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To allow you to evaluate the quality of the 3D Studio Max 8 training course we have made the first 3 chapters of this tutorial available for free viewing online, the purchased version of this training course contains all the topics listed below. The free demos below have been compressed for faster playback over the internet, the audio and video quality of the purchased CD / DVD is far greater. To play the free demo videos you will need QuickTime,

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For the beginner the world of 3D animation can be a complex one, even the supplied manuals do little to aid the user, in fact they often lead to more confusion, this 3D Studio Max tutorial on DVD - CD breaks away from conventional training, and instead of long winded explanations the training is presented using easy to follow narrated QuickTime tutorials. Authored by 3D Studio expert Michael Green both basic and advanced features and techniques are taught in this tutorial. This video training courses shows how to use MaxScript the new scripting language that gives you more control, the benefits of Pelt Mapping for adding textures to complex models, and Character Studio. This is a highly comprehensive training video to master this powerful 3D animation program, quickly and from the comfort of your own desk, try before you buy, free demos are available below.

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3D Studio Max Introduction and Setting Up

3D Studio MAX Script--Basics

3D Studio MAX Script--Creating Objects

3D Studio MAX Script--Reserved-Names-Strings

Reserved Words
Names and Naming Rules
Strings

3D Studio MAX Script--Transforming Objects

Move
3D Vectors
Scale
Rotate Tutorials Pt.1
Rotate Pt.2
Coordsys

3D Studio MAX Script--Running Scripts

Enter-Shift Enter
Drag and Drop to Toolbar
Save-Run Script-Hair and Fur
Evaluate All-Hair and Fur
Startup Directory
Include

3D Studio MAX Script--Conditionals-Loops

If-Else
For-In
For-In Loop Using a Range
Do While
Case

3D Studio MAX Script--Source Code Layout

Expressions-Basics
Multi-Line Statements
Comments
Indentation/Tabs

3D Studio MAX Script--Collections

Built-in Sets Tutorials Pt.1
Built-in Sets Pt.2
Arrays
Wild-Card Pathname Selection
Mapping-NoMap

3D Studio MAX Script--UI Scripting

Creating a Rollout/Dialog Pt.1
Creating a Rollout/Dialog Pt.2
Rollout UI Control Types
ResetMaxFile
Creating a Rollout Floater Tutorials Pt.1
Creating a Rollout Floater Pt.2
The Visual MAXScript Editor

3D Studio MAX Script--Architecture

Undefined
Expressions-Order of Evaluation
Code Blocks
Functions
Interfaces
Scope Introduction
Nested Scopes
Local and Global Variables

3D Studio MAX Script--Scripting Animation

Animate On and At Time
Specifying Time Tutorials Pt.1
Specifying Time Pt.2
Scope and Nesting for Time Contexts
Controllers and Keys Pt.1
Controllers and Keys Pt.2
Creating and Manipulating Modifiers
Scripted Custom Attributes

3DS Character Studio--Biped

Creating and Editing a Biped
Figure Mode and Figure Files Tutorials Pt.1
Figure Mode and Figure Files Pt.1
Footstep Mode and BIP Files Pt.1
Footstep Mode and BIP Files Pt.2
Track View-List Controllers
Editing Footsteps in Track View
Extracting Footsteps from BIP Files
Intro to MAXScript for the Biped
Freeform Animation
Biped Layers
Biped Dynamics and Spline Dynamics
Motion Flow Mode
Mixer Mode and Motion Mixer
Pelvis as Ball Joint
Bone Twist Controls Tutorials Pt.1
Bone Twist Controls Pt.2
Bone Twist Controls Pt.3
Twist Poses Pt.1
Twist Poses Pt.2
Twist Poses Pt.3
Using Filmbox .fbx Files

3D Studio Max Character Studio - Skin and Physique

Skin and Physique-Introduction
3D Studio Max - Create Skin
Physique Tutorials Pt.1
Physique Pt.2
Adjusting Biped to Mesh Pt.1
Adjusting Biped to Mesh Pt.2
Physique and Skin MAXScript Support
Adding Nullhelper to Biped
Skin MAXScript Example
Weight Tool

Character Studio--Biped Animation

Animation Workbench- 3 DOF Rotations
Workbench-Track View Synchronization
IK Blend and Join to Prev IK Key Tutorials Pt.1
IK Blend and Join to Prev IK Key Pt.2
Presets Pt.1
Presets Pt.2
3D Studio Pivots Tutorials Pt.1
Pivots Pt.2
Planting to a Moving Object
Biped Trajectories
Rubber Band Mode
Squash and Stretch w/ List Controllers Tutorials Pt.1
Squash and Stretch w/ List Controllers Pt.2
Bend Links-Smooth Twist
Layer Retargeting

Character Studio--Motion Flow

Creating keyframes From Motion Flow
Saving and Loading Motion Flow animation
Shared Motion Flow
Positioning and Reorienting-Move All
Retargeting - XAF File

Character Studio--Motion Mixer

Creating a Mixdown
Saving and Loading a .mix File
Creating a Loopable Clip and Tiling
Stretching and Trimming Clips
Combining Clips and Filtering
Mute and Solo Trackgroup
Moving Transition Brackets
Weighting
Timewarp

Garment Maker and Cloth

Introduction to Garment Maker and Cloth
Loading and Scaling Reference Art
Making Panels Tutorials Pt.1
Making Panels Pt.2
Garment Maker-Arranging Panels
Garment Maker-Creating Seams
Cloth Modifier-Simulate Local Tutorials Pt.1
Cloth Modifier-Simulate Local Pt.2
Cloth-Animate and Simulate
Skin the Biped-Preliminaries
Cloth-Skin the Biped Tutorials Pt.1
Cloth-Skin the Biped Pt.2
Cloth-Simulate Local
Cloth-Group-Surface Constraint
Cloth-Fixup and Re-simulate
Local Resimulate with Constraints
MAXScript-Local Cloth Resimulation
Cape-Garment Maker
Cape-cloth-Create Keys
Cape-Simulate-Weld Mesh
Cloth-group-Surface Constrain hood
Cloth-Node Constraint-Script Controller Tutorials Pt.1
Cloth-Node Constraint-Script Controller Pt.2
Cloth-Final Cape Implementation Tutorials Pt.1
Cloth-Final Cape Implementation Pt.2
Cloth-More MAXScript Tutorials Pt.1
Cloth-More MAXScript Pt.2
Cloth-More MAXScript Pt.3

3D Studio Max Hair and Fur Creation

Hair and Fur-Basics
Hair-Cut Length and Scale
Hair-Lighting
Hair-Styling-Holding a Style Tutorials Pt.1
Hair-Styling-Holding a Style Pt.2
Hair-Styling

3D Studio Max Mapping Tutorials

Pelt Mapping-Intro
Pelt Mapping-Create Irregular Object
Pelt Mapping-Check Material IDs
Pelt Mapping-Quick Start
Pelt Mapping-Create Seams
Pelt Mapping-Render UV Template
Pelt Mapping-Edit UVWs
Pelt Mapping-Further Study
Real World Mapping

Tutorials Summing Up

Wrap Up

Credits

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3D Studio Max 8 Tutorials - VIDEO INFO

» Studio quality audio and video
» Works on Pc or Mac
» Ideal for people that learn quicker by being shown
» Master complex application in days

Title	:	3D Studio Max 8
Instructor	:	Michael Thomas Green
Price	:	US$ 99.95
Duration	:	11.5 hours - 181 Movies
OS	:	Win Vista XP 98,2000,ME. Mac OS 9, OS X
Delivery Options	:	Ground / 2 day / Next Day
Product Code	:	33692

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Master 3D Studio Max 8 in the shortest time possible
Self paced tutorial, training on video, at your own pace
Just sit back and watch, no books to read, just easy to follow lessons
Training can be viewed from any location, on PC or Mac
All training is self-contained; you don’t even need the application you are learning loaded on your machine
The most affordable way to learn, benefit from a world-leading expert
High quality content for a fraction of the cost of a classroom training course
The Tutorials can be rewound, fast forwarded or stopped at any time
Learn from the comfort of your own desk.