Picture 1. The final result of the 3D planet render tutorial. This tutorial covers the creation of a 3D planet render in 3DS MAX. The texturing of the 3D planet is done with procedural maps only, so no bitmaps are needed. The 3D planet creation process consists of the the following steps: Texturing a sphere with Diffuse, Bump, and Self-Illumination maps Illuminating the planet with Omni lights Creating rings by texturing a tube with an opacity map In picture 1 you see the final 3D planet render. Click on the image to see a larger version at the bottom of this page.

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