"Introducing 3ds Max 9: 3D for Beginners"

eBook Name: Introducing 3ds Max 9: 3D for Beginners
eBook Type: 3D

3D Max, LightWave, Maya, AutoCAD

Let Your Imagination Run Wild

Video game and feature-film artists have used 3ds Max to create Halo 2, King Kong, Myst V, and more.

Now you can harness this popular animation software with the clear, step-by-step instruction in this easy-to-follow guide.

Introducing 3ds Max 9: 3D for Beginners breaks down the complexities of 3D modeling, texturing, animating, and visual effects.

You'll jump right into the pipeline from preproduction to production to postproduction with clear-cut explanations, tutorials, and hands-on projects to build your skills.

A special color insert includes real-world examples from talented 3ds Max beginners.

From immediately creating your first animation to tackling poly modeling, rendering, and particles, you'll get a solid grounding in 3ds Max 9.

* Build the knowledge you need for game, film, and TV production
* Master modelingกชfrom simple and complex polygon mechanical models to organic character modeling
* Assign textures effects and UV texture mapping
* Create walk cycles and simple character animations with Character Studio
* Explore lighting, rendering, and raytracing concepts
* Render through mental ray and raytracing
* Discover simple rigid body dynamics and Max's particle systems