Volume Select Modifier in 3dsmax – 3d tutorial
Volume select modifier in 3dsmax named as (Vol. Select) in the modifier stack is a versatile modifier which can be used to achieve some simple animation effects. For example , we would have enjoyed Tom and Jerry cartoon animation and most of the times we would have seen Jerry (mouse) running under a carpet. In this tutorial we are going to do that, but we are not going to use 3d model of mouse or cat here, just the effect as illustrated below.
Step 1:
Create a plane and adjust the settings as below.
Step 2:
In the Command Panel, from the Modifier tab select Vol. Select modifier.
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Now adjust the settings of Vol. select modifier as shown below. Only change the highlighted settings.
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_V4nN1GMzWhI/SVZ1dDSIPkI/AAAAAAAAA20/4aN-C35ygQw/s400/vol_sel4.jpg)
After this scroll down and select Soft selection as shown below, leave the default values as it is.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V4nN1GMzWhI/SVZ5gHqtSoI/AAAAAAAAA3M/3t4pbydULCI/s400/vol_sel6.jpg)
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