The 3D Studio Max is one of the most popular 3D modeling and animation software in the market today.It is widely used in 3D game design and is gaining popularity in special effects and digital film production.It has modest hardware requirements and it runs on Win95/98 although it was designed for Windows.

What this means is that 3DS Max is an excellent choice for a serious beginner who is planning on a career in the 3D industry whether it is in the video/computer games or the movie/entertainment industries.Mastering 3DS Max will give you knowledge and skills like mesh, patch and spine modeling, lighting, rendering and animation skills like character animation and inverse kinematics which can be transferred to any other 3D software.The first thing a beginner should do is to run through the manual and try all the tutorials that come with Max. There are also a number of Max resource sites which are worth visiting.These sites contain many free Max resources such as meshes,tutorials,textures and scripts.

The Max modeler is very powerful and offers you a variety of methods to create your objects.The most basic objects you can create in Max are the primitives.After you are comfortable with the Max modeling interface, it is time to try some more interesting and more complex objects.Modeling a Wine glass,Modeling an apple, Modeling an Egg,Modeling a Banana,Modeling a Book,creating a land scape.It is always best if you can create all your own models from scratch.You get what you want and there is the satisfaction of creating your own models but sometimes,this is just not possible due to time constraints or if you are just plain lazy.This is where you can try to download free meshes from the web or purchase commercial ones.Here are some resources for 3D objects:

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