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Put yourself on a path to productivity with Joep’s deliberate approach to a logical workflow. Enjoy the exercises and the satisfaction you get from producing cost effective renderings and a foundation of knowledge that you can apply to your work. Ted Boardman,Author and Instructor’A solid foundation. with thorough explanations, practical examples, and lots of pictures. Each chapter provides a clear set of objectives and insightful production tips.’Steven D. Papke,Pr (more…)

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The only comprehensive reference–tutorial on 3ds Max available, this book is everyone′s favorite. Whether you′re a beginner looking for 3D basics or a full–fledged animator seeking new ways to dazzle viewers with your creations, it′s all here. You′ll find pages of professional tips, loads of advice, and more than 150 step–by–step tutorials guaranteed to build your skills and spark your creativity. A 16–page color insert highlights cutting–edge work from 3D artists. A valuable companion DVD provides all the examples and content from the book, including unique models and textures you can customize on your own, and a searchable, full–color version of the book. 3ds Max 2009 Bible covers both 3ds Max 2009 and 3ds Max 2009 Design and covers: Navigating the viewports with the ViewCube, SteeringWheels, and other ways. Creating realistic materials with new ProMaterials. Using Spline Mapping to improve texture mapping over irregul (more…)

In this tutorial we will learn how to use Final Render to render sunlighted room.

The scene is very simple: room with random scattered objects and pre-assigned materials. There is windows passing the sunlight.
Firstly, we will analyze the effect of sun light at the day times:
There is direct light cast by the sun directly through the window, this light will illuminate the area under the window and will cast dark and hard shadows on the ground.
There are also indirect lighting caused by the reflected rays from the ground and the walls. This type of lighting will illuminate the entire room with fading out at the far areas of room because the several bounces of light from the walls and other objects will weaken the light energy. The shadows from this indirect lighting will be very soft and faint.
Also the sky dome and clouds will cast rays. This is generally is the most important factor of lighting at the day time because not all area will receive direct sunlight but it will recieve some kind of the sky dome light. The sky is the biggest visible object in our world so it is the most important factor at day times. And will be effected by the weather if it is cloudy,windy or so on. The shadows cast by this type are soft and less dark
To simulate these 3 types of lights we will use 3ds MAX direct light to simulate the direct lights from the sun, for the indirect sunlight we will use final Render rectangle light and environment map (HDRI and so on) for the sky dome light.

Goto Final Render Satge1 Sunlight Tutorial