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Beginner's Guide to 3ds Max

In this series of 3ds Max tutorials we will take a step by step approach to understanding basics terms and techniques in 3ds Max. Software required: 3ds Max.

Joshua Kinney - Pluralsight course - Beginner's Guide to 3ds Max
by Joshua Kinney

What you'll learn

In this series of 3ds Max tutorials we will take a step by step approach to understanding basics terms and techniques in 3ds Max. We'll start the course off by learning how to navigate through the 3ds Max interface, and navigating in its viewports. We'll then begin exploring many critical aspects of 3ds Max, such as creating and manipulating primitive objects, understanding the various sub object modes of 3ds Max geometry, animating objects in 3ds Max, working with lights and shadows, adding materials and textures to our scenes, rendering out animated sequences, and many other concepts that will provide you with a solid foundational understanding of 3ds Max and it's capabilities. Software required: 3ds Max.

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About the author

Joshua Kinney - Pluralsight course - Beginner's Guide to 3ds Max
Joshua Kinney

Joshua is a devoted games author at Pluralsight. For years Joshua was a key author behind Digital-Tutors' (now a Pluralsight company) popular game engine training. As a kid, he had a passion for playing video games, which eventually developed into a fascination with the process of game creation. The question of "How'd they do that?" led Joshua on a quest to learn to make these games himself. Ever since then, Joshua has devoted his life to creating games, as well as teaching others to build their own fantastic video games.

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