Rolex Learning Center

For the first project, we are required to recreate an existing building 

by using 3ds Max Design and Rhino. I choose the Rolex Learning Center

because it is a challenging building to model, thereby test my ability to create

and explore the possibilities of modeling buildings with 3ds Max and Rhino

together.

The roof and floor is modelled in 3ds Max Design by creating a rectangle

and creating openings in the middle by creating and attaching modified

circles to the main rectangle. The floor is then extruded to a specific thickness.

To create a curved surface, the object is applied the Subdivide modifier to

make it easier to create the smooth curved surface. After that, the FFD box modifier

is applied and adjusted. The control points of the FFD modifier is dragged

according to the shape of the building to create a curved surface.

The windows, window frames, columns and amphitheater are created in
Rhino because it is an easier program to work with.

Firstly, the windows are created with rectangles which are aligned
in between the roof and floor. After aligning all four sides, using the
Trim command, the shape of the window is formed. All windows are
joined and using the Offset Surface command, it creates a thick
glass from the rectangle planes.

To create the columns, the first column is created and using the
Array command, copies of the original are created in a uniform
manner. It is then aligned with the building and trimmed using
the Trim command to follow the shape of the building.

After everything is done in Rhino, it is then imported into
3ds Max Design so the materials can be assigned to each
object.

A plane is added to create the ground level and a daylight
system is created to give a realistic image when rendering.

The following are the results of rendering using 3ds Max.

Lesson 4

Lesson 4 teaches us the methods of creating interior spaces with basic objects.

Create a box and use Edit Poly Modifier to delete specific surfaces
and creating an opening with a command similar with the
Offset command in AutoCAD.

Create an object as a focal point and create a daylight system to
illuminate the interior space.

Create cameras and adjusting the focal length to maximize the
view of the interior space.

Test Render the scene and readjusting the camera positions
until it creates a suitable image.

Assign materials to the objects and test Render.

Create interior lighting by using the a photometric lighting system
and importing IES file using the photometric web. The light is edited
and moved to create a decent realistic lighting condition. 

Adjust the temperature of the light to achieve a warm lighting.

Recreate the same lighting system with similar temperature and changing
changing the materials of the interior wall so the lighting systems are visible.

The final rendering of the interior space with warm lighting
and a beautiful sunset.

Lesson 3

This lesson taught us of assigning materials using the arch+design templates

and using bitmaps to create textures.

Create an object and opening the material editor window. 

Assign the material to object by dragging the material
example ball to the object. 

Create a realistic texture by importing an image as the bitmap
and assigning it to a box.

Edit the alignment of the material using the UMW Map Modifier
according the the shape of the object.

After the exercise, we downloaded a template and assigned different
materials for each object.

After editing the materials, we render the final image.

Lesson 2

This tutorial teaches us the techniques of creating a vase with the spline tool.