Smart Terrain - 3dsmax

Freespace-3DT · 18-10-2006, 01:34 AM

Hey guys, this is my first tutorial.
I will teach you to do something like this, with no plugins:

It's an intermediate level tutorial and I hope you find it useful.

www.freespacefilms.com/tutorial1.htm

Comments please.

X_Dror · 18-10-2006, 02:32 AM

Wow

Great tutorial I should try it out tomorrow. (going to sleep now)
Seems to be very useful, and not that hard aswell

Energizer · 18-10-2006, 02:33 AM

awesome tutorial, had fun doing it, very easy to understand!

Freespace-3DT · 18-10-2006, 02:35 AM

Glad you guys like them.

X_Dror: Good luck tomorrow, and good night now!

Energizer: Thanks, good to see I managed to make it easy. It's my first try.

Can you guys show me what you managed to make by following the tutorial?

BiG ToE-3DT · 18-10-2006, 08:13 AM

that's good stuff,

Kage · 18-10-2006, 12:51 PM

Very nice tutorial

Novak · 18-10-2006, 03:47 PM

Hey Freespace,

Really thanks for the great tutorial you wrote. Really Like it. And Finally After looking
several years to make a terrain in 3ds max, I found it, thanks to you.. Know I can make
some environiments in max.. Thanks for sharing your techniques with us..

Oh may I post a link on my site to this tutorial of yours? Thanks in advanced.

Greetz and regards,
Novak

Freespace-3DT · 18-10-2006, 09:36 PM

Big_Toe: Glad you've found it useful.

Kage: Thanks, man.

Novak: Nice to hear you've found what you looked for. Sure, you can link it anywhere. Spread the word, people need to know how to make smart terrain

Durinthiam · 19-10-2006, 02:57 PM

looks good, will read it through fully and follow it in max later but it looks very good

thanks alot

Husk · 20-10-2006, 01:29 AM

nice tutorial, and well explained!

TheCheshireCat · 20-10-2006, 11:16 PM

Wonderful tutorial, you taught me many new things. Thank you! Please do PM me if you make more!

Freespace-3DT · 21-10-2006, 04:16 AM

Durinthiam: Glad to hear you found it useful.

Husk: Thanks, man, use it well.

TheChesireCat: Thank you, I like to know I can help out. I will let you know when I figure out some new stuff.

ibrahim_gabr · 21-10-2006, 02:08 PM

Wow Freespace this tutorial rocks very informative and usefull really I learned alot from it thanks , also I gave it a shot in my project and here it is and ofcourse not as good as urs heheheee

Freespace-3DT · 21-10-2006, 04:31 PM

Nice work, ibrahim! Thanks for sharing your result with me. You could try to add a sky and some fog, to improve on this. Also, that's why I meddled with the Exponent feature of the Smoke map used for the displacement, so that I get some flat areas aswell as mountains. The flat areas are excellent for deploying mechs or having buildings on them, while mountains do great for blending into the foggy distance.

I would really appreciate to see everyone's results from this tutorial! Thanks for reading and I'm glad if I helped out in anyone's quest for a better landscape.

Novak · 21-10-2006, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freespace

Novak: Nice to hear you've found what you looked for. Sure, you can link it anywhere. Spread the word, people need to know how to make smart terrain

Well Thanks twice then. For the tutorial and the premission the add a link on my site..

P.S. If I got the time, I gonna try it out..

Greetz,
Novak

18-10-2006, 01:34 AM	#1
Freespace-3DT Commando Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Romania, Cluj Posts: 7,988 Thanks: 39 Thanked 185 Times in 158 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 10	Smart Terrain - 3dsmax Hey guys, this is my first tutorial. I will teach you to do something like this, with no plugins: It's an intermediate level tutorial and I hope you find it useful. www.freespacefilms.com/tutorial1.htm Comments please. __________________ Cinematics: StarCraft: Final Metamorphosis (Final 7.5 Minute CG Animation) Speed Factor 2 (23-NOV-2010) Demo Reel 2010 (1-OCT-2010) StarCraft: First Contact (08-JUL-2009) MY CG&VFX WEBSITE

18-10-2006, 02:32 AM	#2
X_Dror Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Israel Posts: 189 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wow Great tutorial I should try it out tomorrow. (going to sleep now) Seems to be very useful, and not that hard aswell __________________ W.I.P Piano

18-10-2006, 02:35 AM	#4
Freespace-3DT Commando Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Romania, Cluj Posts: 7,988 Thanks: 39 Thanked 185 Times in 158 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 10	Glad you guys like them. X_Dror: Good luck tomorrow, and good night now! Energizer: Thanks, good to see I managed to make it easy. It's my first try. Can you guys show me what you managed to make by following the tutorial? __________________ Cinematics: StarCraft: Final Metamorphosis (Final 7.5 Minute CG Animation) Speed Factor 2 (23-NOV-2010) Demo Reel 2010 (1-OCT-2010) StarCraft: First Contact (08-JUL-2009) MY CG&VFX WEBSITE

18-10-2006, 08:13 AM	#5
BiG ToE-3DT Reputation beyond repute Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 8,612 Thanks: 136 Thanked 144 Times in 116 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 14	that's good stuff, __________________ Thighten Up The Graphics On Level 3 "something wrongI think" Threedy 4 Life I hate Justin Bieber every day

18-10-2006, 12:51 PM	#6
Kage Perfectionist... Join Date: May 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,653 Thanks: 36 Thanked 66 Times in 61 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	Very nice tutorial __________________ First Finished Project: Z-5500 Speaker Set Current WIP Projects: Korg Krome from PMC Xbox 360 set Older WIP Projects (Some dead for now): Z-5500 Speaker Set WIP (Now Finished) Dance Pad Model (DDR/DS) WIP

18-10-2006, 02:33 AM	#3
Energizer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	awesome tutorial, had fun doing it, very easy to understand!

18-10-2006, 03:47 PM	#7
Novak Not From Earth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: (Leuven)Belgium Posts: 1,456 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Hey Freespace, Really thanks for the great tutorial you wrote. Really Like it. And Finally After looking several years to make a terrain in 3ds max, I found it, thanks to you.. Know I can make some environiments in max.. Thanks for sharing your techniques with us.. Oh may I post a link on my site to this tutorial of yours? Thanks in advanced. Greetz and regards, Novak __________________ Live From Day To Day! If You Live Tomorrow! You Will Die Today! Novak \|\| XBox360 ID \|\| Novak3D

18-10-2006, 09:36 PM	#8
Freespace-3DT Commando Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Romania, Cluj Posts: 7,988 Thanks: 39 Thanked 185 Times in 158 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 10	Big_Toe: Glad you've found it useful. Kage: Thanks, man. Novak: Nice to hear you've found what you looked for. Sure, you can link it anywhere. Spread the word, people need to know how to make smart terrain __________________ Cinematics: StarCraft: Final Metamorphosis (Final 7.5 Minute CG Animation) Speed Factor 2 (23-NOV-2010) Demo Reel 2010 (1-OCT-2010) StarCraft: First Contact (08-JUL-2009) MY CG&VFX WEBSITE

19-10-2006, 02:57 PM	#9
Durinthiam Lurker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hereford, UK Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	looks good, will read it through fully and follow it in max later but it looks very good thanks alot

20-10-2006, 01:29 AM	#10
Husk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 129 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	nice tutorial, and well explained!

20-10-2006, 11:16 PM	#11
TheCheshireCat 3D Fantasy Artist Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 512 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wonderful tutorial, you taught me many new things. Thank you! Please do PM me if you make more! __________________ 3D Fantasy Portfolio (Blizzard/Ghibli/Oddworld Fan)

21-10-2006, 04:16 AM	#12
Freespace-3DT Commando Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Romania, Cluj Posts: 7,988 Thanks: 39 Thanked 185 Times in 158 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 10	Durinthiam: Glad to hear you found it useful. Husk: Thanks, man, use it well. TheChesireCat: Thank you, I like to know I can help out. I will let you know when I figure out some new stuff. __________________ Cinematics: StarCraft: Final Metamorphosis (Final 7.5 Minute CG Animation) Speed Factor 2 (23-NOV-2010) Demo Reel 2010 (1-OCT-2010) StarCraft: First Contact (08-JUL-2009) MY CG&VFX WEBSITE

21-10-2006, 02:08 PM	#13
ibrahim_gabr Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 746 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Wow Freespace this tutorial rocks very informative and usefull really I learned alot from it thanks , also I gave it a shot in my project and here it is and ofcourse not as good as urs heheheee __________________ Sector 16 Iron Man (Stane's Iron man) Imperial sentinal WIP Second Charachter(Zbrush) Free Style soccer (First Animation) Last edited by ibrahim_gabr; 21-10-2006 at 02:12 PM..

21-10-2006, 04:31 PM	#14
Freespace-3DT Commando Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Romania, Cluj Posts: 7,988 Thanks: 39 Thanked 185 Times in 158 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 10	Nice work, ibrahim! Thanks for sharing your result with me. You could try to add a sky and some fog, to improve on this. Also, that's why I meddled with the Exponent feature of the Smoke map used for the displacement, so that I get some flat areas aswell as mountains. The flat areas are excellent for deploying mechs or having buildings on them, while mountains do great for blending into the foggy distance. I would really appreciate to see everyone's results from this tutorial! Thanks for reading and I'm glad if I helped out in anyone's quest for a better landscape. __________________ Cinematics: StarCraft: Final Metamorphosis (Final 7.5 Minute CG Animation) Speed Factor 2 (23-NOV-2010) Demo Reel 2010 (1-OCT-2010) StarCraft: First Contact (08-JUL-2009) MY CG&VFX WEBSITE

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