyout Tool
  • Axis Restriction Buttons
  • The IK Toggle Button
  • Mirror/Align/Array Tools
  • Align Button
  • Snapshot Tool
  • ARray Tool
  • Named Seection Sets Pulldown
  • Track Views Button
  • Material Editor Button
  • The Render Control Button
Command Panel
  • The Command Panel
  • Create Panel
  • Modify Panel Hierachy
  • Motion Panel
  • Display Panel
  • Utility Panel
Other Controls
  • Customizing the Interface
  • Viewports Explainded
  • Viewprt Menus
  • Viewport Controls
  • Animation Playback Controls
  • Animate Toggle Button
  • Animation Timer Slider
  • Snap Lock Buttons
  • coordinate Readout
  • Degradation Override Button
  • Crossing/Window
  • Lock Selection Button
  • Staus Bar
3D Objects
  • Standard Primitives
  • Extended Primitives
  • compound Objects
  • Patch Grids
  • Nurb Surfaces
  • Summary
Shapes and Lofted Objects
  • Creating Shapes
  • Creating a Lofted Object
  • Summary
Drawing with Precision
  • Setting the Units
  • Defining the Grid Settings
  • Using Snaps
  • Using Keyboard Entry
  • Using Helper Objects
Using the Object Stack to Control Modifiers
  • Object Stack Overview
  • Active/Inactive Modifier Toggle
  • Show End Result On/Off Toggle
  • Make Unique Button
  • Remove Modifier from Stack Button
  • Edit Stack button
  • Summary
Geometry Modification Fundamentals
  • Editing Object Parameters
  • Making Copies
  • Transforms vs. Modifiers
  • Accessing Transforms
  • Bend Modifier
  • Twist Modifier
  • Taper Modiifier
  • Noise Modifier
  • Customize the Modifier Stack
  • Summary
Edit Objects Transforms and Modify
  • Selecting an Existing Modifier
  • Editing an Existing Modifier
  • Editing-Sub Object Level Modifiers
Editing 3D Shapes and Loft Objects
  • Editing Shapes
  • Extude a Shape
  • Lathe a Shape
  • Edit a Loft Object
  • Using Deformation Curves
  • Deformation Curves Interface
  • Summary
Modifying Objects in Different Levels
  • Edit Mesh
  • Edit Patch
  • Edit Spline
  • Edit Nurbs
  • Summary
Scene Composition - Lights and Cameras
  • Target Camera
  • Free Camera
  • Camera Controls
  • Target Spot Light
  • Free Spot Light
  • Target Direct Light
  • Free Direct Light
  • Omni Light Ambient Light
  • Summary
Scene Composition - Materials
  • Basic Materials
  • Material Editor Interface
  • Material Map Browser
  • Standard Materials
  • Basic Standard Material Paramenters
  • Extended Standard Material Paramenters
  • Mapped Materials
  • Creating Mapped Materials
  • Bitmap Material Rollouts
  • Surface Demo
  • Advanced Materials
  • Summary
Scene Composition - Rendering a Scene
  • Rendering Options
  • Rendering Paramenters
  • Multithreade3d Rendering
  • Output Options
Scene Composition - Environmental Effects
  • Volumetric Lights
  • Volumetric Fog
  • Fog
  • Environment Mapping
  • Combustion
Scene Composition - Helper Objects
  • dummy
  • Grid
  • Point
  • Tape
  • Protractor
  • Compass
  • Summary
Animation - Basics
  • What is Animation?
  • Basic Animation
  • Creating an Animation
  • Motion Controllers
  • Previewing Animation
  • The Track View
  • Track View - Interface
  • Track View - edit Keys Mode
  • Track View - Edit Time Mode
  • Track View - Edit Rangers Mode
  • Track View - Position Rangers Mode
  • Track View - Function Curves Mode
  • Track View - Controlling Animation
Animation - Motion Controllers
  • Trajectory Motion Controllers
  • Using A Motion Controller
  • Using Trajectories
Animation - Inverse Kinematics & Linking
  • Pivot Points
  • Linking Objects
  • What ar Kinematics?
  • Using Inverse Kinematics
Special Effects
  • Special Effects Intro
  • Space Warps
  • Particle Systems
  • Morphing Objects
  • Comments on Plug-Ins
Using What You Have Learned
  • Create A Scene
  • Add Materials to A Scene
  • Render with Lights and Cameras

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About this 3D Studio Max 2.5 Training CD

Title 3D Studio Max 2.5
Tutor Matt Neutra
Other tutorials by Matt Neutra
Videos 175 Lessons- Video run time: 7 hours
Compatibility Vista, XP, Windows 7, Mac OSX
Released 1996
Work files Yes
Availability Immediate Dispatch
Price US / Canadian Sales Only $99.95
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