3ds Max 5 Platinum Manual (Part 2) (Includes 2 CDs) (Includes 2 CDs)

Author: Wang Qi Computer Animation Studio
Publisher: Beijing Kehai Electronic Publishing House
Publication Date: 2003-04-01
Features: This set of teaching materials is a comprehensive guide to the powerful functions of 3dsmax5, officially launched by Wang Qi Computer Animation Studio. It systematically analyzes and explains all the features and commands of 3dsmax5 in an organized manner, enabling users to master 3D animation techniques in the shortest time possible, making it an essential resource for animation learning and work. The entire set is divided into three parts—upper, middle, and lower—and is arranged in the order of tools, menus, command panels, materials, rendering, etc., for easy reference. The accompanying multimedia CD-ROM is self-contained and provides a vast amount of teaching videos, complementing the text-based materials. This set is specifically designed as an intermediate-level improvement for beginners who have some prior knowledge, offering deeper learning and analysis of the software. It is comprehensive, authoritative in its explanations, and highly technical, making it ideal for training, self-study, and professional animation creation. The text manual is meticulously organized, with detailed and systematic analysis of each command and feature, including:
[Function]: Describes the scope and purpose of each command vividly.
[Parameters]: Provides detailed functional explanations for each parameter, including Chinese translations and annotations.
[Operation]: Offers step-by-step instructions for using each command.
[Practice]: Provides practical examples for applying each command.
[Tips]: Offers related production techniques for each command.
The accompanying multimedia CD-ROM is extensive and well-produced, pioneering a unique multimedia manual format for convenient learning and daily reference. All the teaching content on the CD is personally explained by Teacher Wang Qi, arranged in a training course format, allowing users to freely choose their learning pace for comprehensive and in-depth software study. Using the teaching videos can improve learning efficiency by dozens of times.
The arrangement of the entire text manual is as follows:
Upper Part (with CD1-CD2): Tools, Screen Menu Section, and all special functions of VIZ4.
Middle Part (with CD3-CD6): Create, Modify, Connect, Motion, Display, and Program Command Panels.
Lower Part (with CD7-CD8): Material & Environment, Effects, Rendering, Composition, Scripting, and Reactor Dynamics.
The arrangement of the entire teaching CD-ROM content is as follows:
CD1 (Basic Knowledge): Comprehensive explanation of fundamental animation knowledge, totaling 5 hours.
CD2 (Animation Production): Comprehensive learning of animation production techniques, totaling 7 hours.
CD3-CD4 (Create Command Panel): Comprehensive learning of all create commands, totaling 10 hours.
CD5-CD6 (Modify Command Panel): Comprehensive learning of all modify commands, totaling 10 hours.
CD7 (Material, Environment, Effects): Comprehensive learning of material, environment, and effects editors, totaling 6 hours.
CD8 (Rendering, Reactor Dynamics): Comprehensive learning of advanced rendering and Reactor Dynamics techniques, totaling 5 hours.