3ds max fundamentals

3ds max fundamentals interface primitives splines modifiers operation

interface • command panel • hierarchy arrangement

interface • modify panel • “wired” to objects and context sensitive • modifiers from the listcan be used to alter the geometry

interface • modifier “stack” is the history of the object sans transforms • the parameters for the box still existand are accessibleand editable

interface • context sensitive command structure • viewport control • viewport navigation

interface • the transform gizmo • context sensitive move, rotate, scale axis locks

primitives • these are primitives

primitives • these are primitives on modifiers

primitives • the boundaryrepresentation (the polygonalstructure) is ofutmost importance

splines • closed vs. open • spline sub-object modes

splines • vertex types • weld multiple verticesto achieve closure • position and shape

splines • extrude, loft, lathe

modeling • sub-object modes (topology) determines modifiers and operations and can even be directly sculpted