Searching for quality 3D tutorials can be hard to do sometimes. Especially if you have already learned modeling techniques and you wish to learn more in detail other aspects of the 3D software. That's why I have compiled a list of a few tutorials around the web I think would be excellent to read if it's your goal to further expand your knowledge of 3D software. These include spline modeling techniques, quick tricks for fast modeling, simulation using reactor and other various techniques.

1.The ocean floor Start by creating a plane 300 x 300, 30 length and width segments Put a noise modifier on the plane, this will add the irregularities to the ground. Scale 40. Change the Z strength to 8.0. You can add a sand texture to the ground to add more realism. Right click on the ground plane and choose freeze selection. This will prevent you from accidentally moving the plane. 2. Camera is a must Place a camera in your scene to a desirable view. I chose this angle to place my camera. You want to get a view that doesn’t allow you to see the outer edges, don’t worry about the far edges, we will next add a fog effect to the scene so that they wont be visible. 3. Setting fog If you don’t have any objects to place in your underwater scene, just create a teapot and a couple of boxes so that you can properly test the fog effect. Set up three objects so that one is close to the camera, the next one is further away, and last one is the farthest away. Hit 8 to bring up the Environment and Effects dialog box. Under atmosphere select add and ...

This tutorial will walk you thru creating realistic fire using 3ds Max’s particle system. With the right particle generation, texture, and material, you can produce some fairly realistic effects. If you have not done so, first create your fire material by following the material tutorial, because you will later apply this material to your particles. Step 1 Setting up Particles Start by creating a blizzard particle system and place it in your scene so its pointing upwards. To do this go to Create > Particles > Blizzard. Rotate the particle emitter 180 degrees so its pointing up. Under the modify panel, change the emitter size to 45 x 45. The viewport display show how the particles will be represented in the viewport, not how the particles will be rendered. The percentage of particles displays a certain percentage in the viewport but the amount of particles rendered will always be 100%. Step 2 Particle Generation Under Particle Generation choose a user rate of 3. This controls how many particles are to be created per frame. Under Particle Motion choose a speed of 1.97, a variation of .276, tumble 0 and tumble rate 0. Under Particle Timing make your Emit start a negative number. You can make ...