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Project 3- Animation of the Completed 3D Scene

The final project involves production of a short animation of the completed 3D scene from previous project, using 3Ds Max's animation commands and tools. The video clips or images produced from 3Ds Max is then editted in Windows Movie Maker.

Work in Progress:

Generate scenes from 3Ds Max
1. Draw smooth lines for the camera path in the scene from top view.

2. Create a camera to be following the path.

3. Attach camera to path.
Select Camera > Motion > Assign Controller > Position > Path Constraint

4. Sometimes, the other objects are hidden or deleted to easily handle the camera.

Generate human figure into the scene.
1. Populate > Seated Character > Drag to the desired position

2. The character gender and height can be chosen.
For a human group, amount of human generated can be adjusted.

3. The "seat" is then deleted from the scene.

Sun animation
1. Daylight is created with setting as mr Sun and mr Sky.

2. Using Set Key, a sun animation is created by setting different sun position in alternate frames.

Pivot door is created. Using set key and rotate to generate door opening scene.

Render Setup
1. Set time output to Active Time Segment to render every frames or set to Range to select the desired parts. For time saving, every nth frame tool can be used but it may affect the smoothness of the animation.

2. File can be saved in avi format or jpeg format based on preferences.

Video edit in Windows Movie Maker
1. Scenes are brought into movie maker to be editted.

2. For frames saved in jpeg files, the images are brought into movie maker to be joined before combining with other scenes.

3. Background music is added.

4. Text captions are added.

3Ds Max file

Project 2B- Interior Renderings

Project 2: Still Rendering with Materials, Lights, Camera Views with Site Context

The second project continues with interior renderings. Using the same house, I have applied materials, lights and camera views into 2 selected spaces, dining room and working area. The final product is done using 3Ds max application and Photoshop. The procedures are more or less similar to Project 2A-Exterior Renderings.

Work in Progress:

Set up camera views
1. 2 eye view camera are set up in the dining room and working area.

Wall and floor
1. Apply materials on the wall and floor.

2. Test render to see the effect of lights before putting in furniture.

Import furniture
1. Furniture is downloaded online to be imported into the 3D scene.

2. Extracted zip file downloaded are to be imported.

3. Import and merge 3D object without materials.

4. Applying materials on object to make it visual realistic.

5. The components are group and drag into the scene.

6. Move and rotate to the desired position.

Lighting
1. Lamps are enhanced by adding target light.

2. Realistic view of one of the light applied on imported wall lamp.

3. Types, shapes, sizes and intensity of light are done based on the object suitability,
Target light is used on lamps, Omni light is used to enhanced the brightness in the room.

4. Using light lister to adjust the properties of all the lights

5. Colour of lights are altered to create warmth or cool effect in the space.

Rendering
1. Render preview before the final renders to check on brightness and effects on the 3D scenes.

2. Photographic exposure setting is managed for better outcome.

Test renderings

Post Production
1. Rendered files are to be imported into Photoshop to be further enhanced.

2. Lighting and contrast are adjusted.

3. Site context is enhanced by adding sky background.

4. To enhanced the scale and proportion, human figure is downloaded online, imported to Photoshop and edited to be added into the scenes.

5. Drag the human into the scene and adjust the size.

6. Capacity is lowered down to keep visual focus on the 3D spaces created.

3Ds max file

Dining area

Working space

Project 2A- Exterior Renderings

Project 2- Still Rendering with Materials, Lights, Camera Views with Site Context

In project 2, our task is to produce photorealistic still rendering of the design from project 1 with materials, appropriate camera views and post production enhancement on the visual outcome. I have achieved my final rendering product using 3Ds max application and Photoshop as the post production tool.

Work in progress:

Contour of a hill
1. First, I created the contour by creating a plane in 3Ds max to be modified.

2. The design is moved to the plane as reference.

3. Using edit poly and move surface to create different heights.

4. Push/pull button is used to freely create the desired hill contour.

Applying materials
1. The contour is hided. Using Arch and Design material, bitmap of a file of an image downloaded online is applied on the wall, showing the wooden texture. Bump is applied to enhance the visual outcome.