Beg-Int Tutorial 4: Intro to Materials


In this lesson, you will begin learning about creating materials and mapping bitmaps to objects.

intro_to_materials Click the link at the right and extract the intro_to_materials folder, putting your lastname at the front.


Working with Materials materials_mapping.pdf

  1. Click the link at the right to open the instructions for the Materials and Mapping tutorial.

  2. Open the file indicated in the first tutorial in the list.

  3. Follow the instructions for the tutorials.

  4. Save at the end of each section using the filename as directed, adding your lastname to the beginning of the filename, and placing it in your intro_to_materials folder.

  5. In each continuing tutorial, begin with the last file you saved.

  6. Continue through all five of the tutorials.When you are done, you should have five different saved .max files with your name in the beginning.

  7. Zip the entire folder - with the five saved files and all the bitmap images.


Place a copy of your intro_to_materials zipped folder in the CompAnim Turn-in folder.