Hello, my name is Antonio Casado and trought this tutorial I show us how to make cloth animations with 3DSMAX. In the first part we learn to make a simple cloth fall over an object, and in the second ... more

This 3D Studio Max tutorial for Reactor shall teach you how to animate a realistic looking collision of objects. This is an intermediate level tutorial that expects you to know your way around 3DS and ... more

I’m sure you have all seen the lottery machine in action. They are usually glass spheres with metal arms inside that rotate around, mixing the balls up. Then a little hole opens up at the bottom where ... more

This tutorial will teach you how to create an animation of of a planet shockwave explosion in outer space.

The effect of creating a realistic animated cable has long been sort after for users of MAX and most 3D programs. I came up with the following solution after a conversation with Jarno Cordia (www.3dluvr.com/mccordia). ... more

A Rube Goldberg machine is an exceedingly complex apparatus that performs a very simple task in a very indirect and convoluted way. They are usually made of household items and take longer to make than ... more

1. Start by creating a single Torus with the dimensions of the type of chain link you want for you scene. Obviously this can be any shape you would like. Name the torus Chain_link. 2. Next we will give ... more

First draw a simple three point shape in the front or left view as shown on the picture. Now go into sub-object mode, select all points and set them to be "bezier corner" rather than "corner". Since we ... more

I think we should start with a little info about this tutorial. I created a rig for a character in a group project I was doing in a class, and once the rig was completed and we looked at the 3D animatic, ... more

This tutorial will teach you how to use the particle system of instancing in 3D Studio Max to duplicate a moving arrow that will flow through a tube without penetrating the tube boundaries. The lesson ... more