Course title spatial forms

• blocking and unblocking selection

• inverse selection

• selecting by area and by object name

• grouping objects

• displaying hidden objects

Transformations

• translation

• scaling

• rotation

• reflection

• object meta data flow (or object information flow)

• referencing methods “parent”,” local”, “grid”, “pick”, “skreen”

• centre of transformation

• precise transformations

Duplication

• copying

• cloning

• referencing

• series of duplicated objects

• advanced transformations, functions “ mirror”, “array”, “align”

• placing objects along a path

• normalisation of objects

Object modification

• modifiers, „bend”, „twist”, „taper”

• modifier list tools

• changing the order of object modifiers

• removal of an applied object modifier

• copying of an object attributes and modifier list

• geometric modifiers

• freeform deformations

• rendering and partitioning modifiers

Generation of geometry

• depth and segmentation of embossing, instruction “extrude”

• creating spatial object, instruction ”lathe”

• text embossing, function ”bevel”

Fundamentals of rendering

• rendering types and parameterisation

• scene rendering

Cameras

• camera with a fixed point of view, free moving camera

• camera normalisation

• camera customisation, changing aperture, focal length

• camera environment, depth of field

• camera navigation

• camera animation

Material editor

• sample palette

• application of textures

• sampling

• material library

• material application functions

• area mapping

File management

• saving

• archiving scenes

• addition of existing objects to a scene, function ‘merge’

• substitution of an object in a scene

• file import and export

• configuration of file path

• backup

Shape creation - splains

• shape components

• complex shapes

• conversion of shape components

• creating cross sections

Precise definition of shapes

• functions autogrid and activegrid

• measurement unit definition

• construction grid, function ‘snap toggle’

Grid edition in autodesk viz 2007

• structure level selection

• structure level editor

• soft selection

• structure level transformation

• structure level modification

Form edition in autodesk viz 2007

• structure level selection

• editable splain definition

• structure level editor

• curve adjustment

Scene composition

• object placement

• camera location

• scene lighting

• animation using key frames

• object motion along a path

Rendering parameters in autodesk viz 2007

• mental ray rendering parameterisation

Individual project

• 
  basic computer knowledge
  

•understanding of the principles and technology of the creation of animation

•familiarity with the principles of 3d graphics

The practical weekly sessions will be conducted in a dedicated computer lab, and will be based on the educational package autodesk, capable of demonstrating the principles of the 3d applications.

• 
  Michael Tood Peterson: 3D Studio MAX3 dla każdego, Gliwice, Helion, 2000
  
• 
  Michele Bousquet: 3D Studio MAX R2, Mikom, Warszawa, 1999
  
• 
  3D FX magazyn
  
• 
  J.D. Foley, A. Van Damm – Wprowadzenie do grafiki komputerowej. WNT Warszawa 1995
  

• 
  Kelly L. Murdock: 3ds Max 8. Biblia, Helion, 1999
  
• 
  Joanna Pasek: 3ds max 9.Animacja 3D od podstaw, Helion, 2000.