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3D Studio Max

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:27 am
by CrimsonNuker
Well i've just discovered that i'll be using this in my Communications Tech class; so I thought I might wanna get to know it a bit better. Anybody who has used this program before (I know Master Wong has :love: ) could you please explain like the basics and things for me?

Things like..
-Whats it for?
-Is it difficult to get good at?
-What kind of things could I do with this
etc. etc. etc.

All help is appreciated :D

Re: 3D Studio Max

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:33 am
by Priam
It's primarily used for 3D modeling. You can take that pretty far. From modeling a fish, to building and decorating an entire house, where you can also monitor all the lighting etc.

3D movies, bla, everything.

Re: 3D Studio Max

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:48 am
by CrimsonNuker
Now can all this be animated or is it a still view but still 3D? Like could I create a room and then change my camera to go inside it and view around?

Re: 3D Studio Max

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:21 am
by BrokenSaint
It can be animated.

Re: 3D Studio Max

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:35 am
by CrimsonNuker
Is it complicated? Like would I have to edit things frame by frame?

Re: 3D Studio Max

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:05 pm
by Priam
CrimsonNuker wrote:Is it complicated? Like would I have to edit things frame by frame?


You can select multiple frames, though frame by frame is more my choice.

Studio max is a bit complicated. Animating can be done in a rly simple way, with a moderate result. Or the hard way, abusing several different functions, getting the great result.

I had to use it @ school, built a neighboorhoud thing with a classmate. I'll ask him if he's still got it.

Re: 3D Studio Max

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:23 pm
by SM-Count
Tell your school to buy you lightwave.

Re: 3D Studio Max

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:05 pm
by BrokenSaint
I found 3DS Max too hard to use for me, so I switched to Cinema4D

Re: 3D Studio Max

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:36 pm
by 0l3n

Re: 3D Studio Max

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:05 pm
by _Angels
i used it , the best i could make was my nick in 3D with some shadows light and material bla bla bla>.> but ive seen some rlly good ppl that obviously have tomuch time to make a whole scene lol really beautiful if u practive alot.

Re: 3D Studio Max

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:30 am
by CrimsonNuker
BrokenSaint wrote:I found 3DS Max too hard to use for me, so I switched to Cinema4D


Whats the difference?

Re: 3D Studio Max

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:18 am
by BrokenSaint
It's more user-friendly

Re: 3D Studio Max

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:07 am
by !G4!
My Dads Uses It For Architecture :D