Thursday, May 16th, 2013 Posted by Jim Thacker

Video tutorial: beyond key frame animation in 3ds Max

Autodesk has just posted a free one-hour video tutorial recorded by technical marketing specialist Chris Murray on using 3ds Max’s controllers, constraints and wire parameters to create animation.

The video provides a breezy introduction to the toolsets, and explores why conventional keyframe animation isn’t always the best way to set about a task, particularly when animating vehicles or machinery.