Architectural Visualization Course Details

1: Getting to Know 3ds Max

• 1.01 Touring the Interface
• 1.02 The Viewports
• 1.03 Getting to Know the Command Panel
• 1.04 Working with Objects
• 1.05 Transforming Objects
• 1.06 Copying an Object
• 1.07 Understanding the Perspective Viewing Tools
• 1.08 Using Multiple Viewports

2: Introducing 3ds Max Objects

• 2.01 Understanding Standard Primitives
• 2.02 Adjusting Objects' Parameters
• 2.03 Accessing Parameters
• 2.04 Modeling Standard Primitives with Modifiers
• 2.05 Using the Modifier Stack Tools
• 2.06 Making Clones That Share Properties
• 2.07 Using Various Modifiers
• 2.08 Understanding Extended Primitives
• 2.09 Working with Groups

3:Creating Shapes with Splines

• 3.01 Drawing using Splines
• 3.02 Lathing a Spline
• 3.03 Modifying a Shape Using Sub-object Levels
• 3.04 Flipping Surface Normals
• 3.05 Creating Thickness with a Spline
• 3.06 Combining and Extruding Splines
• 3.07 Introducing Other Spline Types
• 3.08 Editing Splines

4: Editing Meshes and Creating Complex Objects

• 4.01 Polygon Modeling Techniques
• 4.02 Using Graphite Modeling Tools
• 4.03 Creating buildings using modifiers

5: Working with External Design Data

• 5.01 Importing AutoCAD Plans into 3ds Max
• 5.02 Extruding the Walls

6: Creating AEC Objects

• 6.01 Creating a Parametric Wall
• 6.02 Adjusting the Wall’s Parameters
• 6.03 Adding Doors and Windows to Walls
• 6.04 Creating a Parametric Window
• 6.05 Creating Stairs
• 6.06 Creating Foliage

7: Organizing and Editing Objects

• 7.01 Naming Objects
• 7.02 Organizing Objects by Layers
• 7.03 Setting Up Layers
• 7.04 Assigning Objects to Layers
• 7.05 Assigning Color to Layers
• 7.06 Lofting an Object
• 7.07 Lofting a Shape Along a Path
• 7.08 Using Different Shapes Along the Loft Path
• 7.09 Extruding with the Sweep Modifier
• 7.10 Aligning Objects

8: Light and Shadow

• 8.01 Understanding the Types of Lights
• 8.02 Adding a Spotlight to Simulate the Sun
• 8.03 Rendering a View
• 8.04 Adding Shadow Effects
• 8.05 Softening Shadow Edges

9: Shading and Texturing

• 9.01 Understanding Bitmap Texture Maps
• 9.02 Diffuse Color Maps
• 9.03 Understanding Surface Properties
• 9.04 Adding Materials to Objects
• 9.05 Understanding Material Libraries

• 9.06 Editing Materials
• 9.07 Using Bump Maps
• 9.08 Understanding Mapping Coordinates
• 9.09 Adjusting the UVW Mapping Gizmo
• 9.10 Assigning Materials to Parts of an Object
• 9.11 Creating a Multi/Sub-Object Material

10: Using the 3ds Max Camera

• 10.01 Understanding the 3ds Max Camera
• 10.02 Adding a Camera
• 10.03 Editing the Camera Location with the Viewport Tools
• 10.04 Setting Up an Interior View

11: Setting up enviornment

• 11.01 Creating an Environment

12: Mental Ray Concepts

• 12.01 Understanding Mental Ray
• 12.02 Understanding Global Illumination
• 12.03 Understanding Final Gather
• 12.04 Assigning the Mental Ray Renderer
• 12.05 Using the Rendered Frame Window Controls

13: Gamma Correction

• 13.01 Understanding Gamma and Linear Workflow
• 13.02 Applying gamma correction

14: Materials

• 14.01 Understanding Autodesk materials
• 14.02 Understanding Arch & Design materials
• 14.03 Creating various materials

15: Rendering

• 15.01 Improving Rendering Quality
• 15.02 Rendering an Exterior Scene
• 15.03 Rendering an Interior Scene

16: VRay Introduction

• 16.01 What is VRay and how to setup VRay
• 16.02 VRay Image Saving Options

17: Global Illumination in VRay

• 17.01 Irradiance Map
• 17.02 Light Cache
• 17.03 Quasi Monte Carlo/ Brute Force
• 17.04 Environmental Lighting

18: Image Sampling

• 18.01 Fixed
• 18.02 Adaptive DMC
• 18.03 Adaptive Subdivisions

19: VRay Lights

• 19.01 VRayLight
• 19.02 VRayAmbientLight
• 19.03 VRayIES
• 19.04 VRay Sun

20: VRay Camera

• 20.01 VRayDomeCame
• 20.02 VRayPhysicaCam
• 20.03 Shutter Speed

21: VRay Materials

• 21.01 VRay2SidedMtl
• 21.02 VRayMtl
• 21.03 VRayFastSSS2
• 21.04 VRayMtlWrapper

22: Rendering Scenes

• 22.01 Rendering an interior scene using V-Ray
• 22.02 Rendering an exterior scene using V-Ray