Importing from MAX to MAYA

Here's a tutorial on how to import Max to Maya.

http://www.arch.columbia.edu/gsap/49897

HDRI's

I couldn't get Chris's HDRI's uploaded to blogger, but here are some good links to free ones.

http://www.evermotion.org/index.php?unfold_exclusive=84&unfold=exclusive
http://hdri.3dweave.com/library/
http://www.debevec.org/Probes/
http://www.hdrimaps.com/downloads.html

Also, here's a good texture library:
http://www.mayang.com/textures/

Shader Library and Maya Tutorials II

The link to the maya shader library is on this page:
http://www.arch.columbia.edu/gsap/11718

To get the shaders working in Maya, follow these steps:

1. Download the library to your computer

2. Extract all of the contents of the zipped folder (don't drag them out of the folder, the order is important).
















3. In maya, open your hypershade editor.

















4. Click on Tabs/Create new tab.
















5. A dialogue box should open up. Name the new tab. Then select, "top" and "disk." Click on the folder icon that appears.
















6. Find the folder named "GSAP" wherever you extracted to. Select it and then click "OK", then "Create".
















7. A new tab should appear with all of the new materials in it. Middle mouse drag the material you want to the work area below, and when you go to the "Materials Tab" it will be available for you to use.

3D Max Rendering Tutorials

http://lakehao.home.comcast.net/tutorial.htm

Johnson Art Museum I.M Pei

US Pavillion at 1970 Expo

Notre Dame du Haut, le corbusier

Arango Residence, John Lautner

Educatorium, Koolhaas

Möbius House, UN Studio

Beehive, Eric Owen Moss

ARCAM, Rene van Zuuk

PROMETEO Music Space:Renzo Piano

Kunsthaus, Graz, Peter Cook

IBM Travelling Pavilion, Renzo Piano

PS1 EXHIBITION, SHOP

Liège, Belgium, Santiago Calatrava

80th south street tower, Santiago Calatrava

3d Max Tutorials I

banana http://www.arch.columbia.edu/gsap/36803


Barcelona Pavilion http://www.arch.columbia.edu/gsap/36985

Maya Tutorials I

NURBS MODELING

car wheel: http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/community/tutorial_details.jsp?itemId=2800117

patch modeling: http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/community/tutorial_details.jsp?itemId=2800121coke

can: http://www.arch.columbia.edu/gsap/8535/

hanger: http://www.arch.columbia.edu/gsap/8694

POLYGON MODELING

dome: http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~matsunam/cs130/tutorial/maya2.pdf

spaceship: http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorial/Extruding-a-Polygon-Spaceship/6836

twisted surface: http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/community/tutorial_details.jsp?itemId=2800025&_requestid=188525

brownstone: www.arch.columbia.edu/gsap/8862

screwdriver: www.highend3d.com/maya/tutorials/modeling/polygon/239-1.html