Animating a Walkthrough



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When you create a camera in 3ds Max, you can “fly” that camera through your scene, whether that scene is an interior or an exterior design. You can use the camera to explore your virtual conception, and see if you actually end up with what you thought you designed. You can also present your walkthroughs to your clients and colleagues.

3ds Max provides you with a variety of methods to create a walkthrough animation. In this tutorial you'll learn a simple method of placing a camera on a path.

Skill level: Beginner

Time to complete: 1+ hours (includes rendering time to create an animation)

Features Covered in This Tutorial

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

  • Create Free and Target cameras.

  • Adjust the animation length for a suitable camera motion.

  • Apply a path constraint to a camera.

  • Use Set Key to animate the camera target.

Tutorial Files

All the necessary files for this tutorial are provided on the program disc in the \tutorials\walkthrough directory. Before starting the tutorials, copy the \tutorials folder from the disc to your local program installation.

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