3ds Max tutorials and Tips

Hallo

I want to share my knowledge about modeling.

1. Ctrl + red icons of subobject on command panel - convert selection to ... This is very usefull thing. You can use it for faster selecting.

2. Use a lot of shortcuts. Binding functions to keyboard buttons can make your work more effective.
3. Use user view to make more acurate cuts, slices and chamfers. Make sure to work with Arc rotate subobject:
4. Use Isolate selection alt+q ..
5. Some objects you can build faster and better with using splain technique and some tricks ... Here is small tutorial:
- Build 2 rectangles:

- Convert them to editable splain and attach one to another:

- Select all vertex and use filet function on it:

- Bevel splaines with some hight:

- Chamfer top polygon:

- Select 2 edges:

- Use loop selection:

- Chamfer this edges 3 times to make something like this :

- Do this on bottom of model:

- Select all polygons and add them to one smooth group or simply use smooth modifier with selected auto smooth. After this you will have smooth, and very clean mesh without useing meshsmooth:



Soon i will add more

Best regards, Tomek.