creating environments

[CADman]

Originally Posted by stinger

Im having a little trouble, i need to know how to elevate areas to make small hills or mountains in 3ds max. also i need to know how to animate water to make waves.

Stinger,

Use a quad patch. Modify and scroll all of the way down to the bottom of the modify menu. A new feature that allows you to "paint" hills and valleys awaits. It is so easy to use, I will leave it up to you to explore. Check out how we used it in our animation this year.

http://www.technokats.org/2005animation.htm

This method is not he best way to simulate water. A quad patch with a Noise modifier will work great. The noise can be animated and does a pretty good job as water.

Post again if you need more info.

CADman