3ds Max | Tutorials

MAXScript Coding Standards

Submitted by Jeff Hanna on Mon, 2007-01-15 21:52
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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.

3DS Max - Remove Materials Utility Has No Undo - Fixed With Maxscript

Submitted by miledrizk on Sat, 2020-05-09 23:15
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In this tutorial, we will learn how we can replace the Remove Material utility with our own tool using a single line Maxscript, and we will learn how to convert this line of code to a regular tool by creating a button for it and place it on our toolbar. The reason for this is that the built-in tool is missing the Undo operation.

3DS Max Copy With Reference Point Like In AutoCad

Submitted by miledrizk on Sun, 2020-05-03 03:37
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In this tutorial, we'll learn how to copy objects using reference points on
other objects, so that the copies will respect the same distance and orientation. If you're an AutoCAD user you already know how to do this operation in AutoCad.

3DS Max - Bad Result With The Bridge Tool - Fix

Submitted by miledrizk on Mon, 2020-04-27 07:23
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In this tutorial, we will deal with the unwanted results of the Bridge command that can occur sometimes.

3DS Max - Can't Weld Vertices On Meshes Or Splines - Fix

Submitted by miledrizk on Sun, 2020-04-19 11:19
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In this tutorial, we'll why vertices won't weld on meshes or splines and
How to fix this problem.

3DS Max Slider Manipulator Control Multiple Parameters In Multiple Objects. Plus The Fake Watermark!

Submitted by miledrizk on Sun, 2020-04-12 19:19
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In this video, we learn how to use the Slider helper to control multiple parameters in multiple objects at once. Plus, in the final part of this tutorial, at minute 25:03, we will see how some users used this tool to create a fake watermark.

3DS Max - Create A Custom Construction Plane

Submitted by miledrizk on Sun, 2020-03-29 12:55
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In this video, we will see how we can create our own construction plane,
close to the UCS thing in AutoCad. We will learn also how we can place a construction plane on top of a specific face so that this face's orientation will be the custom construction plane's orientation. In the end, will we learn how we can use this custom grid as a handy modeling aid in complex geometry. Also in this last section, we will deal with the problem when you try to use the Auto Grid on a Polygon that shares the same smoothing group with an adjacent face.

Lesson 4 - 3DS Max - Total Beginners - Explaining Editable Poly - Making A Simple Drawer

Submitted by miledrizk on Mon, 2020-03-16 17:01
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In this 5th video, we'll learn about Editable Poly object, its sub-objects elements, explaining some of their main tools, what they do and how they work. After, we create our first 3D model, which is a simple drawer with shelves and 4 legs. During the video, you will hear many additional, and useful tips that will make your workflow easier.

3DS Max - Invisible Vertices Problem - Fix

Submitted by miledrizk on Thu, 2020-02-20 07:25
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In this video, we will solve the problem of invisible vertices,
And we'll understand why this might happen.

3DS Max Rotate A Polygon Around An Edge

Submitted by miledrizk on Tue, 2020-02-18 15:08
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In this tutorial, we will learn how to rotate a polygon around an edge.
We will demonstrate two scenarios, in the first, we will use the Hinge From Edge feature, and in the second one, we will use the Working Pivot feature.

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