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3ds Max for Architectural Visualization (Beginner)

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	Recording Price:		$299
	Recording Length:		18 Hours

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	This training course is designed for users with less than 6 months production experience in 3ds Max and teaches students the 3ds Max tools essential for creating architectural renderings and animations. In this training course, the instructor covers every major component of the 3D design visualization process, from modeling to production, with special emphasis on those tools that will provide users the greatest efficiency in producing visualizations. This class avoids advanced topics such as inverse kinematics, reactor, space warps, etc, to allow more time to be devoted to those areas of the program which serve as the foundation of most visualization projects. Students will learn countless tips and tricks that maximize productivity and efficiency that normally takes many years in a production environment to learn. 3ds Max is a large and complex application – but by learning just the features that apply to visualizations, you’ll be learning everything you need to know to get ahead in the industry in the shortest possible time. This course requires no previous knowledge in any 2D or 3D software. Covers 3ds Max 2011 with most support files provided in Max 2009 or earlier.


Brian Smith	Alexander Gorbunov
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NOTE: Final instructor for this class announced a few days before class begins.

Session Outline

(DAY 1)

The Fundamentals

0800-0900	Key Interface Elements
0900-1000	Basic Visualization Modeling (Edit Spline, Edit Mesh, Box Modeling)

Modeling

1000-1100	Integrating AutoCAD with Visualization Modeling (Importing line work / Workflow)
1100-1200	Critical Compound Objects Part I – Lofting
1300-1400	Critical Compound Objects Part II – Scatter, Terrain, Booleans
1400-1500	Critical Visualization Modifiers

Materials

1500-1600	Material Basics for Visualization (Material Editor)
1600-1700	Critical Map Channels and Map Types
1700-1800	UVW Mapping

(DAY 2)

Lighting

0800-0900	Lighting Basics for Visualization (Light types and Critical Settings)
0900-1000	Photometric Lights and Global Illumination

Cameras and Animation

1000-1100	Camera and Animation Basics for Visualization (Critical Settings and Constraints)
1100-1200	Animation Controllers and the Curve Editor
1300-1400	Rendering Basics for Visualization

Efficient Workflow

1400-1500	Scene Assembly (Linking vs. Importing vs. XRefs vs. Proxies)
1500-1600	Basic Visualization Effects
1600-1800	Production Tips and Tricks