Training

Maxscript programming for 3d Studio Max

Two-day course demonstrating how to customise 3D Studio MAX, automate tedious tasks and create your own applications.

Course content

• Introduction -MAXScript interface, creating Utility scripts add pick buttons, manipulate objects
• The Macro Recorder - Configuration and use
• Materials - Standard materials, colours, material editor, material Libraries
• Conditions, functions and structures
• Transforms -Move, Rotate and scale, managing hierarchies, coordinate system context
• Modifiers - Property lists, editable meshes, sub-object manipulation
• Editable Splines - Spline creation and manipulation
• Other Objects - Lights, cameras, helpers, compound objects, helpers
• Manipulators - Creation, Parameter wiring
• Rendering, Environment and Effects
• Customise and enhance the 3D Studio MAX Interface - Rollouts, Icons, right-click menu, viewports
• Bitmap manipulation - Channel access, pixel information
• File I / O - Strings, Text and Binary file I / O, DOS Management, File encryption, Xref Management
• Animation - Animation controllers, key-frames, time functions
• Callbacks - General and persistent callbacks
• Extending plug-ins - Parameter Blocks, shape plug-ins, modifier plug-ins
• Creating plug-ins - Buildmesh, mapping coordinates

Requirements: Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of 3D Studio MAX