3ds max 9 /
Kelly L. Murdock.
- Indianapolis, IN : Wiley Publishing, 2007.
- xlviii, 1248 p.: 24 cm. 1 DVD-ROM
Includes index
Quick start : animating a dancing cartoon moose -- Ch. 1. Exploring the max interface -- Ch. 2. "Controlling and configuring the viewports -- Ch. 3. Working with files and XRefs -- Ch. 4. Using vault and the asset tracking system -- Ch. 5. Customizing the max interface and setting preferences -- Ch. 6. Creating and editing primitive objects -- Ch. 7. Selecting objects, setting object properties, and using layers -- Ch. 8. Transforming objects -- translate, rotate, and scale -- Ch. 9. Cloning objects and creating object arrays -- Ch. 10. Grouping and linking objects -- Ch. 11. Working with the schematic view -- Ch. 12. Introducing modifiers and using the modifier stack -- Ch. 13. Learning modeling basics and working with subobjects -- Ch. 14. Drawing and editing 2D splines and shapes -- Ch. 15. Modeling with polygons -- Ch. 16. Deforming surfaces and using the mesh modifiers -- Ch. 17. Modeling with patches and NURBS -- Ch. 18. Working with compound objects -- Ch. 19. Adding and styling hair, fur, and cloth -- Ch. 20. Exploring the material editor -- Ch. 21. Creating and applying simple materials -- Ch. 22. Creating advanced multi-layer materials -- Ch. 23. Adding material details with maps -- Ch. 24. Unwrapping UVs and pelt mapping -- Ch. 25. Creating baked textures and normal maps -- Ch. 26. Configuring cameras -- Ch. 27. Using lights and basic lighting techniques -- Ch. 28. Working with advanced lighting, light tracing, and radiosity -- Ch. 29. Understanding animation and keyframe basics -- Ch. 30. Using animation layers -- Ch. 31. Using animation modifiers and wiring parameters -- Ch. 32. Animating with constraints and controllers -- Ch. 33. Working with function curves in the track view -- Ch. 34. Combining animations in the motion mixer -- Ch. 35. Creating particles and particle flow -- Ch. 36. Using space warps -- Ch. 37. Simulating physics-based motion with reactor -- Ch. 38. Animating hair and cloth -- Ch. 39. Understanding rigging and working with bones -- Ch. 40. Adding inverse kinematics -- Ch. 41. Skinning characters -- Ch. 42. Creating and animating bipeds -- Ch. 43. Learning rendering basics -- Ch. 44. Using atmospheric and render effects -- Ch. 45. Raytracing and mental ray -- Ch. 46. Batch and network rendering -- Ch. 47. Compositing and render elements -- Ch. 48. Using the video post interface -- Ch. 49. Automating with MAXScript -- Ch. 50. Expanding max with third-party plug-ins
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