3ds Max Learning Channel

In this final movie, little instruction is given. Instead you experiment on your own to add the final touches to your scene. You can try using the Populate tool to animate pedestrians crossing the bridge or import a boat model and animate it on the water.

In this movie, you animate camera shots using various techniques. In addition to keyframing cameras and their targets, you also use Civil View to animate "road shots".

In this movie, you duplicate and scatter the trees you have extracted and place them on areas of the terrain using a simple brush stroke by ways of 3ds Max's Object Paint tool.

In this movie, you add trees to give the scene that extra sense of realism. You will use a combination of Civil View and 3ds Max's Object Paint feature to that effect. This movie shows how to extract trees from Civil View to use as Paint Objects.

In this movie, you use yet another one of Civil View's functionalities to add low-poly buildings to the scene.

In this movie, you adjust the sloped surfaces to cap the gaps by placing custom walls.

In this movie, you add a water surface under the bridge and you map it with an animated material.

In this movie, you learn to add custom objects to the Civil View library. Once added, you then have access to these objects using the Civil View UI and workflow.

In this movie, you again use Civil View's Object Placement Tool but this time with the goal of animating cars travelling along the road.

In this movie, you use Civil View's Object Placement Tool to add objects such as lamp posts, gantries and signs.