'3D Studio Max'


 
'Hard Surface Essentials'
by Grant Warwick
 


Introduction:



This set of tutorials are presented by the 3D Artist and modeller Grant Warwick. The videos cover 90 minutes of modelling tips that orientate around hard surface modelling in 3ds Max. They focus on working in Editable Poly mode and all the associated tools and show how this technique can be combined with TurboSmooth to create polished models. Accompanying this is an explanation on how to reorganise topology in order to create clean and tidy meshes using the various Sub-Object tools.




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