Modeling a Street Scene in 3DSMAX 9

by Jahan Zaib

Hello everyone!

In this tutorial i will teach you how to model a Street Scene in 3ds Max 9 .

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So for this tutorial you need to have a 3dsmax 9 and some nice streets reference images..

You can get good and higher resolution images from  www.environment-textures.com

ok lets get started

Step 1:open 3ds max 9 or any later version. first i am going to make the road for Street Scene .

now make a plane in top view with these dimensions :  Length: 84.675 and Width: 327.792.

Step 2:right click on the line and then convert it to Editable Poly.

Step 3:select the both Edges and Connect. now click on Chamfer (6.38)

Step 4:select the both part of the plane and Extrude (0.941)

Step 5:now setting up the vertexes position as like image.

Step 6:apply the texture on the road and footpath. now select the road area and go to  material editor >open the texture and apply.

Step 7:go to Modify>open Modifier List>choose UVW Mapping and change the setting as like Image.

Step 8:now its time to apply the texture on footpath. select the footpath area and go to material editor >open the texture and apply.

Step 9:go to Modify>open Modifier List>choose UVW Mapping and change the setting as like Image.

Step 10: Now you need some buildings here is a tutorial that will teach you how to Model a High Definition Building in 3DSMAX 9 . when you done making some

Buildings.. then Merge the buildings and setup them  as like these  pictures.

Step 11:now i am going to make some things  for street for example street light, trashcan, street bench.

lets start first with the street light.

go to Shapes>Line> make the line and change the setting as like image.

Step 12:now make the new  line for the street light design .

Step 13:now go to the Geometry>Box>and draw with the image setting  and fit it here.

Step 14:right click on the object go to  Editable Poly>Polygon>select the front face and Inset (1.249)

now Extrude it (6.5)

Step 15:go to the Shapes>Line>draw as like the tube shape and change the setting as like picture.

Step 16:now need to make the bottom of street light. right click on the object go to the  Editable Poly>Edge>and connect.

move down the edge , select the all bottom faces and click on the Extrude (0.7)

attach the all parts of street light.

Step 17:just apply the material on the street light .go to Material Editor>Standard>Architecture>and open.

Step 18:change the gray color in to white. Assign Material to Selection.

Step 19:use the same method i did in Step 17 , go to Editable Poly>polygon>select the glass faces and apply glass material on street light glass.

Step 20:now just apply the material on tube and street light is complete.

Step 21:Merge the street light and setup in street  as like picture.

Step 22:now lets start the making of  trashcan. go to Geometry>Cylinder>and draw.

Step 23:right click on the object go to  Editable Poly>Vertex>and set the vertexes position as like picture by the Uniform Scale.

Step 24: go to the Polygon select the top face of trashcan and Inset (0.23)

Step 25:now Extrude(-20.52) it down and scale down the face as like picture.

Step 26:the bottom of trashcan is finished now lets make the trashcan cap.

go to Geometry>Cylinder>draw and  follow the picture.

Step 27:right click on the object go to the Editable Poly>Polygon>select the bottom face and Inset (0.23)

Step 28:now Extrude (-0.27)

just fit the cap on trashcan and apply the material on trashcan with same method . I did in Step 17

Step 29:now just Merge the trashcan and setup in the street  as like picture.

Step 30:i am going to make the last thing of my Street Scene. lets start the work on the street bench. I use the same method for bench i did for street light.

go to Shapes>Line> make the line shape as like picture and change the setting .

Step 31:now make the back leg with the same method.

Step 32:clone the both lines and setup as like picture.

Step 33:now go to the Geometry and make a box and fit it on the bench structure as like picture.

Step 34:now make the Bolts for bench .go to  Geometry>Cylinder>draw as like picture.

Step 35:right click on the object go to the Editable Poly>select the all Edges and Connect one segment  now move it up.

Step 36:select the top of  faces and Extrude (0.2).now fit the Bolts  in the bench  and apply the color on bench.

Step 37:just merge the bench  in the street scene.

Step 38: Go to Rendering>Environment>click on Environment Map>Bitmap>choose any sky map from your library. You can visit www.hdrskydome.com to get few free samples of great HDR skies for better rendering purposes.