Modeling a Character in 3DS Max, 2nd Edition

Step 4: Add Detail to the Left Arm

Now that the arms are nice and symmetrical, it’s time for you to add

the extra details of her cybernetic left arm so it matches the refer-

ence. Load Callisto21.max from the CD (or use what you’ve been

working on).

Chapter 9 / The Arms 321

Start with the plating she has on her left forearm. Select these faces

and enter 1 beside the Extrude button :

This kind of slight structural detail like armor plating can, of course,

be done with a texture. However, as I mentioned before, I like to

build out areas like this and then ...