3ds Max Tutorials

Modeling a Modern Lamp in 3ds Max

2012-02-25T22:21:00.003+07:00

In this video tutorial i will show you how to model a modern lamp in 3d studio max.
As seen in the image below.

- Box

Length : 100' Width : 200' Height : 20 then Editable poly (follow the video for the next step)

Bevel' heigh : 20' Outline : -2

- Rectangle 1 Lenght : 75 & Width :175

- Rectangle 2 Lenght : 65 & Width :165

(Editable spline one of them then attach)

Extrude' Amount : 10

- Create 2 Lines

- Rectangles' Lenght & Width : 15

Editable poly then copy

Editable poly' Extrude along spline & Pick Lines (With Segments : 20)

- Select Line 1 & 2 then delete

- Box' Lenght : 10' Width : 10 & Height : 80

Press Shift & Move up Copy : 2

- Box

- Box' Lenght : 40' Width : 40 & Height : 50 then Editable poly

Select bottom Vertex of the box & right click on scale uniform button' Scale transform type in 60 %.

(Just follow like video)

Editable poly & Delete the selected faces

Editable poly' Insert by polygon height : -3

Editable poly' Extrude by polygon height : -3

- Modifier Shel

Simple Grass in 3ds Max Vray

2012-02-20T10:56:00.003+07:00

This video tutorial will to teach you how to creating simple grass in 3ds Max 11 with Vray Render.

- Box
Editable Poly' Polygon' Detach
- Hair and Fur Modifier
Hair Count : 70000' Scale : 40
Material Parameters' Change color of the grass (Tip color & root color)
- Vray Render
Vray image sampler (Mitchel)' GI Environment
Indirect ilumination' On GI Caustic
- Plane

- Material Editor
VrayMtl (follow it)
& Hit Render f9

Create a Classic Hardoy Chair [Editable splinE]

2012-02-18T17:57:00.003+07:00

Create a simple Classic Chair in 3ds Max (Editable Spline). The curved surface of the chair on two levels by using 2 Modifier bend.

- Rectangle

Length 200 Width 100 Corner Radius 25

Editable Spline' Divide' Vetex Move to -15 & 15

- Extrude modifier

Amount 1

- Quadify mesh

Quad Size 4 %

- Bend modifier

Angle -45

Bend axis X

- Bend

Angle 90' Direction 90

Bend axis Y

Limit effect (Upper 10 & Lower -10)

- Turbo smooth modifier

- Line (Enable in render)

Radial 3' Copy Move & Edit Again.

Create a Rolling Carpet in 3ds Max

2012-02-11T10:28:00.003+07:00

This video will show you How to create a Rolling Carpet in 3ds Max with very simple method & only need is Bend Modifier.

- Box
Length 150' Width 400' Height 1' Width segment 100.

- Bend

Angle 1000

Direction 180

Bend axis X' Limit effect' Upper 400

- Key frame & Move/animated center of bend.

Realistic Tennis Ball Tutorial

2011-06-04T22:37:00.007+07:00

This video tutorial will to show you how to model a Realistic Tennis Ball in 3d studio Max. Actually you can use any version of 3ds Max for it' & I only to show you how to modeling in 3ds Max 2012.

- Box
Length' Width' Hight seg : 2
Spherify modifier
Collapse to & Editable poly
Vertex X : 60 & Z : 60
Selection edge & Ctrl+Click
Chamfer' Edge apply first then chamfer amount : 0,25
Meshmoot modifer' Spherify modifier
Collapse to editable poly
Selection edge & Ctrl+Click Including Polygon
Bevel modifier' local normal' height : -0,5 & Height : -0,25
- Material
Difuse White & assign to selection
Difuse (follow like video)' Bump 100 click none & hit Noise' fractal' size : 0,1 then Click edit select invet (Ctrl +I) & Assign to material selection.
- Back to box and Add Turbosmooth modifier.

Simulating Chains Using Reactor

2011-06-03T16:35:00.008+07:00

In this tutorial will show you how to simulate chains' necklaces or pearls using an easy & very efficient method with reactor in 3ds Max. You will be able to simulate chains.- Rectangle(Just follow like video)Corner radiusEnable in render & ViewportRadial thickness Array' Preview' Copy' X move = -23' X Rotate = -90CopyRectangle 1 editable poly & Attach multiple to all rectangle- Line 1Segment' Geometry & divide 40Recator rope modifier' Constraint' Avoid selft-intersectionSelect one Vertex & Vertex of the reactor rope then click FixCreate object' Reactor collection- CylinderCreate object' Rigid body collection- Rectangle 1Skin modifier & add Line 1- Preview & Create Animation.

Making a simple Curtain in 3ds Max

2011-05-28T01:18:00.002+07:00

Making a simple Curtain in 3ds Max' and as shown in the image below.

- Plane 1

(The size as you like or you can see like in Video)

Length & Width segs 45

Modifier noise

Scale 70

Strength of Z 0,300

Modifier FFD 3x3x3

& Follow like in Tutorial

Edit clone copy & move Plane 1

- Plane 2

(The size as you like or you can see like in Video)

Length & Width segs 45

Modifier noise

Scale 70

Strength of Z 0,300

Modifier FFD 3x3x3

& the next step you can follow like in Video Tutorial.

You can edit again & added a FFD 3x3x3/4x4x4 modifier list on the Plane 2.

Creating a Carpet in 3ds Max

2011-04-25T23:59:00.002+07:00

In this video tutorial we will show you a way of creating a carpet in 3ds max using Scatter.

- Plane

Parameters Length 20 Width 20 & Length seg 1 Width seg 1

KeyboardEntry Length 20 & Width 20

Create

- Cylinder 1

Radius (Around) 0,28 & Height 2,8

Hight seg 3 & Side 3

Taper modifier' Amount -0,81

Bend modifier' Angle 38

Press Shift & move copy until 3 Cylinder

Right click & Collapse all

- Cylinder 2

(Change the parameters) Bend modifier' Angle 112

Right click & Collapse all

- Cylinder 3

(Change the parameters) Bend modifier' Angle 170

Right click & Collapse all

- Cylinder 4

(Change the parameters) Bend modifier' Angle 90

Right click & Collapse all

Back to:

- Cylinder 1

Scatter' & Pick distribution object Plane

Source object parameter' Duplicate 1000

Unchek Perpendicular

Distribution Using & Click Along edges

Transforms Z 360

Display 10

- Cylinder 2

Scatter' & Pick distribution object Plane

Source object parameter' Duplicate 1000

Unchek Perpendicular

Distribution Using & Click Area

Transforms Z 360

Display 10
- Cylinder 3 & 4 (Please do the same like Cylinder 2).
- Copy & Move

Create a Windows Like Logo in 3ds Max

2011-04-21T06:59:00.000+07:00

This tutorial will teach you how to make a Windows XP Logo in 3ds Max as shown in the image below.

- Arc

Duplicate' Editable Spline' Attach

Vertex Connect

- Extrude

Duplicate the shape the way you did for the arc before & Rotate the 180 degree.

3ds Max Shine Effect [Max TexT]

2011-04-19T23:25:00.001+07:00

In 3ds Max we can create shine effect like effect in Adobe After Effect.

- Max Text 1

- Extrude

Amount : 2

- Max Text 2

Extrude

Copy & right clik on the top of Move (Top view) Offset screen : -2

Key frame & Amount of extrude : 100

Uncheck Capping (Cap start & End)

- Material Editor

2 Sided' Diffuse collor R 190' G 155' B 62

Opacity' Gradient (Unchek tiles)

Select all & Assign Material.

Dont forget to uncheck Real world map site (Extrude) of Maxt Text 2

Hot Fire Emiter in 3DS Max

2011-04-14T23:14:00.005+07:00

Many ways how to make Hot fire emiter in 3d software' like example one of them is by Phoenix Plugin. In this tutorial we will show you how to make Hot fire emiter by using particles effect in 3ds Max.
- Torus

Radius 1 : 110

Radius 2 : 30

- Particle Systems Parray

Basic Paramaters :

Pick Object Clynder' View Display Ticks' Percentage of Particles 100

Particle Generation :

Speed 10

Particle Timing Emit Stop 100' Particle Size Size 50' Variation 10' Fade For 15

Particle Type' Facing
- Forces' Wind

- Material Editor

Face Map

Glossines 0

Self Illumination 100

Extended Primitives Type : Additive

Maps :

Gradient - Gradient

Gradient Parameters

Color 1 RGB 255'0'0

Color 2 RGB 255'170'0

Color 3 RGB 255'255'0

Gradient type Linear' Noise Amount 1 Size 10' Fractal

Opacity - Mask

Map Gradient

Noise Amount 1 Size 10' Gradient type Radial' Linear & Fractal.

Mask=Gradient

Gradient type Radial' Noise & Regular.

- Click Parray & Assign to Material

Realistic Football In 3ds Max

2011-04-10T18:49:00.005+07:00

This video will show you How to make a simple football In 3ds Max.
- Hedra
Dodec/Icons
Family Parameters P: 0,38
Radius : 30
- Editable Poly
Edge (Select All)
Extrude' Height : -1 Width : 0,3
Polygon ( Select All)
Tesselate
- Spherify : 85
- Meshsmooth' Iteration : 2
- Material' Standard
Standard' Mutlisub/Object (Keep Old material as sub materials) & Set Number : 3
1 (White Collour)
2 (White Collour)
3 (Black Collour)

Wire Cables

2011-04-08T20:07:00.001+07:00

How to build literal geometry that makes a twisted wire cable.

- Line

Vertex' Smooth

- Circle

Interpolation : 1 & Uncheck Optimize

- Line (Compound Objects)

Loft' Get Shape & Pick Circle

Surface parameters' Mapping (Apply Mapping)

Skin Parameters' Options' Shape steps : 1 & Path steps : 2

Deformations' Twist' Twist Deformations (Zoom Until/Move to 400)

- Loft (Editable Poly )

Selection Edge' Ring & Loop

Insert Vertex' Create shape form selection (Rename Cable)

- Cable

Rendering' Click Enable in Rendering & Viewport

Thickness :5

- Loft (Hide selected).

3ds Max One Simple Facial Animation

2011-04-07T13:55:00.003+07:00

A slightly longer 3DS Max Tutorial on a simple and annoying facial animation technique [LinkedXForm].
- Sphere
Radius : 50
Segment : 12 (Convert to Editable Poly)
For eyes & Mouth (Selection Edge' Connect & Remove)
Eyes : Edit Polygons Bevel' Bevel
Height = -5 Outline
Amount = -2
Mouth : Edit Polygons Extrude' Extrude
From = -1
From = -20
- Meshsmooth
Iteration = 3
- Line
- Linked XForm
"Pick Control Object" Line
Vertex & move to up
- Material
Give the Material Collours as you like with selection polygon.

Rubics Cube Model

2011-04-07T06:56:00.004+07:00

In this tutorial You will learn how to model the famous Rubics Cube.
- Chamfer Box 1
Length' Width' Height : 50
Fillet : 3 & Fillet Segment : 8
- Array (Move)' Type of Copy : Copy' Array Dimensions Count: 3
Incremental Y (Top) : 50 (Top View)
Incremental X (Top) : -50 (Top View)
Incremental Y (Top) : -50 (Front View)
- Chamfer Box 2 (In)
Length' Width' Height : 49
Fillet : 5 & Fillet Segment : 6
- Array (Move)' Type of Copy : Copy' Array Dimensions Count: 3
Incremental Y (Top) : 50 (Top View)
Incremental Y (Top) : -50 (Front View)
- Chamfer Box 2 (In)
Editable Poly & Attach All (In)
Vertex & Delete
Mirror & Copy (105,5)
Copy & Rotate
- Collour

3DS Max Manipulators Slider

2011-04-06T18:12:00.000+07:00

3DS Max Animation With Manipulators Slider Parameter.

Gear Modeling [Extrude & outlinE]

2011-04-06T17:50:00.008+07:00

Making a simple Gear with 3ds Max.
- Circle 1
- Rectangle Array' Type of Copy : Copy' Array Dimensions Count' Incremental Z (Middle) : 45
- Editable Spline for Cirlce 1 Attach Multi All & Boolean
- Circle 2 Circle 1 Attach to Cirlce 2 - Extrude modifier (Editable Poly) Polygon' Extrude & Outline.

Creating o jack latern [Hallowen's pumkiN]

2011-04-06T08:32:00.001+07:00

This video will show you how to model Jack O Lantern' You will create this 3D Model from Ellips, Editable Spline, Line, Loft, Bevel modifier, Taper modifier, Shell modifier & Bend modifier.
- Ellips Length : 200 Width : 250
- Editable Spline Divide : 4 Some Vertex (Corner)
- Line 1 Compound Objects Get Path & Click Vertical Line Shape Steps : 2
- Shell
Inner Amount : 15
- Line (For Eyes & Mouth please Attach)
Extrude modifier Bevel modifier
- Select Pumkin Object (Ellips Line Loft)
Boolean' Pick operand B (Eyes & Mouth)
- Cylinder
Radius : 8' Height : 60'
Bend modifier' Taper : 0.5 Amount : 50

Create a Flag In 3ds Max

2011-04-04T16:53:00.007+07:00

Learn How To Create a Flag In 3ds Max' & You can added a Twist modifier for the good result.
- Box
Lenght : 60
Width : 95
Height : 0,2
- Material
Standard' Diffuse & Checker Size : 24/24
- Editable Poly
Soft Selection' Fallof : 12
- Ripple (Amplitude : 5/5)
- Cylinder
Radius : 3
Height : 40
- Twist modifier

Demonstrates four-ledgged Spider Character.

2011-04-04T15:56:00.007+07:00

This video will show you demonstrates how to build four-ledgged Spider Character using bones & IK Solvers. With example of 3D Spider Animation' Sorry We don't finish creating skin of the spider.
- Bones
IK Solvers : HI Solvers
Select & Link.

3ds Max Basic Auto Key Frame [Box AnimatioN]

2011-04-03T20:29:00.004+07:00

This Video will show you how to use Auto Key to Animate objects in 3ds Max:
- Chamfer
Lenght' Width' Height : 50
Fillet : 3 & Fillet Seg : 10
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Greeble City [Omni skylighT]

2011-04-03T20:27:00.009+07:00

The city was created with the Plugin Greeble with Omni Skylight. It took quite a long time to render.
- Plane (Length & Width Segments: 20)
Editable Poly
- Greeble modifier
Min Height : 5
Max Height : 15
Generate
Min Size : 10
Max Size : 70

Fuse Bomb Tutorial

2011-04-03T20:23:00.008+07:00

3D Modeling a fuse bomb. A common object in cartoons & pirate movies.
- Clynder
Radius : 0.55
Height : 34
Height Segment : 40
- Twist modifier
Angle : 1150
- Bend
Angle : 135
- Sphere
Radius : 20 & 24 Segments
- Editable Poly modifier
And you are done' What a awesome fuse bomb you have got now :))

Realistic Wooden Barrel Modeling

2011-04-03T20:18:00.011+07:00

This video tutorial will show you how to create these really nice looking barrels in 3d Studio Max.
- Sphere
Keyboard Entry rollout type 50 into the Radius box and hit Create.
- Taper
Amount : -0,45
- Taper
Amount : -0,90
- Editable Poly
Bevel Polygon' Height : -3.0 Outline Amount : 0.65
Polygon (Select All)' Extrusion Type : 4,5 as Hight.
- Tube 1
Radius 1 : 54
Radius 2 : 56
Height : 6
Height Segment : 1
Side : 64
- Tube 2 (For the Bottom Tube please Mirror)
Radius 1 : 49
Radius 2 : 51
Height : 6 & Height Segment : 1

Golf Ball Modeling in 3ds Max 2011

2011-04-03T19:52:00.004+07:00

This video will show you how to model golf ball in 3ds Max 2011 [Only 3 minuteS].
- Sphere
Editable Poly
- Mesmooth modifier (Colapse to Hold & yes)
Polygon Selection' by Numeric' Chamfer
Polygon Selection' by Numeric: 5' Bevel
- Meshmooth
Subdivision Method: Quad Output
Subdivision Amount: Iterations 2

Realistic Volley Ball Modeling

2011-04-03T19:49:00.008+07:00

This tutorial will show you how to model a Realistic Volley Ball in 3ds Max.

- Box

Editable Poly' Polygon

Detach' Detach to Element

- Meshmoot Modifier

Iterations : 2

- Editable Poly Modifier

- Spherify

- Editable Poly Modifier (Polygon & Select All)

Bevel : Local Normal' 0,2 and 0,15

- Meshmoot modifier

3DS Max Terrain Modeling With Trees [FoliagE]

2011-04-03T19:47:00.014+07:00

This tutorial will show you an easy way to make terrain with trees in 3ds Max.
- Display
Checklist Hide Distribution Object
- Distribution Object Parameters
Checklist Perpendicular
- Source Object Parameters
Duplicate : 25

3DS Max Cloth Realisticly Tutorial

2011-04-03T19:15:00.005+07:00

3DS Max Cloth Realisticly Tutorial With Teapot & Plane Object.
- Plane

- Teapot
Cloth modifier' Object Properties
Add object (Plane) Checklist Cloth
Add object (Teapot) Collision Object Depth: 2' Offset : 10 & Click Simulation.

3DS Max Neon Sign

2011-04-03T19:14:00.001+07:00

3DS Max Basic Neon Sign With Torus Knot.

Boolean Objects With Material

2011-04-03T19:12:00.000+07:00

3DS Max Basic Boolean Objects With Material.

3ds Max Scater

2011-04-03T19:09:00.001+07:00

3ds Max Scatter.

3D Studio Max Blob Animation

2011-04-03T15:19:00.002+07:00

3D Studio Max Blob Animation in One Object Sphere of 3ds Max.

3ds Max Teapot Path Constraint

2011-04-03T15:16:00.002+07:00

One example 3D Animation of Path Constraint.

3DS Max Animation With Parameter

2011-04-03T15:01:00.004+07:00

In this tutorial you will learn about Parameter Animation.