Nov 9, 2006

“MAX 101 – part 1 ” by Eric Maslowski   This tutorial will give a quick tour around the interface. No tools will be discussed in detail, but how Max fundamentally organizes its user interface will be covered. If you’re completely new to Max, or coming from another package and don’t know where to start looking, this is a good...

Nov 8, 2006

“Modeling the female figure for beginners” by Bijoy Thomas Hello there … this is my first tutorial on this site … i am going to walk you through the process by which i created this female model in 3dstudio Max 8 using reference form www.3d.sk. I used the NURMS Subdivision modeling technique in MAX for this . Started out by browsing...

Oct 24, 2006

“CHARACTERS USING PROPS in CAT2.5” by Tom Mooney This simple demonstration shows how to use Link Controllers and Helpers to make a convenient process which allows objects to follow the CAT bones and for IK controlled CAT bones to follow objects. It is a bit more complex than using direct links because it deals with cases where you want the objects...

Oct 21, 2006

“Shelby Mustang GT500 wheel” by Onno van Braam I was browsing Dieselstation.com the other day to look for some reference photo’s of silver cars (I am working on a project for a car manufacturer at the moment), when I came upon the following photo of a wheel of a Shelby Mustang GT500, the 2005 GT500 that is, not the ’67 one. I liked this...

Oct 8, 2006

“Upside down ” by Mathias Koehler This making-of is intended for intermediate users. Beginners are welcome to read this as well of course, but don’t expect detailed descriptions of how I’ve modelled this special head part or that leg or something. There are about 50 pictures showing the process. I’m focussing mainly on the creation...