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Learning Objectives

Start Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011.

Learn different components of the Autodesk 3ds Max Design screen.

Use the tools present in the status line and the toolbars.

Use different navigation controls.

Render views.

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TUTORIAL DESCRIPTION

Starting Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011

Figure 1 Using the Windows Start menu to launchAutodesk 3ds Max Design 2011.

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Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011 Screen Components

Figure 2 Default appearance of Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2011Screen.

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ApplicationMenu

Figure 3 TheApplicationpull-down menu

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Grid and Snap Settings dialog box

Figure 6 The Grid and Snap Settingsdialog box.

QuickAccessToolbar

Figure 8 TheQuick Access Toolbar

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Units Settings

Figure 9TheUnits Setup dialog box

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Prompt Line and Status Bar

Figure 10 Theprompt line and status bar controls

Command Panel

Figure 11 The Command Panel

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Figure 12 The sphere created in the viewport

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Viewport Navigation Controls

Figure 13 These tools are available for viewport navigation when thePerspective viewport is active. Other types of viewports may have

different tools available.

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Figure 14 The sphere displayed after using theZoom Extents tool

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Figure15 The sphere displayed after using the MaximizeViewport Toggletool

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Figure 16 The sphere displayed after using the Zoom Region tool inthe Left viewport

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Figure 17 The sphere displayed after using the Zoom tool in theTop viewport

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Figure 18 The Left viewport is panned so that the box createdis centered

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Figure 19 The box displayed at maximum size in all viewports afterusing the Zoom Extents All Selected tool

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Figure 20 The objects are displayed in all viewports after usingthe Zoom Extents tool

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Figure 21 The view in the Front viewport is rotated using theOrbit tool

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Figure 22 The Left viewport is displayed as a single viewport after pickingthe Maximize Viewport Toggle button

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Figure 23 Various tools in the Main Toolbar. In this figure, the toolbar isshown floating, but it is docked by default

Toolbar

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Figure 24A white bounding box appears around theselected object in the shaded viewport

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Figure 25 TheSelect From Scene dialog box

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Figure 26 Both objects are rotated around the X axis ofthe center point of the selection

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Figure 27 The sphere is moved above the box

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Figure 28 The Clone Options dialog box is displayed

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Figure 29A copy of the sphere is created by holding the [Shift] key

and moving the original sphere

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Figure 30 The Render Setup dialog box for settingthe parameters for rendering

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Figure 31 The scene is rendered in aseparate window

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Figure 32 The Autodesk 3ds Max Design timecontrols to set up the animation

Figure 33The Sphere002 is moved to a new locationin frame 25

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Figure 34 The Sphere002 is moved to a new location inframe 50