3D Studio Max 2012 - Advanced Animation Techniques

Duration: 1 Day

Objectives

This course is designed to advance the students ability for modelling within 3D Studio Max including the application of polygonal and curved surface modelling.

Pre-requisites

Delegates are required to have attended the 3D Studio Max Fundamentals course, or have equivalent knowledge.

Course includes

A comprehensive set of reference notes covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.

Course outline

Spline Animation for Cameras

Path creation for camera
Setting first vertex
Camera linking/control
Control dummies
Path constraints
Camera animation to paths

Spline Animation For Objects

Sub-Object creation
Object repetition for Spline animation
Path animation for objects
Object to path setup
Object animation

Creating A Model for Morphing

The base model
Creating morph targets

Assigning to the morpher

Target setup
Animating
Control morph model

Defining A Human Character

From box to boxcar to biped
Understanding the ‘character’

Further Animation types

Motion capture

Biped – Overview

Introduction
Basic animation
Forward and inverse kinematics
Loading in preset motions

Adding a ‘Skin Mesh’ to Skeleton (bones and skin overview)

Soft skinning
Physique
Deforming mesh skins via bone animation

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