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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: ***Free Max Tutorials***

    Below is a listing of sites that offer free tutorials for 3D Studio Max. Please don't post replies unless you have something to add to the thread. ...

    Started by Cad64, 19th Nov 2008 03:52 am
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  1. Confetti Render.

    Hi guys, I'm just mucking about with Vray on Max, how come my renders are producing this result: I need to understand what setting is...

    Started by outbreak, 17th Aug 2010 01:45 pm
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  2. Can anyone tell me what's wrong with my model?

    Can anyone shed any light on what's going on with my models here, specifically the desk tops. In the render and shaded view there appears to be...

    Started by busseynova, 28th Aug 2010 07:57 pm
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  3. vray mirror rendering problem

    hi, in the first picture i have all the wall rendered with a marble stone. the second picture i changed the wall into vray material and trying...

    Started by mynmonic, 20th Jul 2010 06:05 pm
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  4. Importing curved objects from autocad?

    I'm trying to import some cylinder-shaped columns into 3dmax from autocad, and i have my importing settings under "geometry" at wire threshold = 0,...

    Started by ironman, 28th Jul 2010 03:30 pm
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  5. Vray sun casting 'pools' of light

    Ok, I've seen this problem before. I'm just trying to learn MAX by experimentation to a degree, but if anyone can point me towards a tutorial that...

    Started by busseynova, 28th Jul 2010 11:18 am
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  6. Xfrog Tree Issues

    Hi All, I have downloaded the free xfrog trees from autodesk seek today,And great quality they are too . My particular issue with these tree's...

    Started by cad_student, 15th Apr 2009 11:07 pm
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  7. Hello

    hello,i am new here i just found this page through a google search, i was looking for a design forum, with photoshop,3d,and pencil art, anyway i am...

    Started by zabrak, 27th Jul 2010 01:42 am
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    27th Jul 2010 02:13 am Go to last post

  8. number of files open at once?

    in studio max can you have more than one file open at once and then go from one model to another, like in autocad you can swap from one drawing to...

    Started by br0604bom, 25th Jul 2010 02:18 pm
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    25th Jul 2010 04:14 pm Go to last post

  9. reference images disappeared?

    can someone tell me why my reference images have disappeared from the planes I set them up on some time back? I have not moved the jpegs from where...

    Started by br0604bom, 24th Jul 2010 12:23 pm
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  10. Importing ACAD Geometry (again)

    I know there's a topic on this below, but this question's slightly different. I'm a real beginner at this programme and am getting along ok, using...

    Started by busseynova, 21st Jul 2010 12:46 pm
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  11. Faces

    I am at work so i cant get an image so hopefully i can explain this easily enough. If you have 2 boxes side by side and then you use the hinge at...

    Started by Chronos69, 14th Jul 2010 08:14 am
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  12. Question Planning to buy 3d max software on internet =)

    Can somebody post here links where can I buy 3d max online? Thanks!

    Started by CAD Library, 12th Jul 2010 01:33 pm
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  13. Importing 3d autocad Architecture to 3DS MAX

    Ofcourse its easy to import a dwg into 3DS MAX, but I seem to do something wrong of be forgetting something. My problem is that in 3DS the walls and...

    Started by cvc009, 16th Jun 2010 08:57 pm
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  14. Unhappy Semi-transparent objects in render

    Hi! My first post here, I'm rendering by hobbie. o:) I installed Autodesk 3DS 2009 today, a clean instalation, and with MQO plug-in I import some...

    Started by Mario san, 2nd Jul 2010 10:14 pm
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  15. Unhappy Prob On 3dmax 2009

    Hi guys! im using 3dmax 2009 juts recently and found out that i have no materials on my materiallibrary folder.. i had downloaded many bitmap and...

    Started by arki_joh, 26th Jun 2010 10:13 am
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  16. Question How to get rid of light dots?? (usign 3ds max , vray)

    Hi guys I am using VRayPhysicalCamera for the first time. when I used the standard camera,I had no problems becouse the picture was good but...

    Started by anaok, 17th Jun 2010 03:34 am
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  17. move command

    Hi everyone. I'm new in 3ds max. Well maybe it looks like kinda silly but i have a difficult time using move command. You know that move tool...

    Started by petryad, 25th Jun 2010 11:46 am
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    26th Jun 2010 10:59 am Go to last post

  18. inventor to 3DS

    how hard would it be to make this transistion, import cad parts? Just for animation i mean?

    Started by vincentmolino, 19th Jun 2010 03:26 pm
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  19. Nuke Cant open 3ds max file

    Hi guys, I cant open one 3ds max file, I modeled it yesterday, it is a sofa, now when I try to open it, it comes up with this error - DLL:\program...

    Started by nowikovs12, 28th Apr 2010 02:29 pm
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    18th Jun 2010 08:34 am Go to last post

  20. How is this created?

    Hi, the image I have posted has been taken from www.preconstruct.com and sadly is not my work. However as I am learning 3D studio max at the mo I...

    Started by Chronos69, 15th Jun 2010 10:43 am
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  21. Extrude problems

    When I try to extrude this it always extrude in the Y direction. How can I extrude it in the Z direction? thanks.

    Started by killerbytes, 15th Apr 2009 07:55 am
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  22. Render on pure white background help

    Hi all I've been asked to render single shots of the furniture we make on a pure white background.. Ive made a studio and put lights in, put the...

    Started by john1983, 9th Jun 2010 03:02 pm
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  23. Using your own JPG as a bump map

    Hi there, I'm just starting to try and learn 3DS, made a back-drop and insterted one of my chair models as per this tutorial:...

    Started by busseynova, 3rd Jun 2010 01:03 pm
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  24. how to create raked patterns on max

    hey all, I need help on how to create raked patterns on a surface, raked as in the raked patterns we see on japanese landscapes..i tried modeling it...

    Started by ThrashMetal, 16th May 2010 10:25 am
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  25. Lighting Interior Scenes

    I've been playing around with max for a few days and was wondering what's the best way to light an interior scene (daylight) using the mental ray...

    Started by Red333, 24th May 2010 03:53 pm
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