Written Tutorials

Explore and learn 3ds Max at your own pace.

These tutorials teach 3ds Max through a series of hands-on exercises. Prepare to be entertained and fascinated by the awesome power at your fingertips. These tutorials do not encompass even a fraction of everything you can do with 3ds Max, they are meant as an introduction only.
Note: These tutorials were created with a previous version of the software. Some images and functionality may differ from the current version.

Where to find the tutorial files

The scene and other resource files you need to complete these tutorials can be downloaded from tutorial files. Store them in a directory you can easily access from your desktop.
Note: The tutorial files may be from a previous version, this is fine.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to a number of hardworking and talented individuals who helped create these tutorials, especially Mark Gerhard, and Amer Yassine.