Master Visually 3ds Max 8 - Softcover

McFarland, Jon; Simon, Jinjer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764579924 ISBN 13: 9780764579929

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Synopsis

∗ 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

About this title

About the Author

Jon McFarland is a certified 3ds Max instructor who manages the design department for a national owner and developer of retail, office and residential properties, where he spends much of the day creating mock–ups of potential facilities. A 3ds Max user, as well as an alpha and beta tester for over ten years, he uses 3ds max and AutoCAD (Architectural Desktop) professionally to create fly–throughs of proposed facility construction and expansions (and their related visualization and advertising requirements) He also teaches 3ds max at the Virginia Marti College of Art and Design, a small, accredited art school in Lakewood, Ohio. He wrote 3ds max 4 In Depth for Coriolis Publishing and was a contributing author for Inside 3ds max 7 for Peachpit. He has been a technical editor for several books published by Coriolis, New Riders, Thomson and Peachpit.

Synopsis

This book explains: 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; and, rendering scenes with Quick Render. It contains valuable tools on CD-ROM.Extra features of this book are: "Master It" sidebars that answer questions and present shortcuts; high resolution screen shots that demonstrate each task; succinct explanations that walk you through step by step; and two page lessons that break big topics into bite sized modules.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0764579924
• ISBN 13: 9780764579929
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 602