Animation Tutorials

Here you can learn the fundamentals of creating animation with 3ds Max. Follow these tutorials and you will gain expertise and understanding in how to animate using the program.

Features Covered in This Section

• Auto Key animation
• Ghosting
• Dummy objects and animation
• Track View – Dope Sheet
• Looping animation
• Weighted list controllers
• Creating squash and stretch using Flex modifiers
• Set Key Animation
• Morphing animation
• Path constraint and Path deform animation methods
• Schematic View Improvements

Files for This Section

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

Tutorials in this Section

Bouncing a Ball

Flying a Spacefighter

Animating a Pen

Creating Explosions

Animating a Walkthrough