Advanced 3Ds Max 5[c] Modeling and Animating
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To make a good curtain, you cannot do without Cloth imitating systems. The possibilities integrated in 3ds max 5 include the Reactor system and additional modules such as SimCloth or Stitcher. Beginning with version 5.0, Reactor is included in the package. Prior to this version, it was distributed as a plug-in.
If you do not need ultimate precision or animation of the curtains, the following method is good enough.
| Tip | If you want to create blinds in addition to the curtains, make sure they are closer to the window and have the right size. |
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Create a broken line in the Top view (Fig. 9.13, a). Set the interpolation value to 0 (you will understand why later):
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Main menu à Create à Shapes à Line
Figure 9.13, a and b: Curtain modeling -
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Extrude it by 200 cm (Fig. 9.13, b) and split it into five or six Segments. Do not forget to check the Generate Mapping Coords. flag!
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Apply the Edit Mesh modifier and make the folds by selecting and scaling the vertices (Fig. 9.13, c):
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Main menu à Modifiers à Mesh Editing à Edit Mesh
Figure 9.13, c and d: Curtain modeling -
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Switch to vertex editing (<1> key) and non-uniform scaling (press the <R> key several times).
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Switch to the Use Select Center mode on the main panel.
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Move the vertices to one side.
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Apply the MeshSmooth modifier, specifying two iterations in the parameters. Apply the Noise modifier to "rumple" the result a little (Fig. 9.13, d):
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Main menu à Modifiers à Subdivision Surfaces à MeshSmooth
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Control panel à…à Subdivision Amount à Iterations
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Main menu à Modifiers à Parametric Deformers à Noise
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| Note | You do not need to invert the normals because we will use a two-sided material, but you should do it as a matter of practice (Main menu à Modifiers à Mesh Editing à Normal Modifier). |
| Do it yourself | Try to make the laces holding the curtain aside. Use a spline and the necessary rendering parameters. |
So, the curtain is ready. You can convert it to an Editable Poly, but hold off for now. You might have to edit it on the spline level first.
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Rename it Curtain and save the file as
Lesson09(curtain).max.
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