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3ds Max & Vray: Master Interior Archviz Projects Quickly

Name: 3ds Max & Vray: Master Interior Archviz Projects Quickly
Rating: 4.4 (1025 reviews)

Take your interior renderings to the next level with these professional techniques, tools and tips. Render like the pros

Created byAdam Zollinger (Learn Archviz)

Last updated 9/2025

English

What you'll learn

Use the provided project to create a photorealistic interior rendering using advanced techniques with 3ds Max + Vray
Learn the necessary tools, tips and tricks to make your images really stand out as professional & photorealistic.
Model custom furniture using Polygon tools and other 3ds Max tools
Model cloth objects using cloth simulation in Marvelous Designer
Understand how to use all the settings of the 3ds Max Physical Camera in order to improve composition
Achieve perfect light exposure for your renderings
Use Vray lights, including HDRI dome lights, to create natural looking lighting to achieve photorealism
UVW mapping for complex models
Create custom advanced textures / materials in Photoshop and Vray to achieve photorealism
Understand Vray settings that contribute to photorealism, speed and quality
Experiment with atmospherics, lens flare and light bloom, all within 3ds Max / Vray to enhance your scenes
Make your image pop with professional post-processing techniques in Photoshop

Course content

15 sections • 65 lectures • 9h 47m total length

Introduction1:54
Is This Course Right For You?1:53
-what level should you be at to continue in this course?
-know basic navigation of the UI in 3ds Max + Vray
-know basic 3d graphics concepts like modeling, materials, lighting, rendering
Stay Connected With Your Instructor2:04
All Course Resources, Plus Student Q&A0:08

Let's Get Started2:08
Download Resources and Follow Along0:23
Model the Wall Panels Using Edit Poly Tools7:03
- model the basic shell of the scene
- sweep tool and edit poly tools in 3ds Max
- build the base for your interior rendering
- basic transforms, copies, etc.
Model a High Detail Plank Wood Floor11:54
- splines + modifiers, converted to edit poly
- use edit poly tools to quickly replicate wood floor planks
- add variation and detail with poly tools and modifiers
- set up proper UVW mapping and multi-subobject materials
- material by element modifier
Model a High-Poly Window - Part 112:46
- continue to develop your skills with edit poly modeling tools

- pay close attention to detail for high quality models

- build a window quickly with simple poly tools

- use reference images to model from
- symmetry modifier for speeding up workflow
Model a High-Poly Window - Part 25:33
continue with poly modeling tools
add noise modifiers for variation
complete your high-detail window model
Model a Detailed Piece of Modern Furniture - Part 110:04
- Splines + modifiers

- poly modeling tools

- using reference images

- creating the building blocks necessary for a nice modeled piece of furniture
Model a Detailed Piece of Modern Furniture - Part 215:54
- continue with various different modeling tools
- FFD modifier
Model a Detailed Piece of Modern Furniture - Part 33:07
- fine tune the model
- get the proportions just right
- push and pull until the size is correct
Learn More Modeling Tools By Creating a Home Decor Model10:59
-Helix primitive object
-Bend modifier
-Align tool

Marvelous Designer - Where / How Do I Get It?0:19
Marvelous Designer: Model a Cushion While Being Introduced to the Basic Tools15:12
-cloth simulation
-Marvelous Designer
-Model an organic cushion with realistic wrinkles, etc.
-Natural looking models simulated quickly and efficiently.
-Create fabric panels and sewing seams in Marvelous Designer
-Import a custom avatar and use it as a base for a more natural looking model.
Model Naturally Folding Curtains for Your Scene Using Marvelous Designer12:24
-Import curtain rod as a custom avatar into Marvelous Designer.
-Sew a loop around the curtain rod
-Hang curtains from the loop
-Easily pull back the curtains with natural folds
-Strengthen settings
-Solidify settings
-shrinkage and stretch settings
Easily Create a Highly Realistic Rug Using Marvelous Designer3:35
-Add natural wrinkles to your simple rug
-Realtime cloth simulations

Final Modeling Tip5:14
-when should you just purchase your models?

-is it cheap or expensive to purchase your models?

-where should you buy your models?

-Download the room model (resource file for this lecture), with all of our models added, then start adding your own entourage models to it, either by modeling your own or purchasing some around the internet.
Modeling Review + Links To The Models I Used0:14
EXTRA: Download Free Additional Furniture0:24
Some of the furniture I use in the course does not belong to me, so I can't give it away. However, I have started to recreate some of it, and will try to do it all eventually. Go to this link to find other furniture models you can use with your scene.

Photography Theory: Basic Terms Explained2:38
-3 things that contribute to the overall exposure of an image

-Aperture

-Shutter Speed

-ISO

-What do all these things mean and how can you use them to your advantage?
Learn Good Composition From The Pros7:20
-examine image examples of professional interior photography
-discuss different compositions and how they are achieved
-look for techniques that we can mimic in 3ds Max and Vray
All 3ds Max Physical Camera Settings Explained16:05
-Use the virtual camera (3ds Max Physical Camera) to mimic various different real world camera settings
-depth of field in 3ds Max / Vray
-getting just the right exposure
-shutter speed / motion blur
-bokeh effects
-camera clipping

Use a Material Override Rendering to Figure Out Lighting4:55
-isolate objects that you don't want overridden
-choose an override material that is the average tone of all the materials in your scene
-adjust the override material for a different look / feel / mood
Use an HDRI Light Source For an Extremely Realistic Scene9:18
-Use the Vray HDRI map in conjunction with a Vray Dome Light to create all the exterior light for your scene
-light the entire interior with an image based light coming from outside the room
-understand HDRI better
-learn the essential settings for HDRI lighting in 3ds Max with Vray
Add Interior Light to Your Scene With Vray Lights8:13
-Vray sphere lights / plane lights
-essential settings for getting just the right look and light level
-use interior lights to contribute to the overall exposure of the scene.

Learn From Expertly Created Materials8:39
-look at the basic construction of professionally created Vray material
-diffuse maps, reflection maps, bump maps
-examine the various different Vray material settings that make your materials look real
-3ds Max slate material editor and compact editor
UVW Mapping for Our Furniture Model9:27
-follow along to UVW map the furniture model
-UVW mapping types
-mapping different surfaces
-creating different types of maps for different surfaces of an object
Create Your Own Photoreal, Tileable Maps in Photoshop9:43
Generate Your Other Maps - Reflection, Bump, Etc.4:02
Create a Photorealistic Vray Material18:35
- Composite maps
- reflection maps
- glossy maps
- wood material
Stainless Steel Material10:30
- metal
- Vray material
- procedural maps

Using Your Render Channels in Photoshop CC11:07
- import all your render channels as layers
- enhance and adjust your renderings using render channels
- adjustment layers
- using Zdepth to add atmospherics and depth of field focus
Create Light Bloom in Photoshop4:30
- use refraction render channel to manually create light bloom effects in post
Apply Final Image Enhancements12:41
- sharpening
- high pass effects
- chromatic abberation
- vignetting
- artistic effects

Requirements

You should have a working knowledge of 3ds Max basic tools and UI
Basic Understanding of Vray is helpful but not completely necessary
Basic knowledge of 3d graphics principles like modeling, lighting, textures, rendering, etc.
This is not an entry level 3d course

Description

*Course Updates 02/2023 - An entire new section added:

Chaos Vantage | Easily turn any rendering into a professional level animation

This new section goes over all the basics of Chaos Vantage (all the settings) and culminates with a demonstration of how archviz artists can use it to quickly and easily animate their projects. It is so easy to learn, but so powerful in enhancing workflows to be more efficient and streamlined, especially for animation. *Includes project downloads

Where This Course Will Take You

This course takes you beyond basic tools in 3ds Max, and into the world of high-end architectural (arch viz) imagery. You will learn the professional workflow and tools that are used in the industry to achieve stunning, photorealistic results in 3d. Industry standard tools including 3ds Max, Vray, Marvelous Designer and Photoshop are all used and demonstrated.

Project Files

Follow along with the various parts of the project that are provided for you and create a professional arch viz interior by the end. Along the way you will have learned all sorts of tips and tricks, workflow techniques, and tools in advanced software packages, all while creating your own custom rendered scene to add to your portfolio.

Join Now For Lifetime Access to All Project Files and Future Updates

If you are ready to take your renderings to the next level with all the professional tools and techniques, this is the class for you. Join today and you will gain immediate, lifetime access to all course models, textures, etc., plus all the professional lectures that you need to increase your skills.

A couple of things to note:

This course is taught by a practicing professional in the arch viz industry (12 years experience)
The instructor has over 36,000 students and an average 4.3 rating on 9 available courses
The course uses the latest software versions, and will be continually updated as software evolves
The course will also be updated with additional lectures and content regarding new techniques
30 day money back guarantee from Udemy if the class is not what you expected

So, what are you waiting for? Join now for immediate, lifetime access to all content!

Who this course is for:

People who have learned 3ds Max, but now want to master it with high-end architectural imagery
Those who want to achieve photorealism
Those who want to better understand the workflow involved with making stunning, high-end arch viz imagery

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Course Introduction4 lectures • 6min

Advanced Modeling For Architecture in 3ds Max10 lectures • 1hr 20min

Intro to Marvelous Designer for Creating Organic 3d Models4 lectures • 32min

Modeling Wrap Up3 lectures • 6min

Cameras and Composition3 lectures • 26min

Advanced Lighting Using Vray Lights3 lectures • 22min

Advanced Materials6 lectures • 1hr 1min

Advanced Rendering2 lectures • 30min

Atmospherics1 lecture • 11min

Advanced Post-Processing3 lectures • 28min

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