3ds max Tutorials

Gamma correction is one of those buzz words that are really easy in
terms of theory and math but confusing in how they are applied in
practice. As a consequence, it is largely ignored by many graphics
practicioners. This illustrated 10 page article is my attempt at
clarifying gamma correction in the context of 3D CGI by answering most
of the typical questions: "What is gamma? Why do we have it? When should I perform gamma correction? And what happens if I just ignore it?"

in this tutorial we will create and destroy a procedural wall in 3dsMAX using Standard Geometries, SpaceWarps and ParticleFlow without scripting tecniques. We will also use the plug-in ParicleActionsPlus wich gives a good control on particles positioning. Lastly we will use collisions to make fly the bricks of the wall. This tutorial will take more or less 45 minutes for an intermediate level of difficulty

A collection of links to dotNet + MAXScript information available. If you find a useful post, add it in the comments and this post will be updated to include it.

Additional help (external link): Macro installation (MAXScript) on Tech-Artists.org

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A collection of links to Python + MAXScript information available. If you find a useful post, add it in the comments and this post will be updated to include it.

CGTalk - Python + MXS - http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=98&t=509631

A detailed wiki entry on MAXScript. Includes development history, language overview, possible applications, etc. A good read even for those of us who have been around MAXScript for a while!

In this tutorial I will build a complete Star Wars LEGO model from scratch using Autodesk 3ds Max 8. Originally I made this for the speed modeling contest. Since the purpose of this contest is to model as much as possible within one hour, I didn’t model the underside of the lego bricks (or the underside of the model).

**DISCLAIMER:

This document is meant to get a person RAPIDLY set up to use Ultra Edit as a maxscript editor. This is made possible by a bridge created by Simon Feltman at Rezn8 studios. This bridge enables any third party editor to call internal Max functions. In our case, we will set up our text editor to call 3 internal Max functions, Evaluate, Open, and Encrypt.

This document should be used as a source of input when developing your own, or your company’s, coding standards for MAXScript. There are many ways to format code, this style being just one of near infinite choices.