New Martian: Maya 4.5 Wind and Cloud Manual 1CD and 6 Manuals

Author: Fang Haishan, Xia Yu, Fang Haishan, Sun Fuhua, Zhao Changping
Publisher: Beijing Kehai Electronic Publishing House
Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: "The New Martian—Maya 4.5 Storm Manual" is a comprehensive teaching manual for learning the giant 3D animation software Maya 4.5. It provides detailed explanations of Maya's powerful functions. Since its inception, Maya has gradually become the preferred animation software in the film and television advertising production industry, beloved by users for its powerful features and ease of use. The new 4.5 version has added powerful fluid functions, further enhancing Maya's production capabilities.
Facing such a vast software, many people find it difficult to start learning. In fact, Maya comes equipped with excellent help files and teaching materials, including introductory examples and explanations of all function commands. Additionally, there are official and third-party published video tutorials. However, for domestic users, the biggest obstacle is the language barrier. Many art professionals struggle with the dry and difficult-to-understand English help files, which hinders their learning and application of the software.
Having a complete functional manual is essential for anyone learning Maya. Therefore, we organized a large number of professional Maya production personnel to develop this manual. Referencing Maya's built-in help files, the content was rewritten, and all the content was tested for practical use. It includes many additional features not found in the help files, as well as the authors' own experience summaries, making it an essential reference tool for learning Maya.
This manual is comprehensive, covering all aspects of Maya 4.5, and is categorized as follows:
- Basic Volume: A thorough study of Maya's basic usage functions.
- Modeling Volume: Includes "NURBS Surface Modeling," "Polygon Polygon Modeling," and "Subdivision Surface Modeling."
- Rendering Volume: A comprehensive study of materials, textures, lighting, and rendering techniques, including the learning of all program nodes.
- Animation Volume: Contains "Animation" and "Character."
- Special Effects Volume: Includes "Dynamics," "Expressions," and "MEL Script Language."
- Plug-in Volume: Contains "Fur," "Cloth," "Fluid," "Painting," and "Live Motion Synthesis."