Predefinedprimitives [ edit ]

Thisisabasicmethod,inwhichonemodelssomethingusingonlyboxes,spheres,cones,cylindersandother
predefinedobjectsfromthelistofPredefinedStandardPrimitivesoralistofPredefinedExtendedPrimitives.
Onemayalsoapplybooleanoperations,includingsubtract,cutandconnect.Forexample,onecanmaketwo
sphereswhichwillworkasblobsthatwillconnectwitheachother.Thesearecalledmetaballs.[7]

Someofthe3dsMaxPrimitivesasthey
Standardprimitives [ edit ]
appearinthewireframeviewof3dsMax
Producesarectangularprism.Analternative 9
Box: variationofboxcalledCubproportionallyconstrains
thelength,width,andheightofthebox.
Cylinder: Producesacylinder.
Producesatorusoraringwithacircularcross
Torus:
section,sometimesreferredtoasadoughnut.
ProducesaUtahteapot.Sincetheteapotisa
parametricobject,theusercanchoosewhichparts
Teapot:
oftheteapottodisplayaftercreation.Theseparts
includethebody,handle,spoutandlid. 3dsMaxStandardPrimitives:Box(topright),
Cone: Producesuprightorinvertedcones. Cone(topcenter),Pyramid(topleft),Sphere
(bottomleft),Tube(bottomcenter)and
Producesafullsphere,semisphere,orother
Sphere: Geosphere(bottomright)
portionofasphere.
Producesroundorprismatictubes.Thetubeis
Tube:
similartothecylinderwithaholeinit.
Producesapyramidwithasquareorrectangular
Pyramid:
baseandtriangularsides.
Producesaspecialtypeofflatpolygonmeshthat
canbeenlargedbyanyamountatrendertime.The
usercanspecifyfactorstomagnifythesizeor
Plane:
numberofsegmentsorboth.Modifierssuchas
displacecanbeaddedtoaplanetosimulateahilly 3dsMaxExtendedPrimitives:TorusKnot(top
terrain. left),ChamferCyl(topcenter),Hose(top
Producesspheresandhemispheresbasedonthree right),Capsule(bottomleft),Gengon(bottom,
Geosphere: secondfromleft),OilTank(bottom,second
classesofregularpolyhedrons.
fromright)andPrism(bottomright)