This 3D chess knight piece was created for educational purposes using Autodesk 3ds Max 2026. The model was built by following a spline-based modeling tutorial. The workflow includes: 1. Using a reference image as a modeling guide 2. Creating the shape with custom splines and manually connecting vertices 3. Generating the volume with the Surface modifier 4. Fixing surface holes and adjusting normals 5. Smoothing the geometry using MeshSmooth 6. Finalizing the model and attaching the base using Boolean operations This project focuses on learning spline modeling and surface-based techniques in 3ds Max.