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Part II: Working with Objects

FIGURE 5.27
A treasure chest full of gems quickly created by altering object parameters

Using Architecture Primitives

If you wander about the various departments at Autodesk, you run into several groups that deal with prod-
ucts for visualizing architecture, including the well-known product AutoCAD. This product is used by a
vast number of engineers and architects to design the layouts for building physical structures.
Along with AutoCAD is Revit, another very popular package that would be considered a close sibling to Max.
AutoCAD Revit is used to create visualizations of AutoCAD data and, like Max, deals with modeling, rendering,
and shading 3D objects. In fact, many of the new features found in Max were originally developed for Revit.
Using AEC Objects
Included in the features that have migrated over from the AutoCAD world are all the various architectural
objects commonly found in buildings. These objects can all be found in the Create ➪ AEC Objects menu.
The AEC Objects menu includes many different architecture primitives: Foliage, Railings, Walls, Doors,
Stairs, and Windows.

Foliage
The Foliage category includes several different plants, all listed in the Favorite Plants rollout and shown in
Figure 5.28. The available plants include a Banyan tree, Generic Palm, Scotch Pine, Yucca, Blue Spruce,
American Elm, Weeping Willow, Euphorbia, Society Garlic, Big Yucca, Japanese Flowering Cherry, and
Generic Oak.
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