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3DS Max Numerical Expression Evaluator

Submitted by miledrizk on Sun, 2019-06-30 07:46

Whenever you have a numeric field in 3DS Max, you can use a nice little feature called Numerical Expression Evaluator. Just click inside that field and press CTRL+N to open Numerical Expression Evaluator Dialog.

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3DS Max - Trick - Lock Selection To Rectangle Mode

Submitted by miledrizk on Wed, 2019-07-03 06:55

In this new video, I will show you the way to lock the Selection mode to the rectangular one.

3DS Max extract 2D sections from 3D objects

Submitted by miledrizk on Thu, 2019-06-27 04:59

Here we learn how to use the section tool found in the Shapes category to create 2D sections out of 3D objects and export them to other programs like Autocad.

Lesson 6 - 3DS Max - Total Beginners - Axis Constraints

Submitted by miledrizk on Tue, 2019-06-25 05:54

In this 7th video of the Total Beginners series, we will learn about an Important feature called Axis Constraints that can help us use the Snap tool on a specific Axis or a pair of axis.

3DS Max - Scene States - Multiple Rendering Scenarios In One Scene

Submitted by miledrizk on Wed, 2019-06-05 01:35

In this video, you will learn how to create different scene states for different rendering scenarios without having to save multiple Max files. After creating those states you can toggle between them in one click.

3DS Max - FBX Export Warning: Non-orthogonal matrix support - Fix

Submitted by miledrizk on Thu, 2019-05-30 12:23

When exporting from 3DS Max to FBX sometimes we get this Warning: Non-Orthogonal matrix support. In this video, we will learn how to fix this problem, we also learn what that warning means and how it happens by reproducing it using various scenarios.

3DS Max - Accurate Display Of Procedural Maps - Solved

Submitted by miledrizk on Wed, 2019-05-29 15:06

In this video, we will solve the problem of procedural maps display,

3DS Max - Easy Modeling - FreeForm Geometry

Submitted by miledrizk on Tue, 2019-05-21 16:40

In this video, we will learn a quick and flexible technique for modeling freeform shapes. We will use a Surface modifier, Shell modifier, and Turbosmooth for that purpose. You can use this approach to model a wide range of geometries like roads going up and down, ribbons, etc,...

3DS Max - V Ray - Change The V-Ray Frame Buffer Default Position

Submitted by miledrizk on Fri, 2019-05-10 11:53

If you don't like the default position of the V-Ray frame buffer, or, if for some reason you lost the VFB and it's not appearing on your screen, this video will show you how to control the X and Y coordinates of the VFB on the screen.

Maxscript 101 - Free Online Training

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 2011-02-14 09:49

The creator of Maxscript (John Wainwright) has made his previously commercial training DVD available for free on Vimeo! It's broken up into easy to watch chunks and even though it's a bit dated it remains one of the best introductions to MAXScript available.

A sincere thanks from the ScriptSpot community to John Wainwright for releasing his incredibly valuable training series for free and to our very own "Garp" for putting in the time to get the video split into sections & uploaded. Thanks!