3Ds Max Help (Fire)

Meade87 · Post by **Meade87** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 11:40 pm

Hello Everyone,
I am New to 3Ds Max and I am not fully 100% sure what I am doing and I wanted to try something out so I found a tutorial on how to make a fireball in 3Ds Max so I decided to try.
Well I opened 3Ds Max I went to helpers >> Atmospheric Apparatus >> Made a Sphere Gizmo >> Made it whatever size >> went to render >> environments >> add, Fire Effect >> Pick Gizmo >> And Here there is no Gizmo in the drop down list. What do I do? Can anyone help?

santi · Post by **santi** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 11:51 pm

You have to pick gizmo first: Click "pick gizmo" button and move pointer over gizmo helper in viewport until it (the pointer) turn into small cross. Than click and the gizmo will appear in drop down list.

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:25 am

The helper is the gizmo, if I am not mistaken.

Meade87 · Post by **Meade87** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 8:31 am

Ok, I am entirely new to this software. Does anyone know of any websites that teach the people the basics of the software like how to start off with simple tiny things and then work there way up? If so please 'hit-me-up' with a link. Also what I wanted to start off with was to try and make some 3d text stuff work small on that, but I don't even see how you can put text in 3ds max. So please someone help me out...It'll be most appreciated. Thanks

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 9:43 pm

Go through the tutorials in the Help menu.

I3lade203 · Post by **I3lade203** » Sun Aug 29, 2004 10:02 pm

Yep, those teach a lot

Meade87 · Post by **Meade87** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 10:04 am

Can anyone tell me how to put text in 3ds max?

santi · Post by **santi** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:42 am

Use the Help Luke....

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 9:04 am

Help menu, user referance. You are asking trivial basics.