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Autodesk 3ds Max

3ds Max (2025)

In the architectural space, 3ds Max gives users the tools to create interior and exterior photorealistic renderings from Revit, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, or from scratch within 3ds Max. The program also helps users save time with its artist-friendly UI, intuitive controls, and ability to render previews while the user works.

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Learning Path Courses:

Rendering
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- Setting up the renderer
- Using Scene Converter
- Rendering with Autodesk Cloud Service
- ART renderer configuration
- Arnold renderer configuration
- QuickSilver renderer configuration
- Scanline renderer configuration
Approximate Duration: 25 minutes
Output
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- Creating still images
- Creating a panorama view
- Batch rendering
- Exporting models for 3d printing
Approximate Duration: 15 minutes
Effects and Dynamics
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- Using render effects
- Adding camera glare
Approximate Duration: 5 minutes
Post-Production
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- Adding change of place or time indicators
- Adding input image events to the post queue
- Editing event timing in video post queue
- Rendering in passes
- Working with state sets
Approximate Duration: 20 minutes
Working with Standards

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:

Creating a prototype file
Creating a template

Approximate Duration: 5 minutes
IK and Rigging
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- Creating a CAT rig
- Skins Character Generator
- FBX to rig and value of DQ
- Creating a hierarchy
- Locating pivot points
- Inherited degrees of freedom
- Understanding biped animation
- Using weight tables
- Working with geodesic voxel skinning
- Setting up to work with the Skin Modifier
- Working with the Skin Modifier
- Animation forward kinematics
Approximate Duration: 45 minutes
Scripting
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- What is MAXScript?
- The scripting menu
- Maxscript Listener
- Recording to capture
- Learning resources
- Example-solar system
- What is the Max Creation Content (MCG) package?
- Installing MCG
- Using the MCG stair
Approximate Duration: 30 minutes
Introduction to 3ds Max
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- What is 3ds Max
- 3ds Max user interface
- Customizing the 3ds Max user interface
- Opening and Saving Files in 3ds Max
- 3ds Max user preferences and basic setup
- 3ds Max scene navigation
- Working with the 3ds Max Asset Library
Approximate Duration: 30 minutes
Planning the Production
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- Visualization Workflow Overview
- Having a preproduction Plan
- Creating a storyboard
- Understanding Level of Detail for the render
- Wireframes Low-Grade Renders and Iterations
Approximate Duration: 15 minutes
Assembling the Project from AutoCAD and Revit
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- Linking vs Importing files in 3ds Max
- Linking a Revit model in 3ds Max
- Linking AutoCAD models in 3ds Max
- Linking FBX Files in 3ds Max
- Reloading and managing Links in 3ds Max
- Importing a Revit model in 3ds Max
- Importing AutoCAD models in 3ds Max
- Importing FBX Files in 3ds Max
Approximate Duration: 30 minutes
General Interoperability
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- Referencing 3ds Max scenes
- Referencing external objects in 3ds Max
- Exporting FBX Files in 3ds Max
- Importing Alembic files in 3ds Max
- Importing Inventor files in 3ds Max
- Importing Sketchup files in 3ds Max
Approximate Duration: 15 minutes
Civil 3D Interoperability
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- Introduction to the Civil View in 3ds Max
- Preparing the Civil 3d project in 3ds Max
- Importing the Civil 3d model into 3ds Max
- Adding street markings, signs, and other static objects in 3ds Max
- Adding buildings and trees in 3ds Max
- Adding vehicles in 3ds Max
Approximate Duration: 20 minutes
Modeling Objects

 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:

 Basics of object creation

 Creating 2D shapes

 Creating a surface from a 2D shape

 Using the extrude and shell modifiers

 Moving objects

 Cloning objects

 Scaling objects

 Rotating objects

 Aligning objects

 Using the spacing tool

 Mirroring objects

 Understanding surfaces in 3ds Max

 Using paint deformation to edit surfaces

 Using Autogrid

 Select and place objects

 Creating and modifying an editable poly

 Using lofts to create objects

 Creating terrains

 Outlining shapes with splines

 Using the lathe modifier

 Using extended splines

 Placing text

 Placing AEC walls

 Placing 3ds Max doors

 Placing 3ds Max windows

 Placing 3ds Max stairs

 Placing 3ds Max railings

 Placing foliage

 Using object paint

 Using the cloth modifier

 Reducing polygon count using Prooptimizer

 Creating subdivision surfaces with Opensubdiv

Approximate Duration: 90 minutes
Materials
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- Introduction to 3ds Max materials
- Creating materials in 3ds Max
- Creating a material library in 3ds Max
- Working with maps in 3ds Max
- Working with bump maps
- Using ShapeMap maps
- Using displacement mapping
- Using blended box map
- Working with substance maps
- Using the advanced wood map
- Using TextMap to customize maps
- Working with physical materials
- Creating a blend material
- Working with texture maps
- Painting textures with viewport canvas
- Working with multi/sub-object materials
- Working with Arnold materials
- Working with vector graphics
Approximate Duration: 45 minutes
Working with 3ds Cameras
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- Overview of 3ds Max cameras
- General image composition
- Applying rule of thirds for scene composition
- Placing physical cameras
- Using camera clipping planes
- Camera sequencing
- Animating cameras
Approximate Duration: 20 minutes
Lighting
 

The material presented in this course helps you gain an understanding of the following topics:
- Understanding natural and artificial lighting
- Understanding direct and indirect lighting in 3ds Max
- Using standard lights
- Using photometric lights
- Using sun positioner
- Using a daylight system
- Understanding image-Based lighting with ART Renderer
- Working with Arnold lights
Approximate Duration: 30 minutes