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mCloth – 3DS Max 2013 Tutorial

admin — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:24:07 +0000

3DS Max Tutorial on MCloth, the new Cloth Simulation system in 3ds max 2013. This tutorial will show you how to implement it and have it react with rigid body objects. The Volume is very low, sorry, please turn your speakers up.

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Crawling Slime

admin — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:19:37 +0000

This tutorial shows one method to do some crawling slime. It features path constrains, space wraps, expression controls and good old fashion modifiers.

3DS Max Modeling Techniques Tutorial

admin — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:18:41 +0000

Modeling tutorial for intermediate max users. Just some dues and don’ts, fun little model to make because it has a lot of the issues one frequently runs into while modeling.

Two Handed Objects using CAT

admin — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:17:12 +0000

In this video you will learn how to use IK Targets in CAT within 3DS Max to animate a character holding on to an object with both hands. In an effort to improve video quality, I switched screen capturing software and did not realize that the mouse is not showing. There will be a mouse in the next tutorial!

RETime Tool – 3DS Max Slow Motion Tutorial

admin — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:14:07 +0000

This is a tutorial on how to use the new ReTime Tool in 3DS Max 2013 to achieve a slow motion effect. This tutorial also reveals a solution on how to get the same effect on cloth type objects.

UVW Unwrap – 3DS Max Tutorial

admin — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:12:23 +0000

Tutorial on how to unwrap a character for texturing. In 3DS Max 2013.

Display Studio Setup

admin — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:11:09 +0000

In this tutorial I will show you to set up a Display Studio inside 3DS Max. You can save it out as a scene and import your models into it when you are done modeling to render them with a nice professional looking background. It is a good idea to try to keep the background neutral as you do not want it to distract the viewer from your model.

Lightmapping 3DS Max to Unity Tutorial

admin — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:08:46 +0000

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Maxscript Tutorial Series for 3D Artists – Lesson 1/4

admin — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:02:10 +0000

In this Tutorial Series we will tackles Maxscript from a 3D Artist’s instead of a programmers perspective. All elements will be explained in laments terms and we will not assume that you know anything about Maxscript.

This is part 1 of a 4 video tutorial series I made. The tutorial series is $4.99 and is available for download in HD video + all the help scenes that we will be working in. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

mParticle – Flying Paper

admin — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:00:02 +0000