3Ds MAX 9 - Course Outline   Day 1 Getting Started ·     Touring the 3ds Max User Interface ·     Creating and Animating Simple Objects (Lab) ·     Working with Scene Files ·     Transforming Objects ·     Applying Modifiers (106) Modeling ·     Learning Low Poly Modeling Basics ·     Creating and Editing Shapes ·     Using 2D Shapes to Build 3D Objects ·     Working with DWG’s ·     Using Compound Objects ·     Exploring Various Modeling Techniques (Lab)   Day 2 Animation ·     Learning General Principles ·     Working with Keyframes ·     Animating Different Types of Objects ·     Working with the Track View Editor ·     Understanding Animation Controllers ·     Working with Object Hierarchies ·     Practicing Basic Animation (Lab) Materials and Mapping ·     Creating Materials ·     Working with the Material Editor ·     Differentiating Between Materials and Textures ·     Using Maps ·     Mapping Coordinates ·     Creating and Applying Materials and Textures (Lab)  Day 3 Rendering ·     Creating and Positioning Cameras ·     Learning about Camera Parameters and Concepts ·     Animating Cameras ·     Understanding and Creating Ambient Light ·     Using Standard Lights ·     Adjusting Shadow Parameters ·     Adding Secondary Lights ·     Achieving Convincing CG Lighting with mental ray © ·     Setting up Scenes and Saving Renders ·     Using Rendering Tools Efficiently ·     Recording Different Scene States ·     Rendering Scenes using Batch Render  Course topics and duration may be modified by the instructor based upon the knowledge and skill level of the course participants.