3ds Max/3ds Max Design Essentials

3ds Max/3ds Max Design Essentials training is for learners from all industries, including:

• Game developers.
• Artists and animators. 
• Architects, designers and engineers.

Prerequisites: Some experience of working with CAD or 3D modelling applications is an advantage but not essential.

3ds Max/3ds Max Design Essentials covers the following topics:

Day 1

Understanding the 3D environment

User Interface

• Touring the interface
• Viewports
• Command Panels
• Other UI Elements

File I/O

• Starting a Project
• Saving Files
• Hold/Fetch
• Merging Files
• Import/Export
• File Linking

Getting Started

• Setting Preferences correctly
• Object Creation
• Object Selection
• Scene Management

Transforming Objects

• Transform Tools
• Coordinate Systems
• Snaps
• Align Tools
• Making Duplicates
• Other Transforms

Modifying Objects

• Basic Concepts
• Modifier Examples

Day 2

Modelling

• Modeling with 3D Geometry
• AEC Techniques 
• Spline theory
• Creating and editing 2D spline shapes
• Create 3D objects from 2D shapes
• Working with Splines
• Using Shape Modifiers
• Using Lofts
• Creating multiple model concepts from one idea (lab)
• Polygon theory
• Creating and editing 3D polygon objects
• Add detail to the building concept lab (lab)

Materials and Mapping 

• The principles of materials and a surface
• Introduction to the materials editor
• Different types of material
• Applying materials
• Making materials by hand (lab)
• Using 2D maps
• Introduction to UVW Mapping
• Editing UVW map coordinates
• Applying materials & maps to the building concept lab (lab)
• Introduction to mental ray materials
• Applying and editing mental ray materials
• Applying mental ray materials to the building concept and comparing them to standard materials (lab)

Day 3

Cameras

• Camera Types
• The Moving Camera

Lights

• Introduction to direct lighting
• Creating 3 point and dome lighting rigs
• Shadows and shadow theory
• How to get the most from using shadows by adjusting their parameters
• Using sky light and light tracer for external scenes
• Colour light theory
• Using lights in mental ray
• The daylight system
• Photorealistic lighting using global illumination and final gather in Mental Ray

Animation

• General principles
• Working with key-frames
• Animating objects
• Working with the track view editor
• Animating an object with key-frames (lab)
• Understanding animation controllers
• Working with object hierarchies
• Animating bipeds (lab)

Rendering

• Render Scene Dialog
• Scene States
• Batch Render

Contact Armada to take the 3ds Max/3ds Max Design Essentials course

Scheduled 3ds Max/3ds Max Design Essentials courses are based on 3ds Max 2011 / 3ds Max Design 2011, although most of the techniques taught are relevant to all recent releases. If you are using a different version of the application, the trainer will be happy to spend time looking at this with you during the course.

On-demand courses (for your group) can be run on any recent version of 3ds Max / 3ds Max Design, including 2011.

Scheduled 3ds Max/3ds Max Design Essentials courses (for individuals) are hosted in Bromsgrove in the Midlands.

On-demand 3ds Max/3ds Max Design Essentials courses (for your group) can be run on a date and at a location that suits you, which may be our training centre in Bromsgrove, or your venue.

Autodesk e-certificate

We are an Autodesk authorised Training Centre (ATC), and our 3ds Max/3ds Max Design Essentials training course is accredited by Autodesk. Delegates receive an industry recognised e-certificate from Autodesk to confirm they have attended and successfully completed an accredited 3ds Max/3ds Max Design training course.

3ds Max profesional certification

Autodesk offers a program of professional certification for which Armada is an authorised Autodesk Certification Centre (ACC). Delegates have the option of taking an exam, either at the end of their course or on a later date, in order to gain 'Autodesk-certified' status in 3dsMax/3ds Max Design. Please 'Request information' for further details.

Following 3ds Max/3ds Max Design training, delegates are entitled to 30 days email support from Armada to help with any post-training issues.

Scheduled 3ds Max/3ds Max Design Essentials course (3 days): £695 + VAT per delegate. This price is inclusive of all relevant course documentation, refreshments and a buffet lunch. Discounts available for multiple bookings.

On-demand 3ds Max/3ds Max Design Essentials course, exclusively for your group (3 days): £1,495 + VAT for the first delegate, plus £100 + VAT per subsequent delegate. This is for a course hosted in Bromsgrove. Please 'Request information' for a price for running this course at your venue, or any other options you may be considering.

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• Training of the highest quality in delivered by expert trainers.
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