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Effective water motion is one of the most awkward things to master in 3D  So much so that most users tend to resort to a specialist third party plugin such as the excellent RealWave or RealFlow  But if you haven t got access to any plugins  or money    fear not  3ds max can create realistic water motion quite simply on it s own without any third party plugins

Stormy Sea Motion

Effective water motion is one of the most awkward things to master in 3D. So much so that most users tend to resort to a specialist third party plugin such as the excellent RealWave or RealFlow. But if you haven’t got access to any plugins (or money!), fear not. 3ds max can create realistic water motion quite simply on it’s own without any third party plugins.

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A simpl tutorial that teaches you how to create a simple but realitic explosion use VideoPost in Max

Explosion Tutorial

A simpl tutorial that teaches you how to create a simple but realitic explosion use VideoPost in Max.

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The following is a very basic tutorial on how to create a realistic laser for use in your 3DS MAX scenes

Laser Beam

The following is a very basic tutorial on how to create a realistic laser for use in your 3DS MAX scenes.

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very good valume cloud tutorial  enjoy ur ife in heaven

Maing Realistic Volume Cloud

very good valume cloud tutorial .enjoy ur ife in heaven.

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This is really a great tutorial which teaches you technic of Creating Explosions in 3D Studio Max without plugins

Creating Explosions in 3D Studio Max without plugins

This is really a great tutorial which teaches you technic of Creating Explosions in 3D Studio Max without plugins.

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In this tutorial  I ll try to explain how to make a smoke like material only using standard 3ds max and how to properly use it with particle systems  This material can easily be used for all sorts of smoky effects and objects  For example  cigarette smoke  clouds  nebulas  burning oil fields  etc  basically volumetric effects

Smoke Material in 3DS Max

In this tutorial, I’ll try to explain how to make a smoke like material only using standard 3ds max and how to properly use it with particle systems. This material can easily be used for all sorts of smoky effects and objects. For example: cigarette smoke, clouds, nebulas, burning oil fields, etc (basically volumetric effects).

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In this tutorial I ll show you how to prepare an explosive scene   I ll not show you how to make the materials but rather how to set up a generic pFlow system  that can be used and reused and with little trouble   To do so we need a small number of particles and as little number of external forces   We begin by looking how a generic explosion is composed

Creating Realistic Explosions with 3DSMax

In this tutorial I'll show you how to prepare an explosive scene. I'll not show you how to make the materials but rather how to set up a generic pFlow system that can be used and reused and with little trouble. To do so we need a small number of particles and as little number of external forces. We begin by looking how a generic explosion is composed!

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Simulate effects like Cracking of ice  Cutting of wood  etc

Simulating Cutting and Cracking Effects

Simulate effects like Cracking of ice, Cutting of wood, etc.

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A White Plane That Fades Into A White Background

A White Plane That Fades Into A White Background

A White Plane That Fades Into A White Background.

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I was once desparate to make clouds  fire and smoke for a project and after looking long at hard at several tutorials that alleged to teach how to do this  I was still unable to get the results that these tutorials promised me  As revenge  I submit this complete tutorial and promise that  come Hell or high water  beginners out there like me WILL get a result of smoke

Smoke - as easy as it gets

I was once desparate to make clouds, fire and smoke for a project and after looking long at hard at several tutorials that alleged to teach how to do this, I was still unable to get the results that these tutorials promised me. As revenge, I submit this complete tutorial and promise that, come Hell or high water, beginners out there like me WILL get a result of smoke.

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What I plan to accomplish in this tutorial is showing the power of procedural shaders and masking as well as trying not to make it too confusing at the same time

Procedural Shaders: Update on Lava

What I plan to accomplish in this tutorial is showing the power of procedural shaders and masking as well as trying not to make it too confusing at the same time.

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Lightning effects are normally best handled by a plug in solution  but with a little effort and 3ds max 6 s new Particle Flow system  we can produce comparable results

Electric Gun

Lightning effects are normally best handled by a plug-in solution, but with a little effort and 3ds max 6’s new Particle Flow system, we can produce comparable results.

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Create a tornado in 3ds max

Creating a Tornado

Create a tornado in 3ds max

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Easy way to create fire animation in 3dsmax

Create Fire in 3dsmax

Easy way to create fire animation in 3dsmax.

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Making thousand of arrows shot and falling from the sky using Particle Flow

Thousand Arrows: Particle Flow Tutorial

Making thousand of arrows shot and falling from the sky using Particle Flow

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In this quick and concise video tutorial  I am going to demo you how to create realistic air explosion with SitniSati Afterburn 3 2  We are going to set up a simple particle system by using Superspray  adding gravity and wind forces to it  Finally  add Afterburn volumertic shader to the particle to give smoking looking

Air explosion with Afterburn in 3dsmax 9

In this quick and concise video tutorial, I am going to demo you how to create realistic air explosion with SitniSati Afterburn 3.2. We are going to set up a simple particle system by using Superspray, adding gravity and wind forces to it. Finally, add Afterburn volumertic shader to the particle to give smoking looking.

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Create cool looking spacecraft engine flames in 3d studio max

Engine Flames

Create cool looking spacecraft engine flames in 3d studio max.

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3ds max  Reactor Wheel tutorial very simple and good

3ds max: Reactor Wheel

3ds max: Reactor Wheel tutorial very simple and good

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Creating a car chased by Apache helicopter in the desert  This first part covering how to create dust trail using particle system

Desert Chase Part1: Creating Dust Trail

Creating a car chased by Apache helicopter in the desert. This first part covering how to create dust trail using particle system.

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In this video you will learn how to  1  convert building mesh to particles with Cebas Thinkingparticles  2 create dust and smoke with Superspray plus Sitni Sati AfterBurn 3 0  3 Create debris with Particle Flow

Building demolition in 3ds max 7

In this video you will learn how to (1) convert building mesh to particles with Cebas Thinkingparticles (2)create dust and smoke with Superspray plus Sitni Sati AfterBurn 3.0 (3)Create debris with Particle Flow.

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In this tutorial i will teach what shutterspeed is and show you a few examples on how it should be used

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4 ways to create personalized Christmas greeting eCard or online greeting card with photos  music  videos and greeting message

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In this tutorial we shall learn how to model Sony Ericson W950i  Just follow the steps as shown in the tutorial

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Dispersion is one of the effects that are being used very often in 3D animation  It is quite simple and has wide usage   almost everywhere where it comes to create some special effects

Dissolving objects using particles - Dispersion is one of the effects that are being used very often in 3D anima...

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