3ds Max Plugin Storm (with CD-ROM)

Author: Juan Lin (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This is an intermediate to advanced tutorial that provides a detailed analysis of several important plugins in 3ds Max and offers practical application examples. The plugins covered in the book include: TreeStorm (tree creation plugin), MetaReyes (super modeling plugin for muscle sculpting), paingModifier (model modification and editing plugin), LightMesh (lighting plugin - GI simulation), E-Light (lighting script plugin - GI simulation), Brazil (advanced rendering plugin), FaceGenModeller (facial deformation plugin), Voice-O-Matic (lip synchronization and expression animation plugin), and Ornatrix (hair styling plugin). The book addresses your challenges: GI lighting simulation, rendering of metal and glass textures, high-quality photorealistic image rendering, character and irregular object modeling, character lip synchronization and expression animation, realistic hair creation and hair animation, among others, providing detailed solutions. The explanations of the parameter functions of 3ds Max plugins encompass every detail, allowing you to understand the core concepts of the plugins through each example and master their application techniques.
Target Audience: Suitable for enthusiasts or CG professionals with a certain foundation in 3ds Max, as well as for students and teachers of art academies and related disciplines. The accompanying CD-ROM includes scene files of the examples in the book, rendered animations of the examples, DEMO versions of the plugins used in the book, and reference patterns for tree libraries.
Detailed analysis of important 3ds Max plugins with application examples. The book addresses your challenges: GI lighting simulation, rendering of metal and glass textures, high-quality photorealistic image rendering, character and irregular object modeling, character lip synchronization and expression animation, realistic hair creation and hair animation, among others, providing detailed solutions. The explanations of the parameter functions of 3ds Max plugins encompass every detail, allowing you to understand the core concepts of the plugins through each example and master their application techniques.