Learn 3D studio max from my video tutorials

King Goldfish

King Goldfish

first, download Max8 for free at this site. Its only free for 30 days but its pretty cool to play around with.


http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=5659302&siteID=123112

click that or go google 3DS max 8 trial. Look at the middle top portion for "free 30 day trial"


My tutorials are going to be set up as AVI for now. The codec for my tutorials are in Techsmith. Which means you wont see an image unless you download camtasias Techsmith codec.

This is the codec link. Also, Camtasia offers a free 30 day trial but the codec is free period. and its as good as DIVX and is used in alot of presentations so it may come in handy some other time.

techsmith codec

http://download2.techsmith.com/tscc/WARNING .exe IS AN EXECUTABLE FILE

main site

http://techsmith.com/download/codecsdefault.asp


:updated: I have removed the basic tutorials since they seemed pointless. Most people know how to figure out the tools at some point.

So it was wasting diskspace on my website. I will stick to making the other tutorials in 3dsmax
 
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long story but the character guy never delivered anything after 6 months.
So all that fell on the interior guy who is doing all of it from scratch

So now it's just me and the original modeler... we're actually going to start over and get some stuff done with what we have... I also lost all my work due to my laptop HD failing well it was the laptop that failed which also crashed the drive... I was able to salvage very little, so we're starting over

I'm writing a new treatment excluding the things we don't have and will hopefully have it done in a couple months
 
CootDog said:
long story but the character guy never delivered anything after 6 months.
So all that fell on the interior guy who is doing all of it from scratch

So now it's just me and the original modeler... we're actually going to start over and get some stuff done with what we have... I also lost all my work due to my laptop HD failing well it was the laptop that failed which also crashed the drive... I was able to salvage very little, so we're starting over

I'm writing a new treatment excluding the things we don't have and will hopefully have it done in a couple months
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cool. I still dont know how to model, really. I tried to box model the low polygon fatboy but the tutorial is such crap.

3d-palace.com (cris) has showed me how to low poly model a robot like character but Im better off taking poser models and just adding on home made clothing or gear and then character rigging them.

You should show me how to make robots. LOL. Its like I start a program and cant fix it because at some point i get all flustered and no one to help me to fix what i keep messing up. One thing that I find hard to do is rotate polygons after cutting them and trying to create a thumb or fingers. They never bevel right for me. So I just been using 3D Studio max for glowing effects or fire.

My next tutorial will be a basic asteroid hitting earth. then one on how to use reactor cloth and maybe glow effects and whatever else. Ill upload them to this thread.


Also, I want to say this. The name/password for my downloads will be ...

name: diet password: coke

:) when you right click the object, you will get a popup
 
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same password and name

ast.jpg



How to create an asteroid hitting earth using a noise modifier. Part 1 and 2

http://www.paskday.com/max/ast1.avi

http://www.paskday.com/max/ast2.avi


The final video of an Asteroid hitting earth

http://www.paskday.com/max/astfx.avi
 
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you know, one thing that I need to do and I haven't found a goog tut is an explosion shockwave in space...

I have a scene where this huge shockwave eminates out as a planet explodes then in the next scene, hits some ships
 
I saw the asteroid head towards earth but not hitting it. I viewed the final output because I still need to DL the codec for the Tut files.

[edit]OH! I get it now, the asteroid is made with Noise. I just DL the codec, only 170k! Gotcha... good stuff man. My friend made an awesome tut for MAX I'll see if I can conjur it up and maybe we can make this thread a MAX tut thread.[/edit]
 
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Yes, that's true. I just didn't like the result of my test animations. Although I guess I could render in MAX then bring it into Combustion and mess with FX there... Although I LOVE video post in Max... I need to get mor plugins for it... anyone have some recommendations as to which to use and where to get them?
 
SteveSutton said:
Max is fairly easy to use, once you get the hang of it.
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True. But modeling and getting the physique envelopes just right when rigging characters is a pain. mine never bend properly.

And I have no idea how to make my own skeletons from the bone tools. I cheat with Character Studio.

And coot, that would be cool. One thing I hate is my voice. People say I sound fem LOL. Im just loaded up on vicodins cause my back and shoulder were in an S-Load of pain last night.


*Sleeps*

PS... Steve, link your movies. You make any new ones? You should paint your wall green and if you can afford it, buy vegas6
 
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This tutorial teaches you how to make a curtain using the Cloth Reactor that comes free with max7 and 8 (and maybe 6?)

cur.jpg


3 part tutorial. I teach you how to use the reactor cloth over an object. then how to make it into a panel of curtians and then how to create a theatre stage. Very basic but you can always add details later.

part 1-3. Same name and password to download. Right click and save.


http://www.paskday.com/max/cur1.avi

http://www.paskday.com/max/cur1.avi

http://www.paskday.com/max/cur1.avi
 
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