Here is another tutorial about simple animation.
If you are learning 3d studio max, then you will be definitely familiar with animation. Animation is actually process to create illusion of motion among still image.
The character is just like a still image and they can move only because of key framing application for animation. You see movies and cartoons, there are plenty of characters in this series which are motionless and can not move with any outer force. These characters are moved with key frames application which is placed under the user interface. You have to assign key frames for animation. There is no limit for key frames application; you can adjust these key frames by putting number in mini check box besides key frame setting. When you start key frames for animation, it is with default setting. Therefore always adjust the key frames and reset its default setting first. In earlier, the movies were produced with such simple animation, it was the collection of still image but when they were kept in order for animation, it creates wonderful illusion of animation with magnificence result.
Here in this tutorial we are taking simple sphere as a character for our animation. Then it is adjusted at different position and applies key frames there. It moves freely on the workspace because of animation. Although it is very simple example but we have taken it just to determine you the concept of simple animation.