In this tutorial, I will show you how to setup a studio lighting rig that I use mainly for vehicle rendering. Basic to intermediate knowledge of 3DS Max is needed for this tutorial. I will be using 3DS MAX 9 for this tutorial, if you have a different version, your button configuration may be a slightly different. This process will take about 10-30 minutes, depending on your particular skill level.
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This tutorial explains how to export a 3D Studio Max scene from 3DS Max version 3. Before you start this tutorial, ensure you have installed the Virtools Exporter plugin for 3DS Max. The Scene in 3DS Max Load the sun_room scene located in the scenes folder for this tutorial into 3DS Max. When the file is opened it may indicate that certain textures are missing. If so, simply find the path to the textures in Map_RT. Here is what you should see: Activate Display, Polygon Counts - you will see that the scene contains 474 faces. Note a certain number of specific characteristics before exporting this set: - The vertex lighting: Select the wall_Small object, for example, and you will see the attributes of the Vertex
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This tutorial show you how to use HDRIs in 3ds max by using Vray or Brazil r/s. Things you will need for this tutorial. 3D Studio Max 4.xx or above Vray or Brazil r/s HDRI files from one of the Dosch Design HDRI collections the scene files delivered with this tutorial About HDRI There are two types of images. Low Dynamic Range Image(LDRI) and High Dynamic Range Image(HDRI). The first one comprises “normal” bitmaps [like JPEG, TIFF, BMP…], bitmaps which have 8 bits per pixel, with values between 0-255 [in RGB mode]. Which means that there are only 256 levels of luminosity, which doesn’t cover by far the range that can be captured by a real camera, with different levels of exposure.
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How to Get the Most from ArchVision’s and House of Moves’ 3.5D Populous Walking People in 3DS Max What it’s all about The 3.5D Populous Walking People Collections are an incredibly easy way to achieve an unprecedented level of realism within your 3D scenes. The walking people, created by ArchVision and House of Moves, are high quality CG characters, each with their own walking gait and look. Like all 3D RPCs from ArchVision, the Populous characters are viewable throughout their walking cycle from anywhere on the Z-axis. This means that your characters are camera independent, allowing for stunning 3D effects as your camera moves throughout the environment.
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Installing the 3D Studio plug-ins Plug-ins for importing and exporting 3DS files are automatically installed with Life Forms. However, if you need to update your plug-ins or if you have removed the required plug-ins, you must install the 3DS plug-ins again. To install plug-ins • Put the 3DS plug-ins files, 3ds.in.dll and 3ds.out.dll, in the Plug-in folder in the Life Forms program folder. Building Models for Animation Life Forms only animates segmented models. When you build a model that will be animated, consider how it is going to move. This helps you to determine how many segments the models should have and where the pivot points of each segment should be.
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Animania is a catalogue of ready-to-use Animal models and motions. If you have built your own models and boned it or set up a segmented model for animation, you know it takes a long time and can be quite challenging. Animania provides models that are already set-up for animation. The mesh models have been boned, and the segmented models have been linked and set up for you. Moreover, each animal model comes with matching motions that you can use right away.
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PowerModels is an collection of over 40 ready-to-use models. Every model has been set up for animation: pivot points are set, and models are prelinked, premapped, constrained and colored. Everything is set up for you to start animating immediately! The models are provided in 3D Studio Max (.3ds & .max), LightWave 3D, and Life Forms files so that you can animate the models in any of these applications, or any applications that read 3D Studio Max, LightWave 3D or DXF files. When you animate in Life Forms remember that you can export the animation to 3D Studio Max and LightWave 3D for rendering. Browse this online guide to get more information about using PowerModels. Organization View Models Use Models Contact
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Using Dosch Textures in 3D Studio MAX In order to properly use the textures in 3D Studio MAX please verify the location (drive-letter; e.g. D: or E:) where your image-maps are located. Then open the File/Configure-Paths page in 3DSM, switch to the “Bitmap”-section and enter the path to the IMAGE-folder on your CD-ROM at the “Configure-Paths” setting If the Raytracer fails to find a texture in any of the 3DSM-default folders, it now automatically searches through the extra locations defined in the “Configure- Paths” on the “Bitmap”-page. To add a path to the Path-List, press the ‘ADD’-button and select the folder containing the image-maps for your textures, e.g. the IMAGE-folder on the product’s CD-ROM. Using Dosch Textures in LightWave3D / Inspire3D Load the *.lws or *.lwo files directly in LightWave 3D or Inspire3D.
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