3DS MAX amp V RAY Training

Getting Started

• Course Introduction
• Learning objectives
• Configuring 3ds Max and 3ds Max design
• Setting up units
• Setting display units to architectural
• Assigning a project folder
• Creating a prototype folder

Pre production and planning

• Pre-Planning the production
• Developing thestory board sketch style
• Examining a sample storyboard
• Planning the scene level of details
• Understanding level of details
• Planning file output

Modeling

• Modeling in 3Ds Max
• Understanding shapes
• Saving incremental files
• Cloning shapes
• Creating outline shapes
• Attaching shapes
• Editing Closed 2D shapes
• Trimming and welding splines
• Filtering a vertex
• Understanding mesh and poly objects
• Discovering the editable poly object type
• Converting object types

Materials

• Introducing Materials
• Understanding the slate material editor
• Creating schematic materials
• Learning the arch and design material
• Adjusting shaders
• Editing reflectivity
• Assigning a material
• Using map patterns
• Simulating Geometry
• Working wit unwrap UVW
• Editing materials ID's
• Assigning a multi/sub-object material

Lighting

• Learning direct and indirect light
• Discovering daylight
• Placing a daylight system
• Adjusting location
• Adjusting physical sky
• Understanding photometric lights
• Enabling streetlights in a scene
• Enabling global illumination

Rendering

• Introducing rendering
• Learning about still image
• Understanding still image resolution
• Rendering still images etc...

Cameras

• Understanding the cameras impportance
• Discovering the traditional camera shots
• Learning effective camera distance
• Changing viewer distance
• Discovering the depth of field
• Adding depth of field to control focus

Effects and Dynamics

• Understanding particle effects
• Creating a particle flow
• Discovering 3ds max dynamics
• Simulating rigid bodies
• Draping a table cloth

Output

• Considering the final output
• Underi=standing the scene states
• Setting up scene states for rendering
• Understanding batch rendering
• Configuring a batch rendering Queue

LEED lighting analysis

• Introducing lighting analysis
• Understanding lighting analysis
• Learning who uses lighting analysis
• Identifying issues for lighting analysis
• Examining scene and modeling issues
• Bulding to scale
• Understanding 3D lighting design
• Examining real world lighting

Lighting the scene

• Understanding Lighting preparation
• Creating a ground plane
• Discovering the daylight system

Scene materials

• Understanding scene materials
• Identifying scene materials

Lighting analysis for presentation

• Introducing lighting analysis for presentation
• Understanding lighting analysis tools

Rendering an analysis

• Rendering a complete analysis

VR-RAY

Introduction

• V-Ray installation
• V-Ray Configuration
• Tools and Features
• Image saving options

Critical Concepts

• Image sampling
• Subdivs
• DMC Sampler
• color mapping
• color-mapping modes

Key Lighting Tools

• Introduction
• Dealing with lighting problems
• How to add spherical fill light
• How to create mesh light
• How to create skylight effect
• How to work with the dome light

Global Illumination

• Introduction
• what is primary and secondary bounces
• How irradiance mapping works
• Using irradiance mapping
• How light cache works
• Using light cache
• Understanding brute force GI
• Using brute force GI

Materials

• Introduction
• Creating a diffuse color
• Making reflective materials
• Blurring reflections
• Making clear and colored glass
• How to create translucency effect

Quality Control with Image Sampling

• Introduction to image sampling
• Using the Fixed-Rate sampler
• How to use the Adaptive DMC sampler
• Working with the Adaptive Subdivision sampler
• Comparing image-sampling renders

The Physical Workflow

• The physical workflow explained
• Working with VRaySun and VRaySky
• Controlling the VRayPhysicalCamera

V-Ray's Effects Tools

• Depth of field: VRayPhysicalCamera
• Depth of field: using a perspective viewport
• Creating a motion blur effect
• Generating caustic effects
• Using VRayFur
• Stereoscopic 3D rendering

Using Render Elements

• Render elements workflow
• Preparing to composite
• Compositing V-Ray elements
• Putting extra elements to work
• Post-lighting a scene

RT

• Introduction to RT
• Demonstrating the RT workflow