Digital Tutors has released a number of free 3ds Max tutorials covering such topics as modeling, rigging, animation, and rendering. In addition, Digital Tutors has released three commercial training videos for 3ds Max. This is a first for this popular video training site. We hope that this is just a start. The first three titles are: 'Introduction to Animation in 3ds Max', 'Introduction to mental ray in 3ds Max', and 'Introduction to Modeling in 3ds Max'.

The October 7th press release from 'Digital-Tutors' states "Oklahoma City, OK - Digital-Tutors, an Autodesk® Authorized Publisher and leader in video-based training, today announced the first three releases in a series of 3ds Max training titles including, 'Introduction to Modeling in 3ds Max', 'Introduction to Animation in 3ds Max', and 'Introduction to mental ray in 3ds Max'. Developed for emerging digital artists new to 3ds Max, the highly customizable and scalable 3D modeling, animation, and rendering solution, 'Introduction to Modeling in 3ds Max,' 'Introduction to Animation in 3ds Max,' and 'Introduction to mental ray in 3ds Max' collectively contain over nine hours of self-paced creative projects and provide essential modeling workflows, time-saving animation techniques, and the fundamentals of rendering with mental ray within 3ds Max. The new releases provide a tool-based approach to fully understanding popular production topics and a foundation for artists integrating 3ds Max into existing workflows..."

The full press release can be read at DT Press Room

A breakdown of the free video tutorials is as follows:


Modeling
"How to create a corkscrew in 3ds Max"
"How to create surfaces using curves in 3ds Max"


Rigging
"Working with the Linked Xform Modifier in 3ds Max"
"Linking objects for parent/child hierarchies in 3ds Max"


Animation
"Animating along a path in 3ds Max"


Rendering
"Controlling lights using exclude/exclude in 3ds Max"


You can find the free training videos on the Digital Tutors' 3ds Max page.

A breakdown of their commercial offerings in 3ds Max:

Introduction to Animation in 3ds Max
Learn the fundamentals of animation and achieve greater results using a time-saving workflow to effectively using and learning the animation tools available in 3ds Max. Contains over 3 hours of project-based training for artists new to animation...

Introduction to mental ray in 3ds Max
Learn an essential workflow to rendering with mental ray and techniques for fully utilizing the tools available inside 3ds Max to save time and see better results. Contains over 2 hours of project-based training for artists new to mental ray and...

Introduction to Modeling in 3ds Max
Learn a fundamental workflow to Polygon, NURBS, and Splined-based modeling and time-saving techniques to creatively utilizing the robust tools available in 3ds Max. Contains nearly 4 hours of self-paced training for artists new to modeling in 3ds...

Press Release
http://www.digitaltutors.com/digital_tutors/press_room.php?prid=156

Digital Tutors' Main Page:
http://www.digitaltutors.com