Modeling a Basketball

by Christa on Jan.13, 2008

This tutorial will show you how to model a highly detailed basketball in 3D Studio Max using box modeling techniques. This tutorial is suitable for beginners but assume some basic knowledge.

Growing Babylon

MAXSript tutorial for beginners

Content (What we do):
[*] Starting with some simple boxes creation
[*] Adding a simple parametric animation (grow height)
[*] Testing and debugging
[*] optimizing the code
[*] check for technical trouble
[*] Adding ProBoolean to collapse all boxes to EditablePoly
(to reduce the number of polygons and objects)
[*] Adding MaxVersion() check (need for ProBoolean)

So here is the idea...
to make step pyramid from box primitive and animate it.

Note: This is not exactly "How To" tutorial, rather "walk-through" scripting procces, which will meet the most basic things in MAXScript.

Download Link (PDF and final MS script)

How to modeling Step Pyramid using Straight Stair

In this totorial I use "Straight Stair" primitive as a basis to build step pyramid, also show the usefulness of MacroRecorder.

Download link: PDF (212kb)

Enjoy!

3dhuntsville.com tutorials

• 3DS Max Audi R8 - PDF tutorial on Making of an Audi R-8.
• 3DS Blueprint Setup - PDF tutorial on Blueprint setup for vehicle modeling.
• HDRI - PDF tutorial on how to set up an HDRI image.
• 3DS Max Clay Render with Wires - PDF tutorial on how to render out any object with a clay material, and how to add wireframe.
• 3DS Max Studio Lighting - PDF tutorial on how to set up a studio lighting rig (works exceptionally well for vehicle renders!)
• 3DS Max Bugatti Veyron - PDF tutorial for modelling a Bugatti Veryon with 30+ pages of instructions and screen caps.

Using 3Ds Max

I found an interesting 3dsmax blog Using 3Ds Max with 5 tutorials --

• Modeling Human Face (Video)
• Facial Modelling and Theory (PDF)
• Understanding the Polygon
• Understanding Lights Omni/Point Lights
• Creating a Football

Reverse Time

What to say... title and screenshot said everything.

An example of global Max "reversetime" operator.

Download here

makeIFL

I wrote this sample script by ScriptSpot.com user request.
This mini tool create *.ifl of a sequence bitmaps that already exists.


Why needed? 3ds Max automatically creates IFL if checked in the renderers settings, but there are cases when it is not possible, for example, when using pre-render script. An good example for pre-render script is "Sort Render Elements" by Tollef Roe Steen.
Usage:

1. Select bitmap file type filter [*]
2. Select directory with bitmaps
3. Press "Save IFL" (to create IFL in the same folder)

[*] Filter needed if for some reason the folder contains other file formats, thumbnail for example. Note - if filter not selected or if bitmap type not identical with the existing images, script will create empty IFL file.

Download URL (1)
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ScriptSpot review

random City

There is something trivial but useful from me.
Try this MaxScript and have fun :)

Download Link -- randomSity.ms