+ Autodesk Support Documentation<\/p>\n
> 3ds Max Interface Overview<\/a> (static image) + 3ds Max Learning Channel<\/a> Playlists: + Marcus McCormick’s 3ds Max 2012 tutorials<\/a><\/p>\n + Beginner’s Guide to 3ds Max<\/p>\n 1. Introduction to the 3ds Max Interface<\/a>
\n> Essential Skills Movies
\n<\/a>> Modeling\u00a0Tutorials<\/a>\u00a0(comprehensive set of modeling tutorials; you’ll need to download the scene files<\/a>)<\/p>\n
\nAutodesk’s official introductory video tutorials on Youtube.<\/p>\n
\n1. Getting Started<\/a> (approximately 2 hours)
\n2. General<\/a> (including layers, snaps, aligns)
\n3. Interoperability<\/a> (such as imports from AutoCAD, exports to After Effects)
\n4. Modeling\u00a0<\/a>
\n5. Materials and Mapping<\/a>
\n6. Lighting and Rendering<\/a>
\n7. Creating City Blocks<\/a> (walks through modeling a portion of a city)<\/p>\n
\n2.\u00a0Creating and Editing Splines<\/a>
\n3.\u00a0Creating and Editing Primitives<\/a>
\n4.\u00a0Creating and Editing Editable Polys<\/a>
\n5.\u00a0Modeling Demo: Creating A Wrench<\/a>
\n6.\u00a0Graphite Modeling Tools<\/a>
\n7.\u00a0UV Creation and Editing Process<\/a>
\n8.\u00a0Materials, Procedural Textures and Texture Maps<\/a>
\n9.\u00a0Lights and Rendering<\/a>
\n10.\u00a0Render to Texture, Ambient Occlusion and Normal Bakes<\/a>
\n11.\u00a0Rigging and Skinning<\/a><\/p>\n