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kamari-ice · Apr 14th, 2002, 05:58 PM

Yeah, Fortune I found some cool pics for it.

https://www.webreference.com/3d/art/3-d.gif

https://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...images/tyg.gif

https://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...mages/theh.jpg

Like the WDK for Maya, the WDK for Max is implemented as a toolbar within the main interface. While the dialog box interfaces are not identical, the functionality is the same.

Use the rest of the documentation to familiarize yourself with the functionality of each toolbar button and each dialog box.

NOTE: Before using any other Walkabout buttons, you *must* press the Walkabout "Add Walkabout Globals" toolbar button. Otherwise, certain Walkabout-specific variables won't be created and the dialogs won't work.

If you accidentally press another Walkabout toolbar button before the "Add Walkabout Globals" button, simply close any error messages, press the "Add Walkabout Globals" button and then proceed.

Below, Max-specific comments and restrictions are discussed.

Scene Scale
Walkabout's default navigation mode, called Walkabout, is based on a person that is roughly six units tall. Therefore, all movement (walking) is based on that height.

When Max opens in its default mode, its default Perspective camera is far away from the origin. The default grid displayed is 10.0 units for each grid line. This can be misleading when trying to create a scene with real-world units.

We suggest that you change the home grid size to 1.0 units across. See the Max documentation on how to do this.

If you create an object that is very large and wish to use Walkabout's Object Orbit navigation mode, you may scale the speed of how quickly the camera zooms or pans by setting the Object Orbit Speed value in the Edit Walkabout Globals dialog box.

Camera Clipping Planes
The camera clipping planes in Max default to 0.0 and 1000.0.

We highly recommend you changing these values to 1.0 and, say, 1000.0.

Walkabout uses the Environment Ranges (Near Range and Far Range) unless the Clip Manually checkbox is marked. Walkabout then uses the Near Clip and Far Clip values.

Z UP
3D Studio Max orients the world so that the Z axis is up. Maya assumes the Y axis is up. Be aware of this. It won't affect how you create your scene or orient your camera, but there are restrictions mentioned in the documentation regarding a Z rotation on the anchor cameras.

You should be aware that in Max, Z rotations on cameras are fine, but Y rotations aren't. The Y rotation for all cameras should be zero.

Non-zero Y axis camera rotations will not work properly in Walkabout.

Walkabout Restrictions on Max Scenes
These next sections discuss the restrictions that Walkabout has on Max scenes. Not every type of animation controller, light, camera, texture and material is supported. Use these next sections to determine how you should modify your scene to make it conform to Walkabout standards.

Cameras
Only free cameras are supported. Targeted cameras are not supported.
The Y rotation value of cameras is ignored. Keep this value, even when animating, to zero.
Additional information on cameras can be found here and here.

Lights
Only free lights are supported. Targeted lights are not supported.
Spot, Omni and Directional lights are supported.
An ambient light value can be specified in the Rendering->Environment dialog box.
Light lists, negative lights and excluded lights are not supported.
Additional information on modeling and geometry can be found here and here.

Geometry
By default, 3D Studio Max geometry tends to contain a lot of polygons. For instance, a default sphere uses 960 faces. On the web, this may be unnecessarily complex. Therefore, you may want to get into the practice of reducing the number of polygons in your geometric objects.
Walkabout converts all geometry to editable meshes for export.
Only objects that can be exported as an editable mesh are supported.
Helper objects are supported, but only their transforms are exported. You may use these to create hierarchies, but they are non-renderable.
As mentioned elsewhere in the documentation, negative scales are not supported.
Additional information on modeling and geometry can be found here and here.

Materials and Textures
Only Phong and Blinn materials are supported. Blinn materials are converted to Phong materials at export time.
The only maps supported are for Diffuse Color, Opacity and Reflection.
Additional information on materials can be found here and here.

Textures
Only Bitmap maps are supported for Diffuse Color, Opacity and Reflection. You may put a map in Diffuse Color or Opacity, not both.
Textured objects must have a UVW map applied. Otherwise, the texture won't be visible.
Maps must have width and height that are powers of 2. That is, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, etc.
For example, the following map sizes are acceptable: 32x128, 64x64, 512x1024
The following sizes are not acceptable: 32x10, 96x96, 100x200, 320x240
Quicktime movies do not have the above size restrictions.
Additional information on textures can be found here and here.

Animation
Only the Bezier Position controller is supported for the Position portion of transforms.
Only the Euler XYZ controller is supported for the Rotation portion of transforms.
Only the Bezier Scale controller is supported for the Scale portion of transforms.
Using any unsupported controller may have undesired results.
Rotation order must be XYZ.
Pivots are supported.
Animation of X, Y and Z rotations are supported for all nodes except cameras. For them, only X and Z rotations are supported.
Geometry and lights may be attached to the camera (great for heads-up displays or on-screen buttons).
Cameras may be attached to objects. Best used for the Static and Head Turn navigation modes.
Animation on paths is not supported.
Bone-based animation is not supported.
Additional information on animation can be found here and here.

Collections
Walkabout for Maya and Max supports three types of collections that can be used to divide the scene for streaming:

geometry
textures
audios
To put geometry objects in a particular collection, do the following:

Select the parent object or objects to be added to a collection (all children will be assumed)
Enter the name for the collection in the Named Selection edit box on the Main Toolbar.
For example, a name of "gc_abc_25" will put the objects in collection "abc" with a priority of 25. Any geometry not in a Named Selection will default to having a collection code of "zzz".
Named Selections cannot be used for textures, so to put texture objects in a particular collection, do the following:

Set the texture filename to "XXX_<file name>", where XXX is the collection code.
For example, a file with the name "abc_tree.jpg" will be placed in collection "abc" while a file named "tree.jpg" will be placed in the default collection of "zzz".
The Edit Walkabout Audio Files dialog box is where audio files are listed. The code for each file can be specified there. The default collection code is "zzz".

Additional information on collections can be found here.

Tutorials
Below are descriptions of two Max tutorials included with the WDK.

The first tutorial uses the Walkabout navigation mode and demonstrates collision detection, camera-facing objects, and proximity events.

The second tutorial uses the Object Orbit navigation mode and demonstrates animation clips and interactivity.

NOTE: The "test" host license used for these tutorials allows the data to be written anywhere but restricts the view on the webpage to 320x240 and places a Mayim watermark in the image. A non-test host license does not have these restrictions.

https://www.puzzlecraft.com/3D/studiom-1.htm

Thats all I could find today, I learned a lot about 3d Studio Max.See even if I am young, I can still learn.I think those pics I found are awesome.

Apr 14th, 2002, 05:58 PM	#3
kamari-ice Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 769	Yeah, Fortune I found some cool pics for it. https://www.webreference.com/3d/art/3-d.gif https://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...images/tyg.gif https://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...mages/theh.jpg Like the WDK for Maya, the WDK for Max is implemented as a toolbar within the main interface. While the dialog box interfaces are not identical, the functionality is the same. Use the rest of the documentation to familiarize yourself with the functionality of each toolbar button and each dialog box. NOTE: Before using any other Walkabout buttons, you must press the Walkabout "Add Walkabout Globals" toolbar button. Otherwise, certain Walkabout-specific variables won't be created and the dialogs won't work. If you accidentally press another Walkabout toolbar button before the "Add Walkabout Globals" button, simply close any error messages, press the "Add Walkabout Globals" button and then proceed. Below, Max-specific comments and restrictions are discussed. Scene Scale Walkabout's default navigation mode, called Walkabout, is based on a person that is roughly six units tall. Therefore, all movement (walking) is based on that height. When Max opens in its default mode, its default Perspective camera is far away from the origin. The default grid displayed is 10.0 units for each grid line. This can be misleading when trying to create a scene with real-world units. We suggest that you change the home grid size to 1.0 units across. See the Max documentation on how to do this. If you create an object that is very large and wish to use Walkabout's Object Orbit navigation mode, you may scale the speed of how quickly the camera zooms or pans by setting the Object Orbit Speed value in the Edit Walkabout Globals dialog box. Camera Clipping Planes The camera clipping planes in Max default to 0.0 and 1000.0. We highly recommend you changing these values to 1.0 and, say, 1000.0. Walkabout uses the Environment Ranges (Near Range and Far Range) unless the Clip Manually checkbox is marked. Walkabout then uses the Near Clip and Far Clip values. Z UP 3D Studio Max orients the world so that the Z axis is up. Maya assumes the Y axis is up. Be aware of this. It won't affect how you create your scene or orient your camera, but there are restrictions mentioned in the documentation regarding a Z rotation on the anchor cameras. You should be aware that in Max, Z rotations on cameras are fine, but Y rotations aren't. The Y rotation for all cameras should be zero. Non-zero Y axis camera rotations will not work properly in Walkabout. Walkabout Restrictions on Max Scenes These next sections discuss the restrictions that Walkabout has on Max scenes. Not every type of animation controller, light, camera, texture and material is supported. Use these next sections to determine how you should modify your scene to make it conform to Walkabout standards. Cameras Only free cameras are supported. Targeted cameras are not supported. The Y rotation value of cameras is ignored. Keep this value, even when animating, to zero. Additional information on cameras can be found here and here. Lights Only free lights are supported. Targeted lights are not supported. Spot, Omni and Directional lights are supported. An ambient light value can be specified in the Rendering->Environment dialog box. Light lists, negative lights and excluded lights are not supported. Additional information on modeling and geometry can be found here and here. Geometry By default, 3D Studio Max geometry tends to contain a lot of polygons. For instance, a default sphere uses 960 faces. On the web, this may be unnecessarily complex. Therefore, you may want to get into the practice of reducing the number of polygons in your geometric objects. Walkabout converts all geometry to editable meshes for export. Only objects that can be exported as an editable mesh are supported. Helper objects are supported, but only their transforms are exported. You may use these to create hierarchies, but they are non-renderable. As mentioned elsewhere in the documentation, negative scales are not supported. Additional information on modeling and geometry can be found here and here. Materials and Textures Only Phong and Blinn materials are supported. Blinn materials are converted to Phong materials at export time. The only maps supported are for Diffuse Color, Opacity and Reflection. Additional information on materials can be found here and here. Textures Only Bitmap maps are supported for Diffuse Color, Opacity and Reflection. You may put a map in Diffuse Color or Opacity, not both. Textured objects must have a UVW map applied. Otherwise, the texture won't be visible. Maps must have width and height that are powers of 2. That is, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, etc. For example, the following map sizes are acceptable: 32x128, 64x64, 512x1024 The following sizes are not acceptable: 32x10, 96x96, 100x200, 320x240 Quicktime movies do not have the above size restrictions. Additional information on textures can be found here and here. Animation Only the Bezier Position controller is supported for the Position portion of transforms. Only the Euler XYZ controller is supported for the Rotation portion of transforms. Only the Bezier Scale controller is supported for the Scale portion of transforms. Using any unsupported controller may have undesired results. Rotation order must be XYZ. Pivots are supported. Animation of X, Y and Z rotations are supported for all nodes except cameras. For them, only X and Z rotations are supported. Geometry and lights may be attached to the camera (great for heads-up displays or on-screen buttons). Cameras may be attached to objects. Best used for the Static and Head Turn navigation modes. Animation on paths is not supported. Bone-based animation is not supported. Additional information on animation can be found here and here. Collections Walkabout for Maya and Max supports three types of collections that can be used to divide the scene for streaming: geometry textures audios To put geometry objects in a particular collection, do the following: Select the parent object or objects to be added to a collection (all children will be assumed) Enter the name for the collection in the Named Selection edit box on the Main Toolbar. For example, a name of "gc_abc_25" will put the objects in collection "abc" with a priority of 25. Any geometry not in a Named Selection will default to having a collection code of "zzz". Named Selections cannot be used for textures, so to put texture objects in a particular collection, do the following: Set the texture filename to "XXX_<file name>", where XXX is the collection code. For example, a file with the name "abc_tree.jpg" will be placed in collection "abc" while a file named "tree.jpg" will be placed in the default collection of "zzz". The Edit Walkabout Audio Files dialog box is where audio files are listed. The code for each file can be specified there. The default collection code is "zzz". Additional information on collections can be found here. Tutorials Below are descriptions of two Max tutorials included with the WDK. The first tutorial uses the Walkabout navigation mode and demonstrates collision detection, camera-facing objects, and proximity events. The second tutorial uses the Object Orbit navigation mode and demonstrates animation clips and interactivity. NOTE: The "test" host license used for these tutorials allows the data to be written anywhere but restricts the view on the webpage to 320x240 and places a Mayim watermark in the image. A non-test host license does not have these restrictions. https://www.puzzlecraft.com/3D/studiom-1.htm Thats all I could find today, I learned a lot about 3d Studio Max.See even if I am young, I can still learn.I think those pics I found are awesome.