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3ds Max Complete Overview: Learn 3d Graphics Fast and Easy

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Overview

Use 3ds Max to create 3d projects from beginning to advanced, and to gain a solid foundation in 3d graphics quickly

What you'll learn:
  • Create your own 3d projects from scratch within a few hours
  • Gain a strong understanding of 3d concepts and 3ds Max tools in just 7 hrs
  • Be comfortable finding your way around the 3ds Max UI
  • Create multiple 3d projects from beginning to end
  • Create their own models, materials and renderings in 3ds Max
  • Use built in poly modelling tools to create photo real 3d models
  • Create basic 3d models for video games
  • Animate objects and cameras in 3ds Max
  • Understand the concepts of 3d graphics and know how to apply them using 3ds Max

Course Intro

Unlock the world of 3d graphics with this comprehensive course! If you've ever dreamed of creating stunning 3D models, animations, or visualizations, this course is your key to success. By the end, you will have a firm grasp on professional, industry leading software, 3ds Max, and you will be ready to start creating your own 3d projects.


3ds Max is an industry leading 3d software used widely in various different fields of 3d, including but not limited to:video games, film, medical illustration, architectural illustration, animation, industrial design and concept art. If you want to be a working professional, learning 3ds Max is always a great place to start.


Arnold Render is a professional rendering software that ships for free with 3ds Max. It makes photo realism easy and approachable to anyone. You will create a project with Arnold specific materials, lights and render settings, and become familiar with its great capabilities. This is a fantastic introduction to using a professional rendering software with realistic ray tracing and all the other capabilities that come along with it.


Regardless of what field you are hoping to go into with 3d graphics, or what kind of projects you want to create, this is the place to start. This is the most comprehensive course for 3ds Max on the web. Here are some of the reasons:


  • In the coursewe will use 3ds Max. Anyone can get access to this software for free (limited time), and it is one of the most widely used 3d packages used throughout all industries.

  • This course is comprehensive, in that it covers all the major concepts of 3d. At the end you will be able to create your own graphics.

  • We start slow, and from the absolute beginning, so don't worry if you are new to this.

  • This is a project based course. We won't get too caught up in all the theory, but instead we will jump right in and start creating things.

  • The projects include techniques that will be useful in various different disciplines, so regardless of what you are learning 3d for, there is something here for you.

  • All course models and texture maps are available for download, so it is easy to stay caught up with the instructor.

  • Many additional free resources will be available to enhance learning.

  • Videos are high-quality. They are presented in full HD with crisp sound, and they also include key-stroke overlays to help the student understand clearly.

  • All default settings are used in 3ds Max, so the student screen will look just like the instructor screen, no surprises or secret short cuts! This course is very easy to follow.

All these things, and many more, make this course the premiere place to learn 3d graphics on Udemy. After joining this course, you will see that after about 7 hours of video and practice projects, you will come to have a firm grasp of 3d graphics in 3ds Max. You will understand the theory behind 3d graphics as they apply to various different fields. You will also be able to navigate around in the software comfortably (a big achievement for such a powerful and complex software). Most importantly, you will be able to confidently create your own projects, whether it be modelling, animation, game content creation, or whatever.


These are some of the highlights of what you will learn while working through the various projects in the course

  • Poly modeling with Turbosmooth and Open Subdivision techniques

  • Spline modeling

  • Modifiers

  • General Texturing and Materials, including specific to Arnold Render

  • General 3d lighting techniques including Arnold lights

  • Rendering with various different engines

  • Animating in 3ds Max

  • Setting up and controlling 3d cameras effectively

  • And so much more!


More important notes about the class

  • This course will be continually updated with new content which will all be free to existing students

  • This course will stay up to date and add additional information continually to stay up with the latest software releases.

  • There is a 30 day money back guarantee on this purchase offered via Udemy



Taught by

Adam Zollinger

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