3Ds Max Domino Assignment Report

Phase 1
World Set Up
In order for the dominos and the other objects to work properly, certain settings on the reactor'
Open the Units Setup dialog (Customize > Units Setup), and change the Display Unit Scale and
System Unit Scale to Centimeters.

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3Ds Max Domino Assignment Report

Then, click on the reactor settings. Change the Solver to Havok 3. Under Havok 3 World, changes
need to be made for two(2) measurements or units:
1. 1m = 5.0 cm
2. Col. Tolerance = 0.2cm

Then, open the Time Configuration dialog. Change the animation length to 25 seconds.

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3Ds Max Domino Assignment Report

Phase 2
Modelling
1. Firstly, a plane is made to act as the base for the dominos and other objects.

2. Then, a simple domino is drawn by using Box under Standard Primitives. The domino is then
adjusted to this size shown in the picture below.

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3Ds Max Domino Assignment Report

3. A Line is then drawn to make a pathway for the dominos and a simpler way of copying all the
dominos at once. Select the previously drawn domino piece, and then open the Spacing Tool
in Tools (Tools > Align > Spacing Tool). Click the Pick Path button, and select the line.
Settings for Spacing Tool must be as follow:
a. Spacing = 2.54cm
b. Type of Object = Instance
c. Under Context, depending on the scene/line, click on Follow to see if the dominos align
with the line properly.

The dominos are then adjusted accordingly to the scene below by using the line drawn.

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4. To create slides/ramp for the balls, a Helix is drawn. The Helix is then adjusted to fit the scene
as you require. Then, a Rectangle line is drawn and added vertices with the refine function
under geometry.
The Rectangle is then adjusted to look like the shape of a proper slide/ramp. Then, under
Compound Objects, select Loft, and select Get Shape. Click on the Rectangle line which have
been drawn as the picture below.

5. Copy the slides/ramps and get put it at the proper place. Stoppers are then created in order
for the ball/sphere to be placed nicely and without falling off the edge.

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Phase 3: Simulating
In order for everything to work out naturally with physics applied. All the objects are to be selected in
the scene except for the lines. Then under Animation, reactor, click the Create Rigid Body Collection
button.
Select all the domino pieces, and set the Properties under reactor according to the below image.:

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3Ds Max Domino Assignment Report

Select the plane and slide/ramp or the loft respectively, and set the following Reactor Properties:

Then, under reactor, Preview and Animation, choose Create Animation.

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3Ds Max Domino Assignment Report

Phase 4
Touch Up

The last phase is to touch up on the objects. Giving colors and lighting to the objects and scene.
Only one camera is used for the whole animation. Lights are created through the light options. The
two lights which are used is Skylight and Omni light. Examples can be seen below.

The two lights, Omni and Skylight are applied and a camera is used for the whole
animation.

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