Modeling a Character in 3DS Max, 2nd Edition

Load Callisto38.max from the CD.

The first thing you’ll notice is all the symmetrical parts of the mesh

have been deleted and the mesh has been merged into three

objects: Head, Bangs, and Body. The Bangs are separate because

they will use a different texture than the rest of the body. The Head

will use the same texture as the body, but I’ve not attached it for

instructional purposes. It will, however, be attached later.

There are two reasons for merging the rest of the body parts into

one object: technical and mapping technique requirements. Tech

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nically, it’s always a good idea for real-time game characters to

consist of as few objects as possible. ...