Product Description* Navigating within the interface * Creating and editing 2D and 3D objects * Controlling animation with function curves * Integrating walls, doors and windows * Simulating water surfaces and fluttering flags * Adjusting color and brightness of lighting * Rendering scenes with Quick Render
Valuable tools on CD-ROM! * 3ds Max 8 evaluation version * Project files from the book
System Requirements: Please see the 'About the CD-ROM' Appendix for details and complete system requirements. * 'Master It' sidebars answer questions and present shortcuts * High-resolution screen shots demonstrate each task * Succinct explanations walk you through step by step * Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - 3ds Max easy to learn
I have several books of 3ds Max. This one is easy to follow, and allows you to easily learn the product, step by step.
Rating: - A whole lot of miniature tutorials
This book is full of 1-3 page long tutorials. It has tons of them. That is also the books downfall in my opinion. It explains so many features, but it covers none of them in depth because of the space it gives each part. It just generally brushes on things which deserve much more detail. There really isn't as much practical excercises as I thought would be, it's mostly load the tutorial image off the CD, apply this option, or effect and see doesn't that look great, and now on to the next one. Wash ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Learning Resource
I've been teaching 3D Computer Graphics for over 7 years. Just this summer I began teaching 3DS Max. I went out and purchased almost every general book out there on Max. This book was great. Although it won't make a person an expert on Max, nor does it have long tutorials, it is an excellent reference book and a great resource for my students in my introduction to 3D Modeling & Animation course.
I hope this book is successful, because I would love to use it teaching further versions ... Read More
Rating: - Ok
I guess I was expecting more tutorials with this book. It is good for newbies. If you have a general understanding of the software you might be disapointed.
Rating: - Easy to Find Information
Every feature that I wanted to learn about was easy to find and understand. Most tasks are broken down into 2 or 4 pages and every step was outlined clearly. I didn't have to work through and entire chapter just to find the procedure for the task that I was looking for. This book helped me out a lot.
- 3ds Max easy to learn
- A whole lot of miniature tutorials
- Ok
