How to organize your 3d scene (3ds max 2017)

This video shows you how to organize complex scenes in 3ds max for modeling and visualization: layer, selection set, scene state, Batch renderer…

Name your 3d-objects properly!

Use “layer manager” (scene explorer)

Use “selection set”

Use “Group” (only for export/import)

Use “Light lister” for a better overview of your lights”

Use “manage scene states” to manage different settings of the whole 3d scene at the same time

Name your materials properly

Use “render presets”

Use “Batch renderer” to set up different visualisations to render in one go!

Save as “Archive” to collect all external footage (mappings…) in one ZIP-folder for distribution and archive (smaller file!)