Beginning Tutorial 1: Battle Scene


This tutorial, intended for those new to 3ds Max, offers a quick introduction to the world of 3D.
Using basic features of the program, you'll create a simple battlefield scene made up of a cannon, a rock, a tree, and a windmill. You'll also add a camera and use it to view the scene from different angles.
Battle filesThe final steps show you how to add some basic animation, then turn the results into a multimedia file.

Battle Scene Instructions
Instructions:

  1. Click the link at the right and extract the folder into your CompterAnimation (or 3dsmax, or whatever you called it) folder, putting your lastname at the front of the folder name.

  2. Click to open the instructions file. You may save it into your directory or just open it as you choose.

  3. As you work, save the files using the names as directed, putting your lastname in the front of each filename you save.

Place a copy of your completed folder in the Computer Animation Turn-in folder.