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Essential 3ds max 2008
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Essential 3ds max 2008

by Sean McBride
March 2008
Beginner content levelBeginner
445 pages
15h 43m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Content preview from Essential 3ds max 2008
Here I’ve added a few bolts in the corners of the panels. This
time I used a spline to create an inset groove along the second
tier panel. I achieved this look by, again, using the Normal
modifier. The final step was adding some little half hemi-
sphere light fixtures to the left and right panels.
Render to Texture — Normal Maps
Since for this example I’ve chosen to show you how to create
a flat texture for a surface, you’ll only learn the basics of Ren-
der to Texture. In character modeling you would actually
remodel all of the parts in low poly while still trying to capture
the basic shape of the objects. Since we’re doing a wall texture
we’ll just use ...
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ISBN: 9781598220506