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© 2016 Autodesk© 2016 Autodesk Join the conversation #AU2016
Bringing Max Creation Graph to Design Visualization Through 3ds Max
VFX CD | VP
Eric Craft Ludo MichaudLead Modeler | Associate
© 2016 Autodesk© 2016 Autodesk
AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
ENGAGE
INSPIRE
Over 15 years of Design and Product Visualization experience
Education, Bachelors in Management and Associates in Advertising
Attended 3ds max Gunslinger events hosted by Autodesk in Montreal
First time attendee and speaker at AU
Eric Craft,Lead Modeler | Associate
Core Beliefs.....why I do what I do
The challenge as it is never that simple.
Creating realistic visuals of something that will be.
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AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
Over 20 years experience in VFX for Film, Television, Game, Shorts films and Architectural
Visualization, worked 5 of those years for Softimage
I am from Quebec, Canada. I moved to Texas a over 15 years ago to pursue my dreams.
Lucky to work with amazingly talented people, and a C.R.A.Z.Y. management team!
I have a passion for teaching and sharing my knowledge worldwide.
Ludo Michaud, VFX Creative Director | VP
I elevate projects through cutting-edge technologies and help
people visualize new possibilities. I thrive to inspire and entertain
with moving images and incredible storytelling.
MENTOR
MOTIVATOR
Core Beliefs.....Why I do what I do
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AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
Introduction
Agenda
How to use Max Creation Graph
Customizing MCG Tools
Real World Usage of MCG
Closing
Questions and Answers
AGENDAAGENDAWHAT IS NEXT?
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AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
Learn how to use Max Creation Graph to create design
visualization tools
Learn how to customize tools to get the results you need
Learn how to resolve repetitive tasks with MCG tools
Discover ways to approach tool development to get the results your
team needs to work efficiently
AGENDA: Learning ObjectivesGOALSWHY WE ARE HERE
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AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
HOW TO: Why use MCG?WHYKEY FEATURES
Package and Share Tools
User Creatable and Editable Format
User Customizable UI
Compounds to Create New Operators
Multithreaded Operators
Visual Node Based Programming
Executed as .Net byte-code
In short 4 key features: Distributable
Extendable
Accessible
Performance
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AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
HOW TO: Creating a Basic Box With MCGHOW TOTHE BASICS
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AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
HOW TO: Extending the Box With MCG
Creating a CompoundHOW TOEXTENDING THE TOOL
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INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
HOW TO: Cloning the Box With MCGHOW TOONE IS NOT ENOUGH
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INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
HOW TOIN THE RIGHT SPOT
HOW TO: Offsetting the Clones With MCG
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INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS: Installing Existing
PackagesCUSTOMIZINGINSTALL PACKAGES
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AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS: Testing the ToolCUSTOMIZINGTIME TO TEST
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AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS: Extending the
Tool with Material ID SupportCUSTOMIZINGCONDENSE IDS
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AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS: Changing the Tool
to a Geometry ObjectCUSTOMIZINGNEW TYPE OF TOOL
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INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS: Extending the UI
with MaxscriptCUSTOMIZINGSCRIPT ENHANCEMENT
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INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
IN THE REAL WORLD: Recreating a Photo
Using MCG and the Modifier StackREAL WORLDRECREATING A PHOTO
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INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
WRAPPING IT ALL UP: Things to rememberCLOSINGYOUR TOOLS YOUR WAY
Identify a need or problem to solve
Plan out a workflow of where you need your tool to go
See if a tool exists that you can evolve
Start small and expand as you build your tool
Don’t over think what you are trying to do
Work with your team to optimize the UI and options that will work
for your workflow
Most importantly, have MCG complement your workflow
Finally, think outside the box as MCG is not limited to what was
seen so far
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AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
WRAPPING IT ALL UP: MCG as a toolkit
creation and expansion toolCLOSINGYOUR TOOLS YOUR WAY
Today we showed: How to start from nothing and build a basic tool
How to install an existing package
How to expand on these tools to make them something different
How we tackled a request to recreate a real world image using MCG
So the big question is where do you want to take MCG?
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AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERSQUESTIONSAND SOME ANSWERS
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AGENDA
INTRODUCTION
CUSTOMIZING TOOLS
IN THE REAL WORLD
WRAPPING IT ALL UP
Q & A
HOW TO MCG
CONTACT
Eric CraftModeling Lead | Associate
email: [email protected]
Username: PiXeL_MoNKeY
CGTalk: http://forums.cgsociety.org/member.php?u=3088
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Ludo Michaud VFX Creative Director | VP
email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ludovickwmichaud
Instagram: NordikWind
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