List of Figures

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Introduction

Figure I.1: Interface elements of 3ds max

Figure I.2: Elements of the contextual menu (a) and control panel (b)

Lesson 1: The Script

Figure 1.1: Sketches for the script

Lesson 2: Spaceship Modeling

Figure 2.1: Spaceship sketch

Figure 2.2: Snaps (a) and Home Grid (b) settings

Figure 2.3: Cylinder parameters for modeling the propulsion unit

Figure 2.4: Truncated cone, corresponding to the rear side of the propulsion unit, and its parameters

Figure 2.5: Align Selection window with parameters to center the cone and cylinder

Figure 2.6, a: Spaceship-body creation

Figure 2.6, b-d: Spaceship-body creation

Figure 2.6, e: Spaceship-body creation

Figure 2.7: Warning that a modifier in the stack depends on the primitive's parameters

Figure 2.8: Orientation engines

Figure 2.9, a: Using the Normal Align command

Figure 2.9, b: Using the Normal Align command

Figure 2.10: Clone Options window (a) and the result of copying the orientation engines (b)

Figure 2.11, a and b: Modeling different elements of the spaceship

Figure 2.11, c-e: Modeling different elements of the spaceship

Figure 2.12: Result of rendering the spaceship

Figure 2.13: Parameters of the Checker test texture

Figure 2.14: Select By Material ID window

Figure 2.15: Texture assignment (a) and parameters of the Diffuse channel (b)

Figure 2.16: Polygons that will use the SpaceShip_Body material

Figure 2.17: UVW Mapping parameters for the spaceship body

Figure 2.18, a: Camera and light-source positions

Figure 2.18, b and c: Parameters of light imitating the Sun (b) and the Moon (c)

Figure 2.19: Additional sources to simulate light reflected by various parts back onto the spaceship- positioning (a) and parameters (b)

Figure 2.20: SpaceShip composite material

Figure 2.21: Making the sources of light in the material editor match those in the scene

Figure 2.22: Parameters of the SpaceShip_Body material

Figure 2.23: SpaceShip_Back_Blend material structure

Figure 2.24: SpaceShip_Back_Metal material parameters

Figure 2.25: Polygons comprising the end surface of the propulsion module (a) and parameters of the UVW Map modifier (b)

Figure 2.26: Examples of Brick textures

Figure 2.27: SpaceShip_Cells material parameters (a) and how it appears in the zoomed preview window (b)

Figure 2.28: Reset Mtl/Map Params window

Lesson 3: Modeling the Lunar Module and Rover

Figure 3.1: Lunar module sketch

Figure 3.2: Octahedron representing the living area

Figure 3.3: Grid pitch setting

Figure 3.4, a and b: Sequence of creating the living area's basic geometry

Figure 3.4, c-f: Sequence of creating the living area's basic geometry

3.4, g and h: Sequence of creating the living area's basic geometry

Figure 3.5: Chamfering

Figure 3.6: Sequence of creating the porthole

Figure 3.7: Sequence of modeling the hatch

Figure 3.8, a-c: Modeling the propulsion module

Figure 3.8, d and e: Modeling the propulsion module

Figure 3.9, a-e: Editing the propulsion module

Figure 3.9, f and g: Editing the propulsion module

Figure 3.10, a: Editing the propulsion module

Figure 3.10, b-d: Editing the propulsion module

Figure 3.10, e and f: Editing the propulsion module

Figure 3.11: Landing prop

Figure 3.12: Options when importing files in AI format

Figure 3.13: Modeling the landing prop

Figure 3.14: Pivot-point settings for the landing prop (a and b) and how the objects are welded together (c)

Figure 3.15, a-c: Modeling the hydraulic pumps

Figure 3.15, d and e: Modeling the hydraulic pumps

Figure 3.16: Copying and adjusting the landing props

Figure 3.17, a and b: Adjusting the animation of the landing props

Figure 3.17, c-f: Adjusting the animation of the landing props

Figure 3.17, g and h: Adjusting the animation of the landing props

Figure 3.18, a-d: Editing texture coordinates

Figure 3.18, e and f: Editing texture coordinates

Figure 3.19: LivingModule-Body material

Figure 3.20: Texture loading window for PSD files

Figure 3.21: Structure of the LivingModule material

Figure 3.22: Final appearance of the lunar module

Figure 3.23: Lunar rover sketch

Figure 3.24: Merging the lunar rover objects

Figure 3.25: Schematic View interface (a) and settings (b)

Figure 3.26: Material structure of the lunar rover

Figure 3.27: Final appearance of the lunar rover

Lesson 4: Modeling and Animating an Astronaut

Figure 4.1: Background image of a human figure

Figure 4.2: Background image adjustment (a) and the viewport image (b)

Figure 4.3, a: Spacesuit blank creation

Figure 4.3, b and c: Spacesuit blank creation

Figure 4.4: Symmetry modifier adjustment

Figure 4.5: Results of editing the spacesuit

Figure 4.6: Result of smoothing the simple (a) and complicated (b) model

Figure 4.7: Results of modeling the boots and gloves

Figure 4.8, a and b: Results of modeling the helmet

Figure 4.8, c and d: Results of modeling the helmet

Figure 4.9: Assignment of smoothing groups

Figure 4.10, a-c: Editing the texture map coordinates

Figure 4.10, d-g: Editing the texture map coordinates

Figure 4.10, h-j: Editing the texture map coordinates

Figure 4.11: Parameters and result of the Texporter utility performance

Figure 4.12: Structure and main parameters of the SpaceSuit material

Figure 4.13, a and b: Adjustment of the right leg bones

Figure 4.13, c-e: Adjustment of the right leg bones

Figure 4.13, f and g: Adjustment of the right leg bones

Figure 4.14: Adjustment of the arm bones

Figure 4.15: Hand-twisting adjustment

Figure 4.16, a and b: Creation and adjustment of the finger bones

Figure 4.16, c-e: Creation and adjustment of the finger bones

Figure 4.17: Creation and adjustment of the body bones

Figure 4.18: Final linking of the bones and control objects of the skeleton

Figure 4.19: Contextual menu of the Skin modifier

Figure 4.20: Insufficient effect of the skeleton's bones on the model

Figure 4.21: Changing the astronaut's posture to control the bones' effect

Figure 4.22: Editing the bone-abdomen effect

Figure 4.23, a and b: Editing the right thigh envelope

Figure 4.23, c: Editing the right thigh envelope

Figure 4.24: Editing the bone-helmet effect

Figure 4.25, a-c: Editing the Bulge Angle Deformer gizmo

Figure 4.25, d and e: Editing the Bulge Angle Deformer gizmo

Figure 4.26: Additional objects

Figure 4.27: Object of the Character Assembly type

Figure 4.28: Named Selection Sets control window

Figure 4.29: Display Floater window

Figure 4.30: Original posture of the character

Figure 4.31: Phases of the character's movement

Figure 4.32: Animation loading from the file dialog

Figure 4.33: Parameters of the MeshSmooth modifier used for the character's smoothing

Figure 4.34: Restoring the character's volume using the Push modifier

Lesson 5: Modeling Space and Animating the Flight of the Spaceship

Figure 5.1: Model of the cosmos

Figure 5.2, a-e: Parameters of various space objects

Figure 5.2, f and g: Parameters of various space objects

Figure 5.3: Time Configuration window

Figure 5.4, a and b: Object animation by path

Figure 5.4, c and d: Object animation by path

Figure 5.5: Curve editor

Figure 5.6: Animation settings for camera tracking

Figure 5.7: Editing the start of an object's motion

Figure 5.8: Object Motion Blur and Image Motion Blur settings

Figure 5.9: Starry sky unblurred (a) and blurred (b)

Figure 5.10: Parameters for the effect

Figure 5.11: Lens effects

Figure 5.12: Setting the lens effects simulating the Sun

Figure 5.13, a and b: Structure of the Earth material (a) and parameters of its elements (b)

Figure 5.13, c and d: Parameters of the Earth material elements

Figure 5.13, e-g: Parameters of the Earth material elements

Figure 5.14: Including all spaceship objects in the list of those to be lit by the light sources

Lesson 6: Modeling and Animating the Landing on the Moon

Figure 6.1: Scene for the approach of the lunar module

Figure 6.2: Configure Paths window

Figure 6.3: Modeling the Moon's surface

Figure 6.4: Parameters of the light source for the lunar module

Figure 6.5: Editing the animation curves

Figure 6.6: Set Key Filters window

Figure 6.7: Drawing animation curves

Figure 6.8: Multi-Pass Effect for the Depth of Field

Figure 6.9: Parameters for the effects to simulate a TV camera

Figure 6.10: Scene for the Moon landing

Figure 6.11, a and b: Modeling mountains on the horizon

Figure 6.11, c and d: Modeling mountains on the horizon

Figure 6.11, e and f: Modeling mountains on the horizon

Figure 6.12: Terrain blanks (a) and parameters of the Displace Mesh modifier (b)

Figure 6.13: Creation of pebbles on the Moon's surface

Figure 6.14: Position (a) and parameters (b) of the light source

Figure 6.15: Camera position (a) and the camera view (b)

Figure 6.16: Ground and Stones material structure (a), material parameters (b), and texture parameters (c and d)

Figure 6.17: Mountains material structure (a), material parameters (b), and texture parameters (c)

Figure 6.18: Parameters for simulating the light reflected by the Moon's surface

Figure 6.19: Set Key Filters window

Figure 6.20: Editing the motion curves of the object (a) and the extension of the landing props (b)

Figure 6.21: Parameters of the SuperSpray particle system (a) and its appearance (b)

Figure 6.22, a and b: Shaping the flow of particles

Figure 6.22, c and d: Shaping the flow of particles

Figure 6.23: Parameters of the material (a) and UVW Mapping (b)

Figure 6.24: Parameters of the halo effect for the jet fire

Figure 6.25, a and b: Dust creation and animation

Figure 6.25, c and d: Dust creation and animation

Figure 6.26: Parameters of the Particle Age texture

Figure 6.27: Parameters of the particle system (a), deflector (b), and material (c) for the pebbles

Figure 6.28: Parameters of the MilkyWay effect

Lesson 7: Animating the Astronaut and Lunar Rover

Figure 7.1: Parameters for creating the Snapshot of the Pebbles system of particles

Figure 7.2: Scene preparation

Figure 7.3: Positioning the lunar rover

Figure 7.4: Incorrect loading of the character

Figure 7.5: Scaling the character

Figure 7.6: Parameters for animation of the first jump

Figure 7.7: Simultaneous editing of different tracks' keys in the curve editor

Figure 7.8: Dope Sheet window, prepared for editing the keys of several objects

Figure 7.9: Modeling a footprint

Figure 7.10: Animating the footprints

Figure 7.11: Astronaut on the platform of the lunar rover

Figure 7.12: Adjustments for minor movements

Figure 7.13: Animation of the wheels' rotation using expressions

Figure 7.14: Particle system parameters used to create footprints

Lesson 8: Rendering the Scene and Assemling the Movie

Figure 8.1: General parameters for rendering

Figure 8.2: Save window for rendering results

Figure 8.3: Parameters of the TGA (a) and RPF (b) formats

Figure 8.4: Render Elements, Current Renderers, and Email Notifications rollouts

Figure 8.5: MAX Default Scanline A-Buffer rollout

Figure 8.6: Dialog for the main rendering parameters

Figure 8.7: Object parameters that affect rendering

Figure 8.8: Texture (a) and material (b) parameters that affect rendering quality

Figure 8.9: Global (a) and local (b) settings of the Raytracer

Figure 8.10: Backburner Manager (a) and Server (b) setup

Figure 8.11: Network task-settings window

Figure 8.12: Network monitor window

Figure 8.13: Settings for the Batch Render script

Figure 8.14, a-c: Project preparation in the Video Post module

Lesson 9: Modeling the Living Room

Figure 9.1: Room sketch

Figure 9.2: Display (a) and system (b) measurement units

Figure 9.3: Home Grid (a) and Snaps (b) parameters

Figure 9.4: Rectangle parameters

Figure 9.5: Room editing

Figure 9.6: Room with outer contour

Figure 9.7, a: Creating the walls, window and door openings, and partition

Figure 9.7, b and c: Creating the walls, window and door openings, and partition

Figure 9.7, d and e: Creating the walls, window and door openings, and partition

Figure 9.7, f and g: Creating the walls, window and door openings, and partition

Figure 9.7, h: Creating the walls, window and door openings, and partition

Figure 9.8, a: Final development of the room geometry

Figure 9.8, b and c: Final development of the room geometry

Figure 9.8, d and e: Final development of the room geometry

Figure 9.8, f: Final development of the room geometry

Figure 9.9: Modeling the window frames

Figure 9.10: Living room with windows and door

Figure 9.11, a and b: Armchair modeling

Figure 9.11, c and d: Armchair modeling

Figure 9.11, e-h: Armchair modeling

Figure 9.11, i-k: Armchair modeling

Figure 9.12: Sofa

Figure 9.13, a and b: Curtain modeling

Figure 9.13, c and d: Curtain modeling

Figure 9.14: Dialog window indicating Units Mismatch

Figure 9.15: List of objects in the scene

Figure 9.16: Creating a Named Selection Set

Figure 9.17: Asset Browser window

Figure 9.18: Management window for XRef Scenes

Figure 9.19: Furniture arrangement

Lesson 10: Daylight Adjustment

Figure 10.1, a-c: Daylight simulation in the room

Figure 10.1, d: Daylight simulation in the room

Figure 10.2: Daylight system creation

Figure 10.3: Animation controller parameters for the Daylight system

Figure 10.4: Adjustment parameters for Daylight sources

Figure 10.5: Position and parameters of the camera

Figure 10.6: Test rendering result

Figure 10.7: Result of Radiosity rendering in the viewport

Figure 10.8: Triangulation parameters for the object

Figure 10.9: Radiosity parameters and rendering result in the viewport

Figure 10.10: Drop-down menu for selecting the exposure control procedure

Figure 10.11: Settings for the exposure process parameters and the result in the viewport

Figure 10.12: Parameters for the Area Light

Lesson 11: Global Lighting Material

Figure 11.1: Splitting the Inner Walls object

Figure 11.2: Basic parameters of the materials for the floor, walls, and ceiling

Figure 11.3: Editing texture coordinates

Figure 11.4: Attach Options window

Figure 11.5: Structure of the Room material

Figure 11.6: Result of radiosity quick rendering without (a) and with (b) the exposure control process

Figure 11.7: Activating the display of materials' light distribution (a) and a corresponding line in the material editor (b)

Figure 11.8: Advanced Lighting Override parameters

Figure 11.9, a-d: Final material and effects settings

Figure 11.9, e-g: Final material and effects settings

Figure 11.10: Final radiosity parameters

Figure 11.11: Animation parameters

Figure 11.12: Animation of the camera

Figure 11.13: Rendering parameters

Lesson 12: Navigation in 3ds Max Viewports, Object Manipulations, and Special Features

Figure 12.1: Layout tab of the Viewport Configuration window

Figure 12.2: ViewPort Layouts Setup message box

Figure 12.3: Customize User Interface dialog box

Figure 12.4: Viewport right-click menu

Figure 12.5: Parameters to change the selection mode "on the fly"

Figure 12.6, a-c: Gizmo transformation (a), rotation (b), and scaling (c)

Figure 12.6, d: Gizmo settings window

Figure 12.7: Warp Cursor Near Spinner flag

Figure 12.8: Built-in calculator

Figure 12.9: Toggle Manipulators window

Lesson 13: Coordinates, Transform Centers, Alignment, and Snaps

Figure 13.1: Selecting the coordinate system

Figure 13.2: Local coordinates for polygons (a), edges (b), and vertices (c)

Figure 13.3: Active grid, and an object in the grid coordinate system

Figure 13.4: Selection of the transform center

Figure 13.5: Transform centers

Figure 13.6: Align dialog

Figure 13.7: Selecting normals (a) and the result of the operation (b)

Figure 13.8: Align to View dialog and aligned object

Figure 13.9: Standard (a) and NURBS (b) snaps

Figure 13.10: Options tab of the Grid and Snap Settings window

Lesson 14: Texture Creation

Figure 14.1: Example of a transparent texture

Figure 14.2: Rectangle delimiting the drawing

Figure 14.3: Export settings for bitmap files in CorelDraw 10 (a) and FreeHand 10 (b)

Figure 14.4: Settings for exporting to a PNG file in Xara X 1.0

Figure 14.5: Parameters for creating a new file in Adobe Photoshop 6

Figure 14.6: Saving a file with the transparency (alpha) channel in Adobe Photoshop

Figure 14.7: Interchanging the quadrants in the process of creating a seamless tiling texture

Figure 14.8: Texture-editing window in Corel Texture

Figure 14.9: Typical distortions of flat textures on a spherical object

Figure 14.10: Texture dummy

Figure 14.11: Result of converting orthogonal coordinates to polar coordinates

Figure 14.12: Final texture (a) and an object rendered with the texture (b)

Figure 14.13: Creating a looped video file in Adobe Premiere

Lesson 15: Modeling a Car Body using a Sketch

Figure 15.1: Photo and sketch of the car (published with the permission of Italdesign-Giugiaro S.p.A.)

Figure 15.2: Relation between the projection files

Figure 15.3: Settings in the Viewport Background dialog

Figure 15.4: Creating the base planes

Figure 15.5, a-c: Sequence of modeling the car body

Figure 15.5, d and e: Sequence of modeling the car body

Figure 15.5, f and g: Sequence of modeling the car body

Figure 15.5, h: Sequence of modeling the car body

Figure 15.6: Structure of the material for the car body

Figure 15.7: Editing the texture mapping coordinates

Figure 15.8: Example car models (published with the permission of Doka Media)

Lesson 16: Modeling a Human Head

Figure 16.1: Blank of a head

Figure 16.2, a and b: Creating eye sockets and the upper jaw

Figure 16.2, c-e: Creating eye sockets and the upper jaw

Figure 16.3: Eye modeling

Figure 16.4: Nose modeling

Figure 16.5: Creating the mouth and lips

Figure 16.6: Creating the chin and cheeks

Lesson 17: Modeling Lightning and an Electric Discharge

Figure 17.1: Geometry of the lightning (a) and its parameters (b)

Figure 17.2: Positioning the Slice modifier's gizmo (a) and its parameters (b)

Figure 17.3: Material parameters for the lightning

Figure 17.4: Parameters of the Inner Glow

Figure 17.5: Rendering sequence in the Video Post window

Figure 17.6: Lens Effects Glow parameters

Figure 17.7: Noise modifier parameters for animating an electric discharge

Lesson 18: Modeling a Soccer Ball

Figure 18.1: Polyhedron basis for the soccer ball and its parameters

Figure 18.2: Parameters of the modifiers- Tessellate (a), Spherify (b), and Smooth (c)

Figure 18.3: Final view of the ball

Lesson 19: Using 3ds Max with Other Autodesk and Discreet Packages

Figure 19.1: Combustion window-size adjustment

Figure 19.2: Positioning the program windows on the screen

Figure 19.3: Rendering adjustment in the RPF window

Figure 19.4: Rendering-by-elements window

Figure 19.5: Autodesk VIZ 4 interface

Figure 19.6: Discreet Plasma interface

Figure 19.7: Discreet Gmax interface

Lesson 20: 3ds Max and Landscape Generators

Figure 20.1: Landscape editor in Bryce 5 (a) and Vue D'Esprit 4 (b)

Figure 20.2: Export into the 3DS format in Bryce 5 (a) and the corresponding dialog in Vue D'Esprit 4 (b)

Figure 20.3: Cylindrical panoramas created in Bryce (a) and Vue D'Esprit (b)

Figure 20.4: Operations for a static image

Figure 20.5: Queue in Video Post

Figure 20.6: Example of using Animatek World Builder in conjunction with 3ds max

Lesson 21: Useful Add-Ons

Figure 21.1: Putting MeshTools on the toolbar

Figure 21.2: Parameters of the Domelight script (a) and dialog for selecting the image (b)

Figure 21.3: Applying the Particle Combustion effect (a), and how it looks after rendering (b)

Figure 21.4: Example illustrating the Particle Combustion plug-in

Figure 21.5: Paint Modifier

Figure 21.6: Example using the SimCloth module

Figure 21.7: Bitmap file produced by the Unwrap Object Texture plug-in

Figure 21.8: Pyramid before (a) and after (b) applying the f-Edge texture

Figure 21.9: f-Edge texture parameters

Figure 21.10, a and b: Surface Blur parameters (a), the image before it is applied (b), after it was applied (c), and the result of the Blur process (d)

Figure 21.10, c and d: Surface Blur parameters (a), the image before it is applied (b), after it was applied (c), and the result of the Blur process (d)

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