New Martian: 3ds Max 5 Platinum Handbook (Part 2)

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 manual on 3dsmax5's powerful functions, officially launched by Wang Qi Computer Animation Studio. It systematically analyzes and explains all the features and commands of 3dsmax5, enabling users to master 3D animation techniques in the shortest time, making it an essential resource for daily animation learning and work. The entire set is divided into three parts—upper, middle, and lower—and is organized in the order of tools, menus, command panels, materials, rendering, etc., for easy reference. The accompanying multimedia CD-ROM contains a self-contained system with 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 mastered the basics, 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, providing 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 precise Chinese translations and annotations.
- [Operation]: Offers step-by-step instructions for using the command.
- [Practice]: Presents practical exercises to apply the command.
- [Tips]: Offers related production techniques for the command.
The accompanying multimedia CD-ROM is vast in content and exquisitely produced, pioneering a unique multimedia manual format for convenient learning and daily reference. All teaching content on the CD is personally explained by Teacher Wang Qi, arranged in a training course format, allowing users to freely set their learning pace for comprehensive and in-depth software study. Using the teaching videos can improve learning efficiency by tens of times.
The arrangement of the entire text manual is as follows:
- Upper Part (with CD1-CD2): Tools, screen menu sections, and all special functions of VIZ4.
- Middle Part (with CD3-CD6): Creation, modification, connection, motion, display, and program command panels.
- Lower Part (with CD7-CD8): Material and environment, effects, rendering, compositing, scripting, and reactor dynamics.
The arrangement of the entire teaching CD-ROM content is as follows:
- CD1 (Basic Knowledge): Comprehensively explains fundamental animation knowledge, totaling 5 hours.
- CD2 (Animation Production): Fully covers animation production techniques, totaling 7 hours.
- CD3-CD4 (Creation Command Panels): Fully covers all creation commands, totaling 10 hours.
- CD5-CD6 (Modification Command Panels): Fully covers all modification commands, totaling 10 hours.
- CD7 (Material, Environment, Effects): Fully covers material, environment, and effects editors, totaling 6 hours.
- CD8 (Rendering, Reactor Dynamics): Fully covers advanced rendering and reactor dynamics techniques, totaling 5 hours.