Please take a look at the figure of the Modify Panel. Just below the name of the object selected, we have a field named 'Modifier List'. It is a list of modifiers applied to the currently selected object. Since our teapot in this tutorial has no modifier applied, it simply shows 'Teapot'. We will learn more about modifiers later.
Below the modifier's list, we can see a 'Parameters' roll out. Noticed the '-' symbol to the left of the rollout title? Clicking on it, closes the rollout. Clicking it again opens it. This is the method used to expand and close all roll outs in the right pane in 3D Studio MAX ( 3DS MAX ). Now lets look at what are the parameters associated with our Teapot. Radius is the first parameter. Enter a new value say '100' to the 'Radius' text box and press Enter. The teapot changes its size to the new radius. You can enter what ever value you want for radius into the field.The next field is 'Segments'. It specifies how complex the model is. Entering higher values makes your model more refined, but complex. Experiment with these settings. |