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Autodesk 3ds Max (52 Hrs)
Lecture 16: advanced modeling, referencing external object with XRef, materials XRefs, merging modifiers, using proxies,
controllers XRefs, asset tracking,
Class Assignment: Assignment 23
Lab Assignment: Assignment 24
Lecture 17: schematic view, graph editors, schematic view interface, working with hierarchies, connecting nodes, copying
modifiers and materials between nodes, assigning controller and wiring parameters, working with grid and background, using
list views.
Class Assignment: Assignment 25
Lab Assignment: Assignment 26
Lecture 18, 19 & 20: deformations, painting deformations, accessing brush presets, controlling deformation directions, limiting
deformations, relax and revert modifiers, edit mesh modifiers, edit poly modifiers, edit geometry with cap holes, delete mesh,
extrude modifiers, face extrude modifiers, optimize modifier, multires modifier, smooth, symmetry, tessellate modifiers, edit
normals, normal, STL check modifiers, subdivision surface, mesh smooth, turbo smooth, HSDS modifiers.
Class Assignment: Assignment 27
Lab Assignment: Assignment 28
Lecture 21, 22 & 23: working with compound objects, morphing keys, conform objects, shape merge objects, mesher object,
blob mesh object, scatter objects, connect object, loft object using shape, path, surface parameters, skin parameters, loft
deformations with scale, twist, teeter, bevel, fit, pro Boolean and pro cutter objects.
Class Assignment: Assignment 29
Lab Assignment: Assignment 30
Lecture 24 & 25: Patch modeling, patch grids, editing patches, modifiers for patch objects, editable path editing vertices,
handles, edges, patch and elements, patch select modifiers, edit path modifiers
Class Assignment: Assignment 31
Lab Assignment: Assignment 32
Lecture 26 & 27: NURBS, nurbs curves, nurbs surfaces, cobbering to nurbs object, editing nurbs, surface and curve
approximation, nurbs creation toolbox, lofting nurbs surface, creating UV loft surface, creating 1 rail & 2 rail sweep surface,
nurbs modifiers.
Class Assignment: Assignment 33
Lab Assignment: Assignment 34
Lecture 28: Adding and styling Hair, understanding hair, working with hair, growing hair, setting hair, styling hair, style
interface, hair preset, hair instances, rendering hair, understanding cloth, creating cloth, garment maker, creating cloth from
geometry, clothing 3D model
Class Assignment: Assignment 35
Lab Assignment: Assignment 36
Lecture 29 & 30: Using specialized materials, matte. Shadow materials, Ink ‘n’ paint, using architectural materials, direct
shader, mental ray materials and shades, arch & design materials, Pro materials, car paint materials, bump and displacement
materials, subsurface scattering materials
Class Assignment: Assignment 37
Lab Assignment: Assignment 38
Lecture 31: unwrapping UVs and Pelt Mapping, UVW modifiers, add and clean modifiers, map scaler camera map modifier,
using unwarpe UVW modifiers, edit UVWs interface, relaxing modifier, quick planner, mapping multiple objects, using spline
mapping, using pelt mapping, selection seams, positioning the projection gizmo, stretching the pelt mapping, rendering UVs
templates.
Class Assignment: Assignment 39
Lab Assignment: Assignment 40
Lecture 32: creating baked materials, using channels, map channel info and select channel modifier, rendering to texture,
general setting, selecting object to bake, output setting, automatic mapping settings, creating normal maps, using projection
modifiers.
Class Assignment: Assignment 41
Lab Assignment: Assignment 42
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