Modifier : Cap Holes
Works on: Meshes and Poly’s
3ds Max Description : The Cap Holes modifier builds faces in the holes in a mesh object. A hole is defined as a loop of edges, each of which has only one face. For example, one or more missing faces from a sphere would produce one or more holes. The modifier works best on reconstructing planar holes, but can do a reasonable job on non-planar holes as well.
Modifier : Affect Region
Works on: Meshes, Poly’s, and Patches
3ds Max Description : The Affect Region modifier is a surface modeling tool, primarily used with vertex sub-object selections while surface modeling. With Affect Region, transforming a selection of vertices can also transform vertices in the region that surrounds the selection. This can help you form a bubble or indentation in the surface of an object. The easiest way to see this modifier’s effect is with a shallow, flat box object with plenty of subdivisions. The Affect Region modifier has a two-part, arrow-shaped gizmo plus numeric controls.
Modifier : Bevel
Works on: Shapes (lines)
3ds Max Description : The Bevel modifier extrudes shapes into 3D objects and applies a flat or round bevel to the edges. A common use for this modifier is to create 3D text and logos, but you can apply it to any shape. Bevel takes a shape as the base of a 3D object. You then extrude the shape up to four levels and assign an outline amount for each level.
This is the fist personal project I post on this site. I’ve been really weary of doing this since this site really is not about personal promotion. But i figure if I’m showing all these techniques folks shoudl be able to see how they are applied. So i think my strategy for posting work on Design ReForm is going to be based on “How To” not so much about the project but how i did them. If anyone wants to know more about the project I’ll link back to my personal blog where i post my past works (not many these days since I’m out of school and work at SHoP - lots of NDAs)
So, I modeled this Shoe about 3 or 4 years ago for Tronic Studio (Motion graphics firm run by Columbia grad, they do amazing work, and they are good people) for a web commercial they were working on . The entire shoe was poly modeled in 3D Studio Max. It took me about a 8 weeks of off and on modeling. As much as i enjoyed this project this is something i don’t think i would like to do again. That might be partly because i had to learn Brazil to render it. I didn’t know it so i was at a bit of a lose. I had been focusing my rendering efforts on Vray and Mental Ray.
Software : 3d studio max
Category : 3d Modeling
Description : This Tutorial covers how to turn your mesh into Hexagon poly’s. This is a technique I learned from Toru Hasegawa while we were in school together at the GSAPP. You essentially triangulate a quad poly surface then collapse the triangles to have hexagons.
For anyone that has not used this plugin before you HAVE to check this out. I tend to abuse 3ds Max pretty well but this plugin really advances the modeling capabilities of 3ds Max. Also if you find your self saying “i wish max could do this” PolyBoost probably has it.
This Relax Loop feature alone makes it worth buying (it’s not very expensive)
 RelaxLoop |
I posted images of a few more of the features but you’re better off checking out the site (i don’t get paid by them it’s just an awesome plugin that everyone should know about!)
Software : 3ds Max
Category : 3d Modeling
Description : In this tutorial we cover how to use a look at constraint. This could be done more rigorously with expression but to quickly test an effect i think it is a great technique.
Software : 3d studio max
Category : Modeling
Description : This Tutorial covers how to use proxy objects to keep an active selection set.
Autodesk announced the new version(s) of 3ds Max today. Check out the press release with the link below.
Software : 3d studio max
Category : Modeling
Description : A simple tutorial explaining making copies as references then using modifiers to store modeling procedures.
Design ReForm is meant to be a source of information for the integration of design and technology. The ambition of Design Reform is to publish tutorials and explorations in parametric modeling with software such as 3ds Max, Revit, Maya, and Rhino.
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