1. Create a cylinder (for this exercise, just use 7 sides to be able to see the rotation easily. Give it a radius of 50. Place it onto...

Using the leg file downloaded: The file is a 3ds file and so must be imported rather than opened. once imported, move it to ground level...

Cogs. 1  Open a new document. Making an 18:12 gear ratio- one cog has a diameter of 18 units, and 18 teeth, and the other has a diameter...

To start animating your model, click the AUTO KEY button near the timeline. Choose a frame, eg frame 30, then move your model or tweak...

Shortcuts & tools -To duplicate an object: Ctrl + C + F, then drag it away. -To remove part of one shape from another: Window>Pathfinder....

Tip: Scale button –  can also be used as a ‘squash’ modifier- changes shape but retains volume. LOFTING 1. Create a star shape using the...

1 Open  new doc, set as 24fps. Draw a ground line on the first layer, rename it to ‘BG’, and convert the line to a symbol (movie clip) 2...

Modify>Convert to Symbol. this will change your doodle into a symbol and place it in the library. Changing any instance of the symbol...

1: Make a box, 100mmx100mmx1mm, copy this 3 times and align them together in a row (make sure the 3d snap tool is active and is set to...

Press ‘m’ to open the Materials editor. The spheres you see in this window are ‘Shaders’ ie the materials you will edit and apply to your...

Set up a scene- for this example we will use the same one as before- some simple blocks on a plane, with a single spotlight. The...

1: Set up a basic scene in max, or open an existing model. Choose the lighting tab in the create panel. 2:Place a Target spotlight on...

1: Draw a plane in front view with one height and width segment. convert to editable poly. Choosing the edge selector, hold shift and...

1: Open the Shark that we made previously and select it with the mouse. Apply an FFD 3x3x3 modifier, then right click on the shark and...

1: Create a box 100x30x30mm, and set it to have 3x3x3 sections in the parameters box. Convert to editable poly. Choose the ‘polygon’...

Making a lego mans arm: 1: Make a box, 5x5x5mm, convert to editable poly and apply mesh smooth modifier (2 iterations) to make it into a...