3ds max fundamentals

interfaceprimitives

splinesmodifiersoperation

interface

• command panel• hierarchy arrangement

interface

• modify panel• “wired” to objects

and context sensitive• modifiers from the list

can be used to alter the geometry

interface

• modifier “stack” is the history of the object sans transforms

• the parameters for the box still existand are accessibleand editable

interface

• context sensitive command structure

• viewport control

• viewport navigation

interface

• the transform gizmo• context sensitive move, rotate, scale

axis locks

primitives

• these are primitives

primitives

• these are primitives on modifiers

primitives

• the boundaryrepresentation (the polygonalstructure) is ofutmost importance

splines

• closed vs. open• spline sub-object modes

splines

• vertex types• weld multiple vertices

to achieve closure• position and shape

splines

• extrude, loft, lathe

modeling

• sub-object modes (topology) determines modifiers and operations and can even be directly sculpted