Any 3D Studio Max wiz'es here?

[Thadius]

Doing a project in college where I need to find definitions for all the features in 3D studio max. Im struggling with a few, mainly;


Standard Primitives
Extended primitves
Lathing
Lofting.

Links would be helpful

 

[old.Tohtori]

How long definitions?

Wiki should help atleast.

Been using max since ages, haven't used it in a couple of years, but still.

Or type lathe/lothe and add 3ds on youtube. Has a couple of tutorials.

 

[Thorwyn]

What exactly do you need?
Those are all pretty basic functions. Depending on which version of Max you´re using, you can always start the "help" function. If it´s a version > 6, the tutorials are quite good.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Neither wants to just tell you 'cause that would be cheating X)

 

[Thorwyn]

Well... thing is it´s pretty hard to make a definition for something you just know.
Sure, lathing is spinning a shape around an axis, thereby creating a new object... but I`m not sure that´s a. sufficient and b. what he wants to hear.

 

[Thadius]

I know what they are, its explining them in a long winded and frankly boring way which Im stuggling on

 

[Kinag]

Thorwyn, to use lathe (a modifier) you'll need a spline first unless I'm mistaken.

Lofting can be used to create a tube out from a line (spline). I have no idea how to explain the functions more, so I would struggle just as much as you do Thadius.

 

[Thorwyn]

Yes.. spline.. shape... it´s the same thing for me, although I know there´s a difference.

 

[Kinag]

Yes.. spline.. shape... it´s the same thing for me, although I know there´s a difference.

I'm just not as far in my education as you are, so I have to use those given names

 

[Thadius]

Thanks guys, only need to do "extruding now" Cant get a decent definition though