... system requirements.ISBN 0-7645-5763-7$49.99 USA$71.99 Canada£33.99 UK3dsmax63dsmax6Plungeright into 3ds max with theexciting Quick Startproject in Part 1Explorereactor 2,mental ... features• Explore focused chapters on using 3dsmax 6 in game development,architectural visualization, and special effects• Study the work of top 3dsmax professionals in the 16-page color samplesection• ... version of 3dsmax 6• 3D models from Zygote Media and Viewpoint Datalabs• Over 500 MB of tutorial files and a searchable color PDF of the bookInside, you’ll find complete coverage of 3ds max ™6•...
... XII: MAXScript and Plug-Ins 1167Chapter 49: Automating with MAXScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1169What Is MAXScript? 1169MAXScript Tools 1170The MAXScript menu 1170The MAXScript ... includes two bonus chapters, “Installing and Configuring 3dsMax 2009” and 3dsMax 2009Keyboard Shortcuts.”Color insert pagesThe possibilities of Max are endless, but many individuals and groups ... 1171The MAXScript Listener window 1173Tutorial: Talking to the MAXScript interpreter 1174MAXScript Editor windows 1176The Macro Recorder 1176Tutorial: Recording a simple script 1178The MAXScript...
... be viewed in the Autodesk DWF Viewer, shown in Figure 3.13. The Autodesk DWF Viewercan be downloaded for free from the Autodesk Web site. This provides a way for users without Max installed to ... monitors in astudio. 3ds Max cannot create LUT files, but it can use existing LUT files created in other softwarepackages, such as Combustion.NOTENOTE128Getting Started with 3ds Max Part I08_381304-ch04.qxp ... Mesh to SpriteAdd World ObjectNewJSR-184SceneTexture ToolAdd GroupAdd 3ds Max Scene92Getting Started with 3ds Max Part I07_381304-ch03.qxp 7/7/08 3:04 PM Page 92I’ve found that keeping...
... exist for creating objects. Max includes many different model types and even more ways to work with them.This chapter introduces the various modeling methods in Max. It also explainsthe common ... easier using another. Max offers several different modeling types to handlevarious modeling situations.Parametric objects versus editable objectsAll geometric objects in Max can be divided into ... keyboard shortcut again exits Edit SoftSelection mode. The Edit Soft Selection mode is new to 3dsMax 2009. For Editable Poly objects, the bottom of the Soft Selection rollout includes a Paint...
... reflected at a maximum value. TheSpecular Level value determines how bright the highlight is. Its values can range from 0, where there is nohighlight, to 100, where the highlight is at a maximum. ... you get a chance to see the variety of material types that you cancreate in Max. You can select all the various Max materials from theMaterial/Map Browser. Open this browser automatically by ... desig-nate a custom sample object. The sample object must be contained in a .max file. To create a sample object,create and save a Max scene with a single object that fits inside a 100-unit cube.The...
... start discussing what is probably one of the main reasons youdecided to learn 3dsMax in the first place — animation. Max includes many dif-ferent features to create animations. This chapter covers ... Spaceship laser .max file from the Chap 19 directory on the DVD.This file includes a spaceship model.2. Select the Create ➪ Lights ➪ Standard Lights ➪ Directional menu command, and add a Free Directlight ... the first key is created, Max auto-matically goes back and creates a key for frame 0 that holds the object’s original position or parameter.Upon setting the key, Max then interpolates all the...
... includes a graph for defining the minimum and maximum brush strengths and sizes.The Min /Max Strength and Min /Max Size values determine the minimum and maximum weight values andpaint gizmo sizes. ... rearranges the selected object nodes. Free All Allows all objects to be freely moved without beingautomatically arranged. Free Selected Allows selected objects to be freely moved without beingautomatically ... parentwhen the parent is moved. This causes free and non -free nodes to move with their parent.If the Options ➪ Always Arrange option is enabled, then Max automatically arranges all the nodes usingeither...
... & Design materials. Another benefit to the ProMaterials is that they are included in both 3ds Max and Autodesk s Revit, so users can share materials between the two packages. Given that ProMaterials ... unavailability of a decent hairplug-in in Max, I can also declare that “Bald Is Boring.”Now that Max has hair and fur, I expect to see the level of realism for a numberof Max artists, including myself, ... reactor, Max also has aseparate stand-alone cloth simulation system aptly named Cloth that you can useto create deformable cloth and to animate it as well.The hair and cloth systems in Max are...
... viewing the animation, maximize a single viewport. If Max tries to update all four view-ports at once with this many particle objects, the update is slow. The shortcut to maximize theviewport ... isn’t new to Max, but it was previously availableonly for biped animations. All animation sequences can now take advantage oflayers.If you’ve worked to animate a biped or some other Max object ... using a variety of techniquesfrom Biped’s Footstep and Freeform modes to custom bone systems with IK solu-tions, it’s time for you to explore Max s set of features that enable you to reuseanimation...
... eyes.SummaryCharacters are becoming more and more important in the Max world and can be saved as separate files justlike Max scene files. Combining a detailed skin mesh with a skeletal biped ... collection or all collections. The Max Load Preferences button opens a simple dialog box with options to Keep Existing Collections and LoadCollections when a Max file is loaded.Postures, poses, ... helpful for creating quadruped characters. The Triangle Neck and Forefeet options are new to 3dsMax 2009.The twist links feature allows body parts to twist during animation. The Twists option...
... need to change two files on your hard drive tomatch: queueman.ini (in your 3dsmax directory) and client.ini (in your 3dsmax\network direc-tory). Both have lines for the Manager Port, and you can ... formatyou’ve chosen.The software in Max that makes network rendering possible is called Backburner. You may have noticedthat it was installed when Max was installed. Max has several features to make ... Combustion Autodesk offers an end-to-end solution for production houses to complete their work; on the receiving endof Max is a product called Combustion. Combustion is a different animal from Max, ...
... 3dsMax Design 2011.Chapter 2: Introducing 3dsMax Objects Chapter 2 delves deeper into the workings of 3ds Max objects. You’ll learn about the different types of objects available in 3dsMax ... CHAPTER 1 GettInG to Know 3dsMax desIGn 2011Save to previous versions 3dsMax Design will now let you save your 3dsMax files back-ward to the previous version number. In 3dsMax Design 2011 you ... export an FBX file for linking into 3ds Max Design 2011For more information about new features and improvements in 3ds Max, go to the What’s New in Autodesk3dsMax Design 2011 section of the help...