3ds Max 2010 introduces a vast array of new tools and features, not the least of which, are the new Graphite Modeling Tools. In this two part tutorial video tutorial series, professional game environment artist, Kaleb Aylsworth, will walk you through all of these new tools, and show you how to use them effectively in a practical, every day workflow.
3ds Max 2010: The Graphite Modeling Tools – Day 2
Jul 28th in 3D Art, Autodesk 3Ds Max by Kaleb Aylsworth
This tutorial is Day 2 in a series - Go to Day 1
In the first part of the series, Kaleb will spend over an hour demonstrating a majority of the tools and their various functions, and in the second part, he will spend two hours modeling a tropical jungle tree, using the graphite and freeform modeling tools in place of his traditional methods.
This is part 2 of the series: Using the Tools in a Practical Workflow Environment.
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Video 2
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Video 3
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( ADD YOURS )Brick Top July 28th
Thx again man, much appreciated!!!
( )Lee July 28th
cool
Im still wondering if there will be any xsi tuts coming up.
I am happy about the 3dsmax tuts.
thanks for the hard work Kaleb
( )Kaleb Aylsworth July 28th
It has been hard to find authors for XSI tuts, as there are not quite as many of them out there anymore, but not to worry…I have one in the works right now, and it’s gonna be a good one:)
( )lawrence77 July 28th
Kaleb thank you very much…..
Much appreciated for this series…..
Soon going to watch it in my busy hours…
( )Andrew M July 28th
Awesome tutorial! I can’t wait to get my hands on the graphite tools. Perhaps we could get a new tutorial to build on the scene, with grass on the island, texturing and lighting for an outdoor scene?
( )Kaleb Aylsworth July 28th
I hadn’t thought about that, but it is a definite possibility.
I could pick up where the last one left off, and show how I actually added the leaves. Then I could optimize the trunk for realtime, Unwrap, and texture it (with normal maps for the bark and alpha planes for the grass), and finally add some lights and a skybox environment. If enough people say that this is something they would like, then consider it done:)
( )Andrew M July 29th
People need to speak up then =D. It’s always great to get a mixture of different areas of composing a scene in one tutorial.
Kextype July 30th
Getting this into a game engine would be great at a poly count thats viable too for current generation games + uv texturing normal mapping it would be great. Im a maya user but would happy to see how its done in max .
valentious williams October 22nd
hey
i do a good job modeling
but i need a great tut for texture and uvw unwrap
AMc December 27th
that would be cool
Skellie July 28th
Wonderful work Kaleb!
( )Kaleb Aylsworth July 29th
Thanks Skellie!:)
( )Leviathan July 28th
Very Beautiful Tree !!!
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Cristian Pop August 1st
Nice tree ! It’s beautiful !
( )Mac August 9th
Do you know that this whole graphite is nothing else that all features and functions that were allready in edit poly object gatheret in some tabs and some icons added ?
( )Kaleb Aylsworth August 10th
Not entirely true. Although many of the button in the Graphite tools ribbon are repeats of functions that were already in the edit poly modify panel, many more of them were merged in from “Poly Boost” (previously a 3rd party plugin), and many others are completely new to 3ds Max 2010.
( )daniel August 18th
Hi Kaleb,
Your tutorial was really helpful for a tree concept i am doing.
I was wondering if you could tell me if it is possible to extrude a cylinder to a spline the same way you did for the trunk of the tree, but on a pline with x, y and z coordinates (in 3d if you like as opposed to only a 2d spline like you used in the front view)? I am having trouble exploding the trunk on a more complex 3d spline, it doesn’t follow my it. It works if you use the render in viewport option, but you cant taper or surve it.
could i have some suggestions please ?
thankyou
dan
( )Kaleb Aylsworth August 18th
I’ll look into as soon as I get a free minute….(newborn baby in the house = very busy…ALL THE TIME!)
( )timmy September 13th
thanks dude!nice
( )fasal September 14th
good job kaleb…
can we possible some other easy methods..
( )thanks…
Mia November 11th
Thank you sooooo much Kaleb! All your tuts are stunning! (and the tree is cute!)
( )Kaleb Aylsworth November 11th
Thanks Mia:)
( )saaaed January 24th
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