3D STUDIO MAX 5 - Plug-ins and Tutorials please !!

[Deepak Gupte]

go through the following tutorials for 3d & related subjects :bounce:
For Subdivision surface modelling....
http://maxrovat.sns.hu/subdiv/
http://cube.phlatt.net/forums/spiraloid/index.php--Digital Sculpting Forum
http://www.edharriss.com/tutorial.html-----SoftImage Tutorials
http://www.3dlinks.com/tutorials_alias.cfm-----Maya Tutorials
http://www.yoyodyne.net/loomis/----: The Loomis Project
http://www.planetquake.com/shattered/shine/images/ref/---Reference Images
http://www.securityarms.com/----Weapon Reference
modeling a mouth: http://www.3dluvr.com/setherial/tutor/mouth/tutor01.htm

modeling a hand: http://www.renderedrealities.net/tutorials/hand1.html

another hand done in Maya: http://plissken.fatalunity.com/tutorials/subdiv/

modeling a head in LW: http://www.evil-plan.com/HT.html

for 3ds max: http://www.3dmaxer.dk/tutorial.asp?ak=1

http://216.239.37.120/translate_c?h...x/tutorials.htm
www.suurland.com
www.fineart.sk
http://www.highend3d.com/global/tut...dmodel/page1.3d
www.thehobbitguy.com

http://3d.rocks.it/
http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/mouthtutorial.html
http://www.polysculpter.fsworld.co.uk/lessons.html
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14809For Subdivision surface modelling....
http://maxrovat.sns.hu/subdiv/
http://cube.phlatt.net/forums/spiraloid/index.php--Digital Sculpting Forum
http://www.edharriss.com/tutorial.html-----SoftImage Tutorials
http://www.3dlinks.com/tutorials_alias.cfm-----Maya Tutorials
http://www.yoyodyne.net/loomis/----: The Loomis Project
http://www.planetquake.com/shattered/shine/images/ref/---Reference Images
http://www.securityarms.com/----Weapon Reference
modeling a mouth: http://www.3dluvr.com/setherial/tutor/mouth/tutor01.htm

modeling a hand: http://www.renderedrealities.net/tutorials/hand1.html

another hand done in Maya: http://plissken.fatalunity.com/tutorials/subdiv/

modeling a head in LW: http://www.evil-plan.com/HT.html

for 3ds max: http://www.3dmaxer.dk/tutorial.asp?ak=1

http://216.239.37.120/translate_c?h...x/tutorials.htm
www.suurland.com
www.fineart.sk
http://www.highend3d.com/global/tut...dmodel/page1.3d
www.thehobbitguy.com

http://3d.rocks.it/
http://www.3rddimensiontutorials.com/mouthtutorial.html
http://www.polysculpter.fsworld.co.uk/lessons.html
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14809
LIGHTING

http://www.3dlight.com/page-lighting.htm
[matching lighting in compositing.]

http://www.3dlight.com/page-softlights.htm
[This one's very usefull for making realistic lighting.]

http://www.maxhelp.com/content/tuto...smoky/smoky.htm
[some practice with volume lights.]

http://maxfreek2.tripod.com/Tutorials/Tut02.htm
[my desk lamp's symptom...]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...lume/volume.asp
[some basic practice with volume lights.]

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutoria...3ptlighting.asp
[I like this one.. Makes your models look better.]

ANIMATION

http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects...ial/pivots.html
[Pivot points.]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials.../dragonwing.asp
[I used it for my dragon.]

http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/ma...tes_teapot.html
[usefull for starting animators.]

http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/max3/10_robot.html

http://www.cglearn.com/tutorials/ma...all_part_2.html
[Using function curves is a bit easier sometimes.]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...eranimation.asp
[a walk cycle.]

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVal...57/dolphin.html
[SpaceWarps have a lot of uses.]

http://www.webreference.com/3d/lesson98/

http://www.comet-cartoons.com/toons...nc/lipsync.html
[a lipSync tutorial.]

http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects...keyframing.html
[For the animators.]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...yes/expeyes.asp
[usefull.]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials.../anchorfeet.asp
[This one's for CharacterStudio.]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...end/ikblend.asp
[Another one for CS.]

http://www.rethinkfx.com/tutorials/ball.htm
[max script isn't that hard as I thought.]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...ck/cattrack.asp
[this one's usefull sometimes.]

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/.../std/advik1.php
[I hate Max's bones, but the tut isn't bad.]

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial...rass/grass1.asp
[There's a version of it on 3dluvr too. I luv this tutorial, very useful.]

RENDERING & EFFECTS

http://maxfreek2.tripod.com/Tutorials/Tut04.htm
[Making a galaxy with particle systems.]

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/...std/smokin1.php
[basic smoke.]

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/...std/smokin2.php
[a bit more smoke.]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...waterscenes.asp
[Usefull.]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...t/videopost.asp
[an introduction to videopost.]

http://www.ruku.com/glow.html
[Glow effect for begginers.]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...ails/trails.asp
[I'll need lots of this if I'm gonna' make an animation of VAZ 2103 in the future.]

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/3dsmax/std/splat.php
[Splat!!!...]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...animatedsky.asp
[A quik way of making sky.]

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/...d/realwater.php
[ok, nice for sea scenes.]

http://www.angelfire.com/la/startfr...utorials11.html
[making realistic clouds.]

http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorial...ng_tut_main.asp
[that stupid cartoonish look... =) ]

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/...td/asteroid.php
[making an asteroid.]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...t/fairydust.asp
[oh joy! It's sparkling! ]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...arks/sparks.asp
[Even more sparkles! ]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...g/groundfog.asp
[shows how to use fog.]

COMPOSITING

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...eramatching.asp
[Usefull if you want to add 3D to a video.]

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/...d/givedepth.php
[usefull trick]

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/...yrotechnics.php
[boom!]

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/...td/cammatch.php
[Another tutorial about cammera matching.]

http://www.rethinkfx.com/tutorials/compmax.htm
[A simple, but quite long tutorial.]

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/.../advdigcomp.php
[advanced compositing.]

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/3dsmax/std/moa.php
[Lol! Use this tut if you have a photo of your grandmaa and want to blow her up.]

MISC.

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/...std/theclaw.php
[using an expression controller.]

http://3dmax.8k.com/tutorials/Tut1/tutorial.html
[A usefulll way of speeding-up the viewport updates on slower comps.]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...ngtemplates.asp
[applying backgrounds to viewports and modeling according to it.]

http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects...instancing.html
[ok... this one's for begginers that don't know what's the difference between an instance, a copy, and a reference.]


USING PLUGINS

http://hem.passagen.se/lexcyber/3dsmax/tut1/tut1.htm
[Some kind of water dynamics plug-in... Looks usefull.]

http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutorials...ter/twister.asp
[making a twister (tornado) by using PyroCluster plug-in.]

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/.../plg/rfpour.php
[Using the new "RealFlow" plug-in for Max.]

http://www.3dluvr.com/content/artz/...lg/abcgexpl.php
[An afterbur tutorial... Interesting. They're making an explosion]

[Dr.Smart]

Thank you very much Deepak Gupte ..

[dvornik]

I think this forum has to have a tutorials sticky the way maya has.

[yair]

[rigging]
http://maxtd.com/R4rigging.zip
hardcore rigging, not for the faint of heart (or time)

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/bones%20tut/Bones%20tut.htm
MAX 4 bones & IK


[animation]
http://members.optushome.com.au/ghra/tutorials/tutoriaTwo.htm
'Progressive Morphing' with pointcache2; fast, easy, free


[lightning]
http://www.bananastudios.netfirms.com/softshadows/index.htm
softlights and fake gi

btw.
this are not for max5, which has someof this allready implemented but there good anywaz...

[Xilica]

Some of the links don't even work. :eek:

[Deepak Gupte]

I havent checked all the links myself,got them on the same forum
about two weeks back

[Joel Hooks]

Problem is bulletin board is changing them, deleting parts, and adding 3 ...

awesome links. Thanks!

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