Syllabus for 3DsMax Courses in Hyderabad

SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION TO MAX

• Design Harmony : Max for Architects

• Autodesk 3ds Max

• Terminologies : Modeling, Lights and Cameras, Animation, Rendering

• The Welcome Screen : Learn Tab, Start Tab, Extend Tab

• Layout Panel

• 3ds Max Interface: Elements of GUI, Application button and Quick Access toolbar, Info Centre , Menu bar, Main toolbar, Ribbon, Scene Explorer, Viewport Layout ,Command panel ,Viewports , Animation and Time controls, Viewport Navigation controls

• Quad Menu : Transform Quadrant, Display Quadrant

• Tools Menu : Display Floater, Array, Align, Snapshot, Color Clipboard Utility

SESSION 2: SHAPES AND GEOMETRY

• Spline: Line, Rectangle, Circle, Ellipse Spline, Arc Spline, Donut Spline, NGon Spline, Star Spline, Helix Spline, Egg Spline, Section Spline, Extended Splines, WRectangle Spline, Channel Spline, Angle Spline, Tee Spline

• Standard Primitives: Box, Cone, Sphere, GeoSphere, Cylinder, Tube, Torus, Pyramid, Teapot, Plane, TextPlus

• Extended Primitives: Hedra, Torus Knot, Chamfer Box, ChamferCyl, Oil Tank, Capsule, Spindle, L-Ext, Gengon, C- Ext, Ring Wave, Prism, Hose,

• Compound Objects: Morph, Scatter, Conform, Connect, BlobMesh, Shape Merge, Boolean, Terrain, Loft, Mesher, ProBoolean, ProCutter

• Patch Grids: Quad Patch, Tri Patch

• NURBS Surfaces: Point Surface , CV Surface

• Doors: Pivot Door, Sliding Door, BiFold Door

• Windows: Awning Window, Casement Window, Fixed Window, Pivoted Window, Projected Window, Sliding Window

• AEC Extended: Foliage, Railing, Wall

• Stairs: Straight Stair, L - Type Stair, U-Type Stair, Spiral Stair

• Dynamics Object: Spring, Damper

• Space Warp Objects: Gravity, Wind ,Displace

SESSION 3&4: MODIFIERS

• Selection Modifiers: Mesh Select Modifier, Patch Select modifier, Poly Select Modifier

• Editable Poly

• Vertex: Remove, Break, Extrude, Weld, Chamfer, Target Weld

• Edge: Remove, Split, Extrude, Weld, Chamfer, Target Weld, Bridge, Connect

• Border: Extrude, Insert Vertex, Chamfer, Cap, Bridge, Connect

• Polygon/Element: Insert Vertex, Extrude, Outline, Bevel, Inset, Bridge, Flip

• Object – Space Modifiers: Bend Modifier, Lattice Modifier, Push Modifier, Shell Modifier, Stretch Modifier, Twist Modifier, Lathe Modifier, Wave Modifier, Smooth Modifier, TurboSmooth Modifier, Symmetry Modifier, Cloth Modifier, Simulation Parameters (Cloth)

• FFD (Free Form Deformation)

SESSION 5&6: MODELING INTERIOR & EXTERIOR OBJECTS

• Detailed Modeling of a Kitchen Cabinet

• Modeling the Objects for Living Room

• Modeling the Exterior of a Building

• Environment Modeling

SESSION 7: MATERIALS

• Material Editor

• Compact Material Editor: Get Material, Put Material to Scene, Assign Material to Selection, Reset Map/Mtl to Default Settings, Make Material Copy, Make Unique, Put to Library, Material ID Channel flyout, Show Shaded/Realistic Material in Viewport flyout.

• Show End Result, Go to Parent, Go Forward to Sibling

• Slate Material Editor: Menu bar, Toolbar, Material/Map Browser, Status, Active View, View navigation, Parameter Editor

• UVW Coordinates: Coordinates Rollout (2D), Coordinates Rollout (3D), Camera Map Modifier (World Space)

• UVW Map Modifier: Manipulators for UVW Map

• Composite Material

• Defining Material for Exterior Model

SESSION 8&9: LIGHT, CAMERA AND RENDERING

• Lights

• Photometric Lights: Target Light, Free Light, Mental Ray (mr) Skylight Portal, Sun Positioner

• Standard Lights: Target Spotlight, Free Spotlight, Target Directional Light, Free Directional Light, Omni Light, Skylight, mr Area Omni Light, mr Area Spotlight

• Cameras: Physical Camera, Free Camera, Target Camera, Walkthrough Assistant

• Rendering: Render Setup Dialog, ART Renderer, Scanline Renderer, Mental ray Renderer, Environment and Effects Dialog Box

• Exposure Controls