Join Scott Onstott for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating walls with custom-shaped openings, part of 3ds Max: Design Visualization.
- In this video I'm going to show you…how you can make custom openings in walls,…and later you'll see how you can make…custom windows to fit in those custom openings.…Now, in this project, which is the Apartment05 sample file,…the walls were made with the AEC wall tool…and you can see that here on the modified panel.…Now these walls were designed to work with…the specialized window and door objects…that we've made in previous videos,…but there's only so many types of these…and you can't customize the shape beyond…the parametric control in the tools themselves.…
So what I'm gonna show you is how…you can make any type of opening.…It can be a circle, it can be just about anything you want.…So let's go ahead and begin by opening up…this wall object, going to the Segment level,…clicking on this long wall, and pressing the delete key.…Now let's go back to the top level, click on Segment again.…Now we're going to create our own special wall object here…that we can cut any arbitrarily sized hole in.…
Let's go to the create tab, and…
Author
Scott Onstott
Released
8/5/2015In this course, author Scott Onstott shows you how to build walls, doors, windows, stairs, railings, moldings, cloth, pottery, furniture, grass, trees, landscapes, and much more, using splines, modifiers, Booleans, and NURBS modeling. You'll also learn to texture-map objects, light them with both direct and indirect illumination, place virtual cameras, render, and animate scenes.
- Working with files and objects from other programs
- Creating parametric AEC objects
- Tracing splines
- Lathing a 2D profile
- Designing spline-based walls and windows
- Deforming objects with modifiers
- Attaching, grouping, and compounding
- Sculpting and painting landscapes
- Simulating fabric, grass, and foliage
- NURBS modeling
- Texture mapping and designing materials
- Placing virtual cameras
- Rendering images
- Animating a camera along a flight path
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome50s
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1. Getting Started
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Setting defaults5m 11s
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2. Working with Other Programs
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Importing a SketchUp model3m 32s
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3. Creating Parametric AEC Objects
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Drawing AEC extended walls4m 11s
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Creating parametric stairs6m 12s
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4. Spline Modeling Techniques
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Reshaping the spline profile6m 25s
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5. Modifying Objects
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6. Attaching, Grouping, and Compounding Objects
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Attaching versus grouping10m 22s
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7. Sculpting and Painting Landscapes
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8. NURBS Modeling Techniques
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Understanding NURBS6m 27s
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Shaping a seat surface7m 57s
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Completing the chair model6m 16s
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9. Specialty Objects
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Simulating a tablecloth8m 19s
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10. Materials
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Analyzing a complex material7m 40s
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11. Capturing Light and Shadow in Virtual Cameras
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12. Rendering Images
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13. Animation
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Conclusion
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Next steps29s
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