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3DS MAX - LESSON SLIDES 1
TO ADD AN IMAGE TO ALL THE FACES OF AN OBJECT USING MATERIAL EDITOR
Get image ready on a folder on the harddisk. 1. Select object, then hit letter ‘M’ 2. Change mode to [Compact] 3. Select new material, [Default] …[Standard] 4. Diffuse Map – Click dark square 5. double-click bitmap, choose any image file you have 6. drag material to object 7. Hit F9 to render and display result A plane can also be used to hold an image. |
TO ADD IMAGE TO ONE FACE OF AN OBJECT USING MATERIAL EDITOR
Get image ready on a folder on the harddisk.
1. Right-click object, select [Convert To] [Convert To Editable Poly]
2. Select Poly icon
3. Select side of object, then hit letter ‘M’
4. Change mode to [Compact]
5. [Default] …[Standard]
6. Diffuse Map – Click dark square
7. double-click bitmap, choose any image file you have
8. drag material to object
9. Hit F9 to render and display result
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Get image ready on a folder on the harddisk.
1. Right-click object, select [Convert To] [Convert To Editable Poly]
2. Select Poly icon
3. Select side of object, then hit letter ‘M’
4. Change mode to [Compact]
5. [Default] …[Standard]
6. Diffuse Map – Click dark square
7. double-click bitmap, choose any image file you have
8. drag material to object
9. Hit F9 to render and display result
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TO CUT AN OBJECT INTO ANOTHER SHAPE
COMPOUND OBJECTS – BOOLEAN – SUBTRACTION A-B Eg, to draw a cup, use a smaller cylinder to cut a bigger cylinder. 1. NEED TWO OBJECTS A,B 2. PLACE OBJECT A INTO B 3. SELECT OBJECT A (TO BE CUT) 4. SELECT [COMPOUND OBJECTS] [ BOOLEAN] 5. Select [Reference] option 6. CLICK [PICK OPERAND B], SELECT OBJECT B 7. SELECT [SUBTRACTION (A – B) 8. SELECT [MANUALLY UPDATE] 9. CLICK [UPDATE] 10. MOVE OBJECT B OUT OF OBJECT A Try using [Subtraction B-A] and see what results you get) |
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TO COPY/CLONE AN OBJECT
There are a few ways to do it:
a.. Ctrl-CV (hold Ctrl for both letters)
- copy - new object is independent;
- instance - new object is linked to original object; modifier affects all instances
- reference - too complicated to explain)
Enter name and number of copies (optional)
Select Move icon and move the copy out.
b. Click Move icon
Hold Shift key
Hold right-button of mouse, drag
c. Right-click object, [Clone]
There are a few ways to do it:
a.. Ctrl-CV (hold Ctrl for both letters)
- copy - new object is independent;
- instance - new object is linked to original object; modifier affects all instances
- reference - too complicated to explain)
Enter name and number of copies (optional)
Select Move icon and move the copy out.
b. Click Move icon
Hold Shift key
Hold right-button of mouse, drag
c. Right-click object, [Clone]
COMPOUND OBJECT - SCATTER
This is used to scatter a smaller object onto a bigger object. |
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