This chapter discusses modeling a clock in 3ds Max. It covers setting up the project, modeling the clock body from a cylinder using subdivision surfaces and beveling, creating spline-based elements like the clock hands and bell using lathe and extrude modifiers, texturing the clock numbers, and assembling the final clock model by merging all the pieces.

1. 3ds Max 2015 Essentials
Chapter 2: Your First 3ds Max Project

2. 3ds Max topics covered in this
chapter include the following:
• Setting up a project workflow
• Time to model a Clock
• In splines we trust
• Bringing it all together
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3. Setting up a Project Workflow
• Set Project for the clock.
• Get the reference images.
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4. • Start with a Cylinder.
• Convert cylinder to an editable polygon
• Use SwiftLoop to add subdivision to the
cylinder.
• Use added edges to create body of the
clock.
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Time to Model the Clock!

5. • Select polygons that represent the
front face of the clock.
• Use Bevel to indent the face of the
clock.
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Time to Model the Clock!

6. In Splines We Trust
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• Using the Line tool create the handle.
• In the Rendering rollout, check Enable In
Renderer and Enable In Viewport.
• Convert the handle object to an editable
polygon and edit the handle ends to flatten
them.

7. In Splines We Trust
• Using the line tool, create outline of the
clock bell.
• Add the Lathe modifier to the bell shape.
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8. In Splines We Trust
• Using the line tool, create the outline of the clock hands.
• Add the Extrude modifier to the clock hands shape.
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9. Creating the Clock Numbers
• In the Create panel > Shapes use the Text tool.
• Create one text shape for the numbers on the
clock.
• Add the Bevel modifier to the number shapes.
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10. Bringing it all together
• Use Import > Merge to bring all the separate clock
pieces together.
• Orient clock pieces so they come together in a
clock.
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