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ART Renderer: 3ds Max
with George Maestri
Discover how to get the most out of the Autodesk Raytracer (ART) renderer, a fast, physically-based renderer that's available for a number of Autodesk applications, including 3ds Max, Revit, and Inventor.

1h 21m Intermediate Jun 20, 2017 Views 3,901
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3ds Max: Substance to V-Ray
with Brian Bradley
Explore various workflow requirements and options that are available when using Substance Designer, Substance Painter, and Bitmap2Material with 3ds Max and V-Ray.

1h 56m Intermediate Jun 07, 2017 Views 6,038
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3ds Max: Rendering with Arnold
with Aaron F. Ross
The Arnold renderer in 3ds Max makes photorealism easier than ever. In this course, learn to light, shade, and render using the powerful tools of Arnold.

2h 40m Intermediate Jun 05, 2017 Views 11,985
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3ds Max: Stylized Environment for Animation
with Zaheer Mukhtar
Observe each step involved in creating a stylized, animated environment.

4h 44m Intermediate Feb 02, 2017 Views 30,787
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3ds Max: Cinematography for Visualization
with Aaron F. Ross
3ds Max features advanced tools for realistic cinematography. Learn professional techniques of camera animation and special effects using the powerful 3D camera tools.

2h 24m Advanced Jan 13, 2017 Views 19,919
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3ds Max: Advanced Lighting
with Aaron F. Ross
3ds Max features advanced tools for photometric lighting. Learn how to light and render photorealistic exteriors and interiors in this course.

2h 52m Advanced Jan 05, 2017 Views 23,433
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Mental Ray: Control Color Bleed in 3ds Max
with Brian Bradley
Learn how to control and eliminate color bleed (aka indirect diffuse illumination) in your 3ds Max and mental ray renders.

1h 6m Intermediate Oct 19, 2016 Views 4,664
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3ds Max: Advanced Materials
with Aaron F. Ross
3ds Max features advanced material tools and techniques for physically based rendering. Learn to design realistic shading networks in 3ds Max: Advanced Materials.

2h 34m Intermediate Oct 04, 2016 Views 25,323
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V-Ray RT: Production Rendering
with Brian Bradley
Find out how to use V-Ray RT in 3ds Max as a bona fide production renderer, even in a compositing-based pipeline with After Effects.

3h 25m Intermediate May 24, 2016 Views 23,952
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V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max Essential Training
with Brian Bradley
Master features of the V-Ray 3.0 rendering engine and learn how to extend the range of 3ds Max with V-Ray's state-of-the-art tools, such as progressive sampling, skin and hair shaders, and stereoscopic 3D rendering.

5h Intermediate Aug 23, 2017 Views 233,780
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3ds Max: Design Visualization
with Scott Onstott
Learn how to visualize your designs—buildings, furniture, landscapes, and more—before they are built with 3ds Max.

4h 21m Beginner Aug 05, 2015 Views 101,709
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3ds Max: UVW Mapping
with Joel Bradley
Learn how to master the UVW mapping tools in 3ds Max and map 2D textures to complex 3D objects.

2h 32m Intermediate Nov 12, 2014 Views 75,197
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Learning mental ray in 3ds Max
with Brian Bradley
Introduces the basic and not-so-basic features of mental ray, the production-proven renderer of choice for many 3ds Max users.

4h 7m Intermediate Sep 18, 2014 Views 66,612
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Creating Cityscapes in 3ds Max
with Adam Crespi
Learn to design and model a city from almost any era, with Illustrator (or any other vector drawing program) and 3ds Max.

3h 22m Intermediate Sep 12, 2014 Views 38,535
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3ds Max: Rendering Exteriors
with Adam Crespi
Learn how to light and render the exterior of a building with 3ds Max, and composite the final scene in Nuke and After Effects.

3h 43m Intermediate Jul 14, 2014 Views 55,757
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Creating Product Shots in 3ds Max
with Aaron F. Ross
Present product renderings in their best light with 3ds Max and After Effects.

4h 31m Intermediate May 15, 2014 Views 37,060
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3ds Max: Rendering Interiors
with Adam Crespi
Learn how to replicate three unique lighting setups for the inside of any building in 3ds Max, including daylight, dusk, and night shots.

3h 21m Advanced May 05, 2014 Views 74,241
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3ds Max 2014 New Features
with Adam Crespi
Walks through the new functionality and utilities in 3ds Max 2014 that make creating 3D models and animations easier and faster than ever.

35m 56s Beginner Oct 09, 2013 Views 26,977
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Learning 3ds Max
with Randi Derakhshani
Make models with 3D objects, edit polygonal meshes, create surfaces and models with 2D shapes and splines, and more.

4h 15m Beginner Dec 19, 2012 Views 150,205
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V-Ray 2.0 for 3ds Max Essential Training
with Brian Bradley
Introduces the features of the V-Ray 2.0 rendering engine and demonstrates how to extend the range of 3ds Max with its state-of-the-art tools.

5h 11m Beginner Mar 09, 2012 Views 212,963
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Creating Urban Game Environments in 3ds Max
with Adam Crespi
A practical guide to modeling and texturing 3D urban environments for games in 3ds Max.

5h 54m Intermediate Sep 07, 2011 Views 150,403
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3ds Max 2010: Lighting and Rendering with mental ray
with Aaron F. Ross
Demonstrates one of the most powerful toolsets for photorealistic 3D image visualization, the mental ray renderer in 3ds Max.

5h 43m Intermediate Dec 02, 2009 Views 456,137

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