Learning Autodesk 3ds Max 2008 Foundation

 

 

Lesson 11Materials

In this lesson, you will learn about creating materials and working with the Material Editor in Autodesk^® 3ds Max^®. You will be introduced to the different material types and their common uses. You will also experiment with several rendering tools.

In this lesson you will learn the following:

• What a material is, and its purpose;

• About the importance of proper material usage;

• About the various tools available when working with materials;

• About the different shader types and material types;

• About ActiveShade and real- time Viewport Shadows.

Introduction to materials

When you look around, materials are everywhere, ...