Realize your vision with stunning renders of your 3ds Max projects that can only be achieved with a powerful engine like mental ray. Beginning with a concise review of the essential concepts, you proceed to step-by-step tutorials that teach you how to render scenes with indirect light or with specific effects, such as depth of field and motion blur. Contour line shading and various other mental ray features are presented in detail, then you learn how to use the different light types of 3ds Max inside mental ray and how to use mental ray's own specific area lights and its new daylight system. Finally, the book reviews mental ray-specific materials and what effects can be obtained by using most of the specific mental ray shaders.

3ds Max Arch. Mesa College Bundle: Rendering with mental ray & 3ds Max (Portuguese Edition)

Computers & Technology

Boardman, Ted

van der Steen, Joep

Programming

Focal Press

Learning a 3D visualization software is a daunting task under any circumstances and while it may be easy to find online tutorials that tell you what to do to perform certain tasks you'll seldom learn "why" you are performing the steps. This book approaches training from a top-down perspective way you will first learn important concepts of 3D visualization and functionality of 3ds Max before moving into the finer detail of the command structure. By learning how things work and why you might choose one method over another the book will not only teach you where the buttons are, but more importantly how to think about the holistic process of 3D design so that you can then apply the lessons to your own needs. The goal of the learning presented here is to familiarize the new user of 3ds Max with a typical workflow from a production environment from planning to modeling, materials, and lighting, and then applying special effects and compositing techniques for a finished product. 
* Learn 3D fundamentals while creating beautiful, inspiring projects in 3ds Max * Create a project start-to-finish with Max guru Ted Boardman--and when you're done, realize that you can apply the lessons you've learned to your own projects * Get extensive project files on the companion website, as well as more content with specific instruction useful to YOUR Max uses * Bypass confusion: Don't overload on page 1, but be led through this complex application in a logical step-by-step manner

Getting Started in 3D with 3ds Max: Model, Texture, Rig, Animate, and Render in 3ds Max

Routledge

Offering character animation functionality previously only available in programs costing two to three times as much, 3ds max 7 is everything you've dreamed of in a 3D modeling program-and more! Here to get you hands-on fast is a project-based guide from one of Discreet's own carefully chosen authorized training specialists, Ted Boardman. Completely updated with brand new tutorials, real-world projects, easy to understand explanations and a CD that includes all the files you need to complete the books many projects, Ted shows you how to maximize the program's potential in virtually any application or industry. You'll quickly learn the basics of modeling, applying materials and maps, applying lighting, and integrating animation before moving on to more advanced topics. You'll also find plenty of coverage of the bells and whistles new to 3ds max 7: Normal Mapping, the Parameter Editor, Paint Selections, as well as the award-winning character animation system, character studio(r).

3ds Max 7 Fundamentals

New Riders Publishing

What's new in 3ds Max 8? Should I upgrade? How can 3ds Max 8 help me become more productive? Author and master trainer Ted Boardman answers all those questions and many more in the latest edition of his expert guide, 3ds Max 8 Fundamentals. You’ll not only learn the process of modeling and animating objects in 3ds Max 8, but also gain an appreciation for its underlying rationale. As you complete the exercises and tutorials in this book, you’ll discover features new in max 8 that make it an even more powerful program than before. Whether you are new to Max 8 or an old pro looking to increase your productivity, you’ll benefit from the detailed explanations of such topics as: • Sharing, controlling, and managing your work-in-progress assets using Asset Tracker, 3ds max 8’s new source control solution • Selecting, viewing, manipulating, and working with curves more easily with the improved Track View • Developing photorealistic characters with 3ds’s improved character development features, cloth and hair simulation tools, award-winning Reactor® physics system, and particle flow • Using the fast, unique Edit Poly approach to create everything from simple to complex models • How to best light your scenes and use materials for maximum compatibility with other applications such as Discreet Combustion in collaborative work environments

3ds Max 8 Fundamentals

New Riders Pub

3ds max Fundamentals

Digital Audio, Video & Photography

New Riders Press

3ds max FUNDAMENTALS ASIN: 0536171556

3ds max FUNDAMENTALS

S & S CUSTOM PUB/GIN PRESS

3ds max fundamantals

Pearson

Inside 3d Studio Max 3 Modeling, Materials and Rendering: Modeling, Materials, and Rendering

Hubbell, Jeremy

Web Development & Design

Workflow-focused, project-based, best-practices approach. Hands-on tutorials interspersed with referential material in each chapter. It's obvious from speaking both to customers and spending time on-line that users crave specific types of information related to their disciplines. More specifically, the information relates to how VIZ fits into their workflow. Given that VIZ is a different tool from most design tools, it requires them to change their workflow to match the product. The primary focus of this book would be to show users how to minimize the amount of "shifting" they have to do to use VIZ as well as how to get the most out of VIZ by understanding its features.
To summarize, the book will accomplish two main goals for presenting VIZ: 
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<li>Understanding VIZ's workflow</li>
<li>Understanding VIZ's features</li>
</ul>
The CD-ROM includes all the files that are needed to complete the exercises in each chapter.

Inside 3d Studio Viz 3

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

3ds max 4 Fundamentals is a tutorial- reference in which the basic concepts of 3D representation and 3ds max are explored, with special attention given to new and upgraded features of the new release. The book focuses on key features so that the reader can use this basic knowledge to progress to a higher level of understanding and efficiency both in skill and in book choice.

3ds max 4 Fundamentals

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