3DS Max 6 Animation - Training Course
Duration: 16 hours
Teaching Methodology: Hands on
Course Schedule: Schedule
Fees $350
Course Mode: Blended Face-to-face or online via Zoom
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DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES
In this course, we will learn basic and advanced animation techniques for architects. Many issues that face architects, interior designers, and animators, such as controlling camera animation, animating backgrounds and adding effects are addressed.
PREREQUISITES
COURSE CONTENTS
01 - Basic Animation
- Basic animation interfaces
- Time Configuration dialog box
- Time slider
- Animation playback controls
- The Concept of Keyframing
02 - Keyframes
- Creating keyframes
- Creating basic motion
- Auto Key and Set Key
- Timing
- Ease in / Ease out
03 - Controlling Camera Animation
- Creating Walkthroughs
- Easing camera motion around the bends
- When to use free and target cameras
- Displaying the path
04 - Animation Controllers
- Controllers
- Constraints
- Motion panel
- Parameters
- Key Info (Basic) rollout
- Trajectories
- Curve Editor & Dope sheet
05 - Rendering Effects
- Choosing file dimensions
- Prints
- High-definition and standard DVDs
- Internet images
- Internet video
- Additional rendering tools
- The Print Size Wizard
- The RAM Player
- The Panorama Exporter
- Video Post
06 - Effect Basics
- Atmospheric effects
- The Fire effect
- The Fog effect
- Standard fog
- Layered fog
- The Volume Fog effect
- The Volume Light effect
- Render effects
- The Lens effect
- The Depth of Field effect
- The Motion Blur effect
07 - Scene Assembly
- Computer power vs. scene complexity
- Transferring files
- Refreshing and rendering viewports
- Assembly tools
- Save Selected
- Merge
08 - Import/Export
- Import
- Export
- Export Selected
- XRef Objects
- XRef Scenes
- File Properties