Private Autodesk 3ds Max training tailored to your team

Interface, navigation and project organization

• Understand the interface and main panels
• Navigate 2D and 3D viewports
• Set units and the project folder
• Select, hide and isolate efficiently
• Use basic snaps and constraints
• Adopt clear naming conventions

Primitives, splines and basic modeling

• Create and parameterize common primitives
• Draw and edit splines
• Convert between object types when needed
• Extrude and generate simple volumes
• Use precise coordinates and transforms
• Build an object from references

Modifiers, pivots and precise transforms

• Understand the modifier stack
• Use Bend, Taper, Symmetry and Shell
• Manage pivots and transform centers
• Copy, instance and clone efficiently
• Use alignment and arrays
• Keep modeling non-destructive when possible

Polygon modeling and topology

• Work with Editable Poly
• Use vertex, edge, border, polygon and element modes
• Create loops, cuts, insets and extrusions
• Control smoothing and normals
• Prepare clean topology for subdivision
• Fix problematic geometry

UVs, textures and materials

• Understand UV coordinates and mapping
• Use UVW Map and Unwrap UVW
• Organize textures and file paths
• Create basic physical materials
• Adjust texture scale and orientation
• Check materials in the scene

Cameras, lights and composition

• Create physical cameras
• Choose focal lengths and viewpoints
• Set up photometric or physical lights
• Balance key and ambient lighting
• Prepare multiple framings
• Validate composition before final rendering

Scene organization, layers and references

• Use Layer Explorer and Scene Explorer
• Manage groups, hierarchies and parenting
• Import and link external files
• Use references and instances intelligently
• Maintain reliable asset paths
• Prepare a scene for team work

Rendering with Arnold and production settings

• Understand the included Arnold renderer
• Configure sampling and quality
• Create compatible materials and lights
• Use interactive rendering
• Reduce noise and compute time
• Export a clean image for post-production

Keyframe animation and Graph Editor

• Create and edit keyframes
• Understand interpolation and curves
• Use Track View and Graph Editor
• Animate cameras and objects
• Create a simple presentation sequence
• Prepare animation output

Optimization, file exchange and delivery

• Reduce scene weight and complexity
• Use instances and levels of detail
• Import and export FBX, OBJ and common formats
• Check scale, axes and materials during exchange
• Archive resources with the project
• Prepare a documented file handoff

Interface, navigation and project organization

Primitives, splines and basic modeling

Modifiers, pivots and precise transforms

Polygon modeling and topology

UVs, textures and materials

Cameras, lights and composition

Polygon modeling and topology

UVs, textures and materials

Rendering with Arnold and production settings

Keyframe animation and Graph Editor