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Price: $1,495.00
Duration: 3 days
Time: 10am - 6pm
(Price and time may vary outside USA)

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Related Courses

• 3ds Max Design 2010 Fundamentals
• 3ds Max Character Animation with Bones & the Character Studio Plugin
• Autodesk 3ds Max Master Class

Exams

• 3ds Max Design 2010 Certified Associate Exam
• 3ds Max Design 2010 Certified Professional Exam

3ds Max Advanced

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• 3D Animation & Design
• Autodesk
• 3ds Max
• 3ds Max Advanced

Full 2010 course outlines will be posted shortly...

Overview
3ds Max advanced class will focus on learning advanced modeling techniques, advanced animation, mapping, and advanced lighting.

Topics include

Low and High Poly modeling
• More Detailed Box Modeling techniques, Tips and Tricks
• Learn the Edge Copying technique
• Combine multiple modeling concepts to create photo-real models
• Learn to build anything from Airplanes to humans
• Learn the differences between Mesh, Patches, and Nurbs techniques

Material Techniques
• Unwrap any complex objects using Unwrap UVW and Texporter plugin
• Learn Game texturing Techniques
• Pelt Mapping
• Layer many maps using UVW map channels
• Using Alphas and images as Alphas
• Mix and Composite Mapping
• Material types in depth inclucing Multi-Sub Obect, Composite, Matte/Shadow
• Raytraced Materials
• Render to Texture

Lighting
• Using Skylight
• Area Lights
• Radiosity
• Light Tracer
• Photometric Lights
• E-Light Plugin
• Tips on how to reduce time consuming renders with simple standard lights

Animation
• Learn Controllers in depth
• List Controllers and Limit Controllers
• Constraints – Attachment, Surface, Path, Position, Orientation, LookAt, Link
• Parameter Collector
• Wire Parameters
• Sliders
• Inverse Kinematics
• IK Solvers
• Animation Modifiers
• Morphing
• Animation Materials and Effects
• Channel Locks and Inheritance
• Audio Synchronization

Effects
• Particles tips and tricks
• Particle Flow
• Envornmental effects
• Composition tips
• Glow and flares
• Dynamics with Reactor

Prerequisites
3ds Max Fundamentals Course