ANIMATIONS

max remembers… state of model at different points in time

Chapter 1 Animation Tools 2010 Interface

example #1: camera position

example #2: door position

example #3: lighting

Chapter 1 the “Record” button

record everything you do 1.Click AutoKey [so it’s red] 2.Move the time slider 3.Make adjustments [as needed: move time slider again, make adjustments again] 4.Click AutoKey [so it’s NOT red] 5.Preview by dragging slide 6.[grab viewport] 7.[render]

Chapter 1 Other Options for Previewing your Motion The Time Controls Time configuration button

Chapter 1 Creating a Preview Animation through Tools>Grab Viewport…

test render draft settings

render setup

save as AVI file

Chapter 1 Increasing the Number of Frames in an AnimationSegment

if you do another version… remember to save as a different file name, or the old one will get over- written

Chapter 1 Using Scene States Saves all the lighting settings, such as dimming, but can also save camera changes, and materials (remember: mr Physical Sky is a material)

RENDERED RCPS

styles evenly shaded shaded with gradients rendered (hand or electronic) gray scale only colors up-view axonometric

Chapter 1

techniques export HIGH RESOLUTION image from Revit photoshop selected areas render 3d view in Revit – section box cropping – use Sun instead of electronic lighting – works for plan too render in 3ds Max – better for electronic lighting

RENDERED FLOOR PLANS

styles colored materials only sun shadows electric lighting axonometric

techniques render 3d view in Revit – section box cropping – Top view – use Sun instead of electronic lighting render in 3ds Max – better for electronic lighting iRender – better for cropped and unusual views – slow for larger images (>2000pixels)

EVEN RENDERED DETAILS!