3ds Max 7 & Lightscape 3.2 Home Design Complete Guide (with CD-ROM)

Author: Chen Li, Wu Xiangjun, Li Yongtai (editors)
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book organizes its content based on the principle of "starting with individuals before the whole, and beginning with simplicity before complexity." It introduces the ideas and methods of interior design through case studies. The greatest feature of this book is the systematic introduction of knowledge points by combining the production processes of 13 common interior objects. It employs a step-by-step, progressive teaching method. First, it explains the creation methods of interior objects, then comprehensively introduces the creation methods of various interior rendering effects, which also serves as a further summary and application of the previously learned content. In this way, readers not only gain new knowledge but also reinforce what they have already learned. The book consists of 10 chapters. Chapters 1–5 use examples to explain the basic knowledge of 3ds Max 7; Chapter 6 uses examples to explain the basic knowledge of Lightscape 3.2; Chapter 7 uses examples to explain the creation methods of 13 types of small interior objects; Chapters 8–10 explain the creation processes of three complete and comprehensive examples of restaurants, bedrooms, and living rooms, providing some new ideas for model creation. The accompanying CD-ROM includes a multimedia courseware with the content being "rich and easy to browse," allowing readers to learn the book's knowledge more intuitively and quickly. The CD-ROM contains multimedia courseware for some examples in the book, providing all the necessary source files, materials, and other content. This book is suitable for readers who have not yet mastered the basic usage of 3ds Max but wish to improve their skills in interior rendering production.