my first day in 3D studio max

**dimava** · Feb 24th, 2001, 11:15 PM

hi all, today was the first day I tried learning/using 3D studio max. Here is what i came up with by the end of the day:

http://members.aol.com/dimava/cheapmatrix.swf

just forgot to add in the bullets
and the background
and make the person look more real

but this was only after my first day

**HarryW** · Feb 24th, 2001, 11:28 PM

Uhh... what person? Looks like a plane to me.

Anyway it looks pretty good for your first day

But then I have no idea how to use 3DS.

**dimava** · Feb 24th, 2001, 11:29 PM

I didn't notice it was that bad

its kinda of like the scene in the matrix when neo is doding bullets

but ofcourse mine looks like $h!t

but hey, its my first day

**HarryW** · Feb 24th, 2001, 11:42 PM

Ahh I seeeee... they really ought to be leaning backwards, not forwards.... or if they are supposed to be leaning back, their knees are bending the wrong way

**dimava** · Feb 24th, 2001, 11:45 PM

how are the knees bending the wrong way?

click it, then right click the Flash file, Un check PLAY
and then click REWIND

**HarryW** · Feb 24th, 2001, 11:53 PM

So err... which are the legs?

**dimava** · Feb 24th, 2001, 11:55 PM

green = legs
blue = body
yellow = head
red = arms

**HarryW** · Feb 25th, 2001, 12:10 AM

So the bend in the green bit is the knee right? If it is then it shouldn't be pointing down like it is...

**dimava** · Feb 25th, 2001, 12:13 AM

the very bottom is the foot

the knee goes right into the body

**HarryW** · Feb 25th, 2001, 12:31 AM

oh ok I see now

**dimava** · Feb 25th, 2001, 01:07 AM

i made it a little more clearer to understand that the person is not moving, only the camera is:

http://members.aol.com/dimava/cheapmatrix2.swf

**dimava** · Feb 25th, 2001, 01:09 AM

BTW, the last one was only 60k

**HarryW** · Feb 25th, 2001, 01:23 AM

Yeah that's clearer

**sail3005** · Feb 25th, 2001, 01:24 AM

thats awesome dimava, i wish i knew how to do something like that. Did you do that by just fiddling around? Did you use and tutorials/books for 3DS MAX?

**dimava** · Feb 25th, 2001, 01:31 AM

first i tried fiddleing around, got no where
then i read some general online tutorials, and from there I fiddled around

i spent about 5 hours on it today (maybe even more)

Feb 25th, 2001, 02:35 AM

Hey wow Dimava. On my first day all I could do was create rotating objects, like cubes and pyramids. Obviously, you will be far better than I was... I don't have it anymore.

**sail3005** · Feb 25th, 2001, 10:51 PM

any specific tutorials?

**dimava** · Feb 25th, 2001, 11:55 PM

check out:

www.3Dcafe.com

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