“One picture is worth a thousand words.” If you prefer instructions that show you how rather than tell you why, then this intermediate to advanced reference is for you. Hundreds of succinctly captioned, step-by-step screen shots reveal how to accomplish more than 150 3ds Max tasks, including:
- 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
Part I Explore the 3ds Max 8 interface
Part II Modeling your objects
Part III Animating your scene
Part IV Working with materials and maps
Part V Adding lights and cameras
Part VI Performing quality rendering
Part VII Apply effects for super results
Part VIII Appendix