Newly Edited 3ds Max 5 Standard Tutorial

Author: Song Er Meng
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: The book features: starting from scratch, progressing from simple to complex, step-by-step, illustrated, rich content with highlights, explaining while practicing, easy to understand, typical examples emphasizing application, easy learning and quick; each chapter includes key review questions and answers, which are more beneficial for readers to understand and master; the CD content is rich and practical, improving learning efficiency and achieving twice the result with half the effort; the colorful preface illustrations allow readers to experience the powerful charm of 3dsmax5.
CD Content: Includes example source files related to the book, trial versions of software, and additional related materials.
Target Audience: This book is not only a practical self-study guide for intermediate and advanced readers but also the preferred teaching material for social three-dimensional animation training programs and higher vocational colleges. It is a standard tutorial designed for those who want to learn and master the use of the 3D animation software 3dsmax5 in a short period of time. The author, from the perspective of practicality and usability in self-study and teaching, demonstrates the powerful functions of 3dsmax5 through typical examples and an explain-as-you-go approach.
Book Content: The book consists of 13 chapters, along with related exercises and reference answers. The first 12 chapters mainly introduce the basic knowledge and operations of 3dsmax5, modeling and editing modifiers, lighting and cameras, materials and textures, rendering and environment, animation creation, animation rendering and output, as well as simple plugin installation and basic scripting language. The 13th chapter uses specific examples to help readers become familiar with various creative techniques of 3dsmax5.