Interactivity - 3DS Max Animating Light + Animation

Step 1.

Get required models for rendering in 3ds

• Design from GH, Bake then export as 3ds file
• Site model, Bridge, roads etc

Import into 3ds max.

Step 3. Add material to the model.

•   Material Editor > Arch & Design Material > multi/sub-object rollout
• Set desired number: 2, > click none under sub-material for one of the material > material: anodized aluminu. Repeat for other material this time Autodesk generic

• Click autodesk generic > self illumination > enable > desired setting

Step 3. Select desired Object and Assign meterial

Modifier list > Editable Mesh > Mesh Select > Material

This will allow you to alternate the object's appearance between the two materials you created. In this case anodized aluminu or illuminated glow

Step 4

Test Images to see if there is between frames.

I've displayed from at intervals of 5.

Frame 1 

Frame 5

Frame 10

Frame 15

Frame 20

Download the Full range of Images for testing.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qupvvsaj1zcgf03/Bridgeimages.zip?dl=0

Final result

17secs

250 Frames

Comments and Thoughts
It was a very long process to animate this scene to achieve the lighting effect as for each key frames materials had to be switched to either material id 1 or 2. 1 being light off and 2 being illuminating. It took approximately 24hrs. 

Its very manual and will seek way to render this scene more intelligently however the result was nice. 

Download 3ds max file:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bpt6sqs8inf5q7z/lumionous_17.max?dl=0

Download Animation Video:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1s64bs75bzg99qo/Interactivity2.avi?dl=0