Hey, just started learning 3ds max, am going to be posting my renders for some advice and help and maybe a little criticism

Good beginning. some areas need more light, especially the shadowed area.

here is a couple of renders that I did today, took me four hours to follow a tut

i knw dis tutorials, u tried tho but it could be better and also add ur own twist to make it more realistic and creative,

need 2 hop on this 3d max thing0
does rendering really take that long? (4 hours?)

actually its the design that took 4hours, rendering took roughly 1.5seconds. but if you are rendering a whole movie plus a lot of items then it may take that long

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i got a lappy with terrible ram ( like 1 gig or sumn) nd run 3d max on it
slow as hell. . .but i manage to draw a few lines nd extrude everynow nd then but run away when i dont know what else to do

where do you reckon i go from here?

the important thing is the graphic card, a 1gig ram with a nividia gf card of 512mb can run 3ds max 2009 pretty decently for your low poly or medium poly models. which version do you use? if its 2010 version then your computer will find it difficult to work with

Has anyone tried using Blender? I'm trying to wean myself off pirated software (I'm born-again now) and I don't have money for a legit 3DS Max license. Besides, I hear Blender has much lower system requirements.

yeah, its a good idea to do that, but blender is like its name a blender of headaches, I suggest getting 3ds max demo it runs for 30 days, after that format your system and install the demo again (12 formats in a yeah). blender is free but you pay dearly because the interface is wack

well i use 3D studio max 8 with a stand alone license which came with a key gen and its working perfectly ok and am even under utilizing itself

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yeah, its a good idea to do that, but blender is like its name a blender of headaches, I suggest getting 3ds max demo it runs for 30 days, after that format your system and install the demo again (12 formats in a yeah). blender is free but you pay dearly because the interface is wack

Blender 2.5 Beta has a completely new U.I. I haven't tried it yet but it's supposed to be a big improvement.

And I can't format my system once a month, its just too much stress.

good luck man, all things can be learned

Just did some modeling of chess pieces. have not yet put materials on them

ok good models, i'm sure the knight was the toughest, give it some materials, then u will love wht u ve done,

ugo i see you are grinding those tutorials that ship with max. brings back a lot of memories. kip it up you are on the right track.

Now this is one fine render.

Just finish up with the max tutorials and learn vray later.Theres still a limit to what u can achieve with basic max

my most recent render

trying out my hand on rendering

My render of a kurenai, am a fan of Naruto and decided to make a 3d model, though the neck is twisted a bit. ouch

with a ninja star

Sorry guys, an a Naruto fan so I had to redo the ninja throwing knife, lol!

still learning 3D

good work ugo, i see progress, playing with the render settings to get more realistic look will be another great step forward.

Thanks alot, I really appreciate the comment,

You need to turn on shadow for the lights you use in your scenes,  By the way what renderer are you using?

mental ray. the shadow was on but too low.

i think u r doing well.once u know d basics d u ll be able to achieve anything.

Did a bulb in 3D, no materials, yet



with random materials

This is my Kunai Blade, feeling so Guy right now