Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 Animation Book – E-BOOK

Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 Animation Book – E-BOOK

Animation Concepts and Methods
With 3ds Max, you can create 3D computer animation for a variety of applications. You can
animate characters and vehicles for computer games and produce special effects for film and
broadcast. Additional applications include medical illustration and forensic presentation in the
courtroom. Whatever reasons you have for producing animation, you’ll find 3ds Max a capable
environment for achieving your goals.
The basic method for creating animation in 3ds Max is quite simple. First you turn on the Auto
Key button, then you move the time slider, and last you transform an object to change its position,
rotation, or scale over time.
You can employ animation throughout 3ds Max. You can animate the position, rotation, and scale
of an object, and almost any parameter setting that affects an object’s shape and surface. You
can link objects for hierarchical animation, using both forward and inverse kinematics, and you
can edit your animation in Track View.
This section covers the basics of creating animation. It briefly compares computer animation with
classic hand-drawn animation, and then describes the creation of keyframed animation.