Architectural modeling in 3Dsmax for Beginners (Udemy.com)
Architectural modeling in 3Dsmax for beginners without any prior experience
Created by: Jawad Abdul Mateen
Last updated September 2018
What you will learn
- Students will be able to create Architectural modeling in 3DsMAX
How it compares
Against the other 545 rated Udemy courses in 3D Modeling on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.1 out of 5higher than 5% of them
- Reviews44#522 of 546 by number of reviews
- Length4 hoursshorter than 65% of them
- Last updatedSeptember 2018earlier than 86% of them
Course Description
This course of Architectural modeling in 3Ds max is for absolute beginners.
It is specially designed for simplifying the learning process of Architectural modeling in 3Ds max.
This course will cover the essentials of Interface, View ports navigation, Converting 2D plan in 3D, Applying Doors & windows, Lights, Maps & materials, Animation and Rendering.
After doing this course students will be able to work in 3Ds MAX for converting 2D architectural plans in 3D structures for previsualization with confidence and can get maximum benefit from other free learning resources which are available all over the internet for free.
This course is offered with money back guarantee
Here is the course outline:
Course outline:
Section 1: Introduction & basics
Lecture 1: Introduction
Lecture 2: Interface
Lecture 3: View ports
Lecture 4: View ports navigation
Section 2: 2D plan configuration basics
Lecture 5: Importing CAD 2D file in 3DsMAX
Lecture 6: Importing 2D image plan file in 3DsMAX
Lecture 7: Enabling Direct-X
Lecture 8: Plain dimensions for image plan
Section 3: Start creating 3D walls
Lecture 9: 3D wall through 2D line
Lecture 10: Plain position
Lecture 11: First 3D wall on plan
Lecture 12: Complete wall outline -1
Lecture 13: Complete wall outline-2
Lecture 14: Complete wall outline-3
Lecture 15: Curved wall
Lecture 16: Resizing image plain
Lecture 17: Unit setup (very important)
Lecture 18: Importing CAD plan
Lecture 19: Layers manager
Lecture 20: Measuring tape
Lecture 21: Defining Walls
Lecture 22: Walls justification
Lecture 23: Overview
Section 4: Doors & Windows
Lecture 24: Defining doors
Lecture 25: Door parameters
Lecture 26: Sliding & BiFold doors
Lecture 27: Awning window
Lecture 28: Casement, Fixed, Pivoted, Projected & Sliding windows
Lecture 29: Attaching walls
Section 5: Stairs
Lecture 30: L-Type Stairs
Lecture 31: Spiral Stairs
Lecture 32: Straight Stairs
Lecture 33: U-Type Stairs
Section 6:Railing
Lecture 34: Side Railing for stairs
Lecture 35: Applying side railing
Lecture 36: Applying doors in structure
Lecture 37: Creating space for windows
Section 7: Roof & 1st floor
Lecture 38: Defining roof
Lecture 39: Creating space for staircase
Lecture 40: Creating 1st floor
Lecture 41: How to take a quick render
Lecture 42: Detaching elevation plan
Lecture 43: Modifying the roof
Lecture 44: Defining path for railing on roof
Lecture 45: Applying railing on roof
Section 8: Materials & Lights basics
Lecture 46: Starting to learn about materials& lights
Lecture 47: Teapot
Lecture 48: How to apply first omni light
Lecture 49: How to apply basic material
Lecture 50: Architectural materials set
Lecture 51: Omni light settings
Lecture 52: Applying image on 3D model
Lecture 53: Applying Sky light
Lecture 54: Applying omni light with sky light
Lecture 55: Applying skylight on structure
Lecture 56: Applying materials on walls
Section 9: Some other essentials
Lecture 57: Creating a corner window
Lecture 58: Applying material on corner window
Lecture 59: Converting structure in to one group
Lecture 60: Creating platform for structure
Lecture 61: Creating slop
Lecture 62: Applying materials of platform and slop
Lecture 63: Creating road
Lecture 64: Foliage (plants & trees)
Lecture 65: Downloading and importing 3D models
Lecture 66: Applying Sky in background
Lecture 67: Applying Sky in Photoshop
Section 10: Camera animation & rendering
Lecture 68: Applying camera
Lecture 69: Animating the camera
Lecture 70: Rendering the camera animation
Lecture 71: Saving the image sequence
Section 11: Other standard lights
Lecture 72: All other standard lights
Section 12: Interior rendering
Lecture 73: Interior plan rendering
Lecture 74: Applying slice modifier for interior renders
Section 13: Ending
Lecture 75: Ending the course
Instructor Details
- 4.1 Rating
44 Reviews
Jawad Abdul Mateen
"Islamic Academy of Communication Arts " is providing online courses since 2008
We have developed about 45 plus distant courses in English and Urdu languages.
Courses were related to Computer Graphics, Web designing, Spoken English, 3DMAX, MAYA, CAD, Adobe products like Illustrator & Photoshop, Audio editing , Project management and Basic Education, MS Office etc...
All those courses were successful and got great response from students.
Now we are here to share our experience with you by developing courses in easy to understand English for native and non native speakers.
We will try to keep every element simple and easy to understand.
Your feedback will help us to improve .
Regards
Jawad Abdul Mateen
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Reviews
By Swethambuja Nimmana on 6/21/2026
Excellent course! The instructor explains concepts clearly, and the content is organized in a logical way. I learned 3ds Max from scratch and now feel confident using the software. Thank you!
By Jorge Andres Martinez Bojorges on 2/24/2021
I was expecting more information but the videos are short and with good explanation
By Kunal Mathur on 9/2/2020
nice and slow.. perfect
By Athul Renjith on 4/13/2020
THE VERTION IS TOO OLD IN THIS VIDEOS, AND IT IS DIFFERNT IN THE CURRENT UI
By Harsh khandelwal on 5/19/2019
Pls have a lecture on what version of softaware you use and what are the changes in newer vrsions so that if we are having a new version we know how to cope up with the changes
By Nalini Nalge on 2/13/2019
The course material is very good for beginners like me.After completion this course I am very much confident & having good understanding about 3dsmax .
By Zvi Mathews on 11/8/2018
The course is good for beginners but the quality of the videos are very poor.
By Airah Escrupulo on 10/5/2020
By Dipankar Chowdhury on 9/24/2019
By Maharukh Ashraf on 9/24/2018
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