Some of the tutorials cover general use and workflow and others focus on the needs for specific industries. Each tutorial is broken into a series of lessons that includes a worksheet and a set of assets specific to that lesson. If possible, it is recommended that the lessons within each tutorial initially be taken in succession as they each build upon each other to create a rich understanding of the tool and its capabilities. The lessons are also designed to be taken individually if you just need information or reinforcement on a specific aspect or tool.
These tutorials were designed for MachStudio Pro version 1.4 and above. Tutorials for MachStudio Pro v1.2 are available in the v1.2 archives.
STILL LIFE - The Basics of MachStudio Pro
The Still Life tutorial presents users with a 3D set designed after a Vermeer painting in order to demonstrate the basic functionality of MachStudio Pro. This includes scene set-up, exploring the workspace, cameras, lighting, ambient occlusion, basic materials, and rendering. PDF of all 4 STILL LIFE tutorials 10.1 MB
Lesson 1 – Making the Scene
This lesson takes you through the fundamentals of building a scene, introduces the MachStudio Pro interface and shows how to create a camera and environment lights in the Still Life scene.
Tutorial PDF 1.6 mb Tutorial Assets 267 mb
Lesson 2 – Basic Lighting
This lesson provides an overview of the lighting methodology used in MachStudio Pro. It will show you how to adjust the Ambient Occlusion, add Projected Lights, Point Lights, Light Sets and adjust the HDR settings for the Still Life scene.
Tutorial PDF 1.5 mb Tutorial Assets 267 mb
Lesson 3 – Materials & Shaders
This lesson will show you how to import materials for objects, apply shaders, and view the results with multipass lighting turned on in the Still Life scene.
Tutorial PDF 2.9 mb Tutorial Assets 267 mb
Lesson 4 – Final Adjustments & Rendering
This lesson will show you how to make final lighting adjustments, set depth of field settings, and render the first Still Life image.
Tutorial PDF 3.8 mb Tutorial Assets 267 mb
BOY ZERO - Focus on Character Animation
The Boy Zero tutorial presents users with a CG animated set based on the Boy Zero graphic novel that appeared in Heavy Metal Magazine. The lessons demonstrate the fundamentals of animating in MachStudio Pro including scene set-up, animating property keys, cutting channels, constraining lights, blending keys, animating ambient occlusion, and rendering. PDF of all 5 BOY ZERO tutorials 6.4MB
Lesson 1 - Making the Scene
This lesson shows how to set preferences, load assets and animations, import materials, and load animation for cameras.
Tutorial PDF 1.6 mb Tutorial Assets 303 mb
Lesson 2 - Animating a Property Key
This lesson provides the fundamentals of animating property keys in MachStudio Pro. It shows how to animate property keys for a specific object in the scene and how to mark the timeline.
Tutorial PDF 1.2 mb Tutorial Assets 303 mb
Lesson 3 - Lighting
This lesson gives an overview of lighting animated scenes in MachStudio Pro. It shows how to set HDR settings, create a lightset, constrain lights, and customize lights across a shot.
Tutorial PDF 1.6 mb Tutorial Assets 303 mb
Lesson 4 - Blending Keys, Attaching Drivers, Animating AO
This lesson shows how to blend keys, attach drivers, animate AO, and create a flashing light.
Tutorial PDF 1.3 mb Tutorial Assets 303 mb
Lesson 5 - Rendering
This lesson provides a complete review of the final scene and shows how to render an animated scene.
Tutorial PDF 1.6 mb Tutorial Assets 303 mb
EXPORTING 3D ASSETS - for use in MachStudio Pro
How to export sets, cameras and animations from 3D modeling, CAD, and architectural software for use in MachStudio Pro
Exporting Assets from Softimage
This tutorial will demonstrate how to export assets from Autodesk Softimage for use in Machstudio Pro.
Tutorial PDF .5 mb Tutorial Assets .2 mb
Exporting Assets from Maya using fastExport
This tutorial demonstrates how to export characters, environments, animations, and cameras from Maya into MachStudio™ Pro using the fastExport scripts. This method simplifies the exporting process by allowing users to quickly select geometry, tag it for export, select export options from the Export Scene dialog box and export the entire scene with the press of a button.
Tutorial PDF .25 mb Tutorial Assets 18 mb
Exporting Assets from Maya using Command Line Export
This Reference Guide explains how to export sets, animations, and cameras from Maya into MachStudio Pro native formats using command line exporting.
Tutorial PDF .5 mb Tutorial Assets 36 mb
Exporting from 3ds Max
This tutorial explains how to export sets, animations, and cameras from 3ds Max into MachStudio Pro native formats.
Tutorial PDF .2 mb Tutorial Assets
Exporting from Rhino 4
This tutorial explains how to export assets from Rhinoceros 4.0 SR5b or higher into MachStudio Pro native formats.
Tutorial PDF 1.3 mb Tutorial Assets .03 mb
Exporting from ArchiCAD
This tutorial explains how to export models from ArchiCAD into MachStudio Pro native formats.
Tutorial PDF .5 mb Tutorial Assets 3.5 mb
Exporting from Revit 2010
This tutorial will demonstrate how to export assets from Revit 2010 for use in Machstudio Pro.
Tutorial PDF .3 mb Tutorial Assets 3.5 mb
Exporting from SketchUp 7
This tutorial explains how to export models from SketchUp 7 Pro into MachStudio Pro native formats.
Tutorial PDF .7 mb Tutorial Assets .03 mb
GENERAL TECHNIQUES
Percentage Close Soft Shadows (PCSS)
This tutorial will provide information on using the PCSS shadow system introduced in MachStudio Pro v1.4.
Tutorial PDF 1.2 mb Tutorial Assets 3.5 mb
Displacement Maps & Harware Tessellation
This tutorial discusses how to create real-time displacement using displacement maps and hardware tessellation in MachStudio Pro. This feature is only available with ATI FireGL and FirePro graphics cards. Displacement is available in MachStudio Pro version 1.2.4.3 and higher.
Tutorial PDF .6 mb Tutorial Assets 9 mb
Materials Browser
This tutorial discusses how to open and use MachStudio™ Pro’s Materials Browser, place materials onto surfaces and create a new material for use within the Materials Browser. The Materials Browser was first included in MachStudio Pro version 1.2.4.3.
Tutorial PDF .5 mb Tutorial Assets
Creating Materials in MachStudio Pro
This tutorial covers the robust materials pipeline in MachStudio Pro. Using the assets from Boy Zero, these lessons provide instruction on creating character and environment materials, using shaders, mapping textures, and reviewing special effect attributes of specific shaders.
Tutorial PDF 1.3 mb Tutorial Assets 185 mb
Installing the ATI FirePro V8750 Graphics Card
This tutorial supplements the installation instructions for the FirePro V8750 provided by ATI with the graphics card.
Tutorial PDF .35 mb Tutorial Assets
Installing the ATI FireGL V8650 Graphics Card
This tutorial supplements the installation instructions for the FireGL V8650 provided by ATI with the graphics card.
Tutorial PDF .2 mb Tutorial Assets
