Autodesk 3ds Max 2014 Essentials: Autodesk Official Press
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (898 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1118575148 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Create a retro-style alarm clock, animate a thrown knife, model a chair, and more, while you learn modeling, rigging, animating, rendering, and other career-essential techniques. Whether you're a beginner or migrating from another 3D application, this task-based book provides the solid grounding you need in Autodesk 3ds Max.Learn these Autodesk 3ds Max essentials—and more:Polygons, polygon meshes, and primary modelingAnimating objects, simple and complexUsing CAD files to create rooms with doors and windowsSkinning a model to a biped figure and adding motionAdding color and other materialsVisualizing interiors with lighting and texturingRendering interior scenes effectivelyUnderstanding mental ray and HDRILearn interior visualization skills using high-quality models and mental rayModel, add materials, rig, and animate this soldier m
Great guide to the fundamentals of Autodesk 3ds Max 2014This Autodesk Official Press guide is just what you need to learn the basics of Autodesk 3ds Max 2014 quickly and easily. And, it will help all users review and prepare for the Autodesk 3ds Max 2014 certification exams.Helps beginners and those migrating from other 3D animation and effects programs get up and running on Autodesk 3ds Max 2014Features a realistic, task-based approach, so readers learn via a series of hands-on projects using downloadable files, all backed with ample instruction, explanation, and illustrationCovers modeling, rigging, animating, rendering, skinning, architectural visualization, and moreWritten by Autodesk Authorized Authors and is an Autodesk Official Press bookGet firsthand experience with 3ds Max, as well as a good start on preparing for the A
Brett said Book examples do not match the outputs even if you follow step by step.. When reading over the contents of this book, I was excited and motivated to learn Book examples do not match the outputs even if you follow step by step. When reading over the contents of this book, I was excited and motivated to learn 3ds. Starting in the 2nd chapter of of this book (as a beginner) I was having issues with the xyz coordinates. I was told to type in specific numbers in each and every time I did my y and z coordinates would be off. No matter what I did I could not line my "images" up like the book shows, by just using the keyboard inputs.A page later I had issues with the polygon modeling. The book shows an entire face selected to lengthen a cylinder. My cylinder was full of so many polygons I couldn't select the whole face. I'm a. ds. Starting in the "Book examples do not match the outputs even if you follow step by step." according to Brett. When reading over the contents of this book, I was excited and motivated to learn Book examples do not match the outputs even if you follow step by step. When reading over the contents of this book, I was excited and motivated to learn 3ds. Starting in the 2nd chapter of of this book (as a beginner) I was having issues with the xyz coordinates. I was told to type in specific numbers in each and every time I did my y and z coordinates would be off. No matter what I did I could not line my "images" up like the book shows, by just using the keyboard inputs.A page later I had issues with the polygon modeling. The book shows an entire face selected to lengthen a cylinder. My cylinder was full of so many polygons I couldn't select the whole face. I'm a. ds. Starting in the 2nd chapter of of this book (as a beginner) I was having issues with the xyz coordinates. I was told to type in specific numbers in each and every time I did my y and z coordinates would be off. No matter what I did I could not line my "images" up like the book shows, by just using the keyboard inputs.A page later I had issues with the polygon modeling. The book shows an entire face selected to lengthen a cylinder. My cylinder was full of so many polygons I couldn't select the whole face. I'm a. nd chapter of of this book (as a beginner) I was having issues with the xyz coordinates. I was told to type in specific numbers in each and every time I did my y and z coordinates would be off. No matter what I did I could not line my "images" up like the book shows, by just using the keyboard inputs.A page later I had issues with the polygon modeling. The book shows an entire face selected to lengthen a cylinder. My cylinder was full of so many polygons I couldn't select the whole face. I'm a. Crawford Smith said Disappointing Downloads & Support. The downloads that are supposed to support the tutorials in this book are difficult to manage and use. For example, the downloadable files are in RAR format rather than the promised (and much more common) ZIP - I had to download a special app just to decompress the example files. The publisher's support system is apparently geared towards sales rather than content.Also, it's as if nobody at the publishing company bothered to work through the exercises - I've found glaring errors in the first example.Overall, I've spent more time trying to figure out workarounds for the discrepancies between the . zOMGREI said Embarrassing example of official documentation. A complete disgrace to the Autodesk name. Got into the first real exercise and was continually frustrated by the output produced by the steps in the book not matching what was pictured. Opened the project files from the website to find that the coordinates of the two planes you're supposed to produce were swapped in the book. Completely inexcusable, and the publisher has never issued any errata to correct this glaring issue that occurs only "Embarrassing example of official documentation" according to zOMGREI. A complete disgrace to the Autodesk name. Got into the first real exercise and was continually frustrated by the output produced by the steps in the book not matching what was pictured. Opened the project files from the website to find that the coordinates of the two planes you're supposed to produce were swapped in the book. Completely inexcusable, and the publisher has never issued any errata to correct this glaring issue that occurs only 22 pages into the book. Considering it's been Embarrassing example of official documentation A complete disgrace to the Autodesk name. Got into the first real exercise and was continually frustrated by the output produced by the steps in the book not matching what was pictured. Opened the project files from the website to find that the coordinates of the two planes you're supposed to produce were swapped in the book. Completely inexcusable, and the publisher has never issued any errata to correct this glaring issue that occurs only 22 pages into the book. Considering it's been 3 years and I'm not the only one that's had this issue, the lack of an errata statement from Sybex is disgracef. years and I'm not the only one that's had this issue, the lack of an errata statement from Sybex is disgracef. "Embarrassing example of official documentation" according to zOMGREI. A complete disgrace to the Autodesk name. Got into the first real exercise and was continually frustrated by the output produced by the steps in the book not matching what was pictured. Opened the project files from the website to find that the coordinates of the two planes you're supposed to produce were swapped in the book. Completely inexcusable, and the publisher has never issued any errata to correct this glaring issue that occurs only 22 pages into the book. Considering it's been Embarrassing example of official documentation A complete disgrace to the Autodesk name. Got into the first real exercise and was continually frustrated by the output produced by the steps in the book not matching what was pictured. Opened the project files from the website to find that the coordinates of the two planes you're supposed to produce were swapped in the book. Completely inexcusable, and the publisher has never issued any errata to correct this glaring issue that occurs only 22 pages into the book. Considering it's been 3 years and I'm not the only one that's had this issue, the lack of an errata statement from Sybex is disgracef. years and I'm not the only one that's had this issue, the lack of an errata statement from Sybex is disgracef. pages into the book. Considering it's been Embarrassing example of official documentation A complete disgrace to the Autodesk name. Got into the first real exercise and was continually frustrated by the output produced by the steps in the book not matching what was pictured. Opened the project files from the website to find that the coordinates of the two planes you're supposed to produce were swapped in the book. Completely inexcusable, and the publisher has never issued any errata to correct this glaring issue that occurs only 22 pages into the book. Considering it's been 3 years and I'm not the only one that's had this issue, the lack of an errata statement from Sybex is disgracef. years and I'm not the only one that's had this issue, the lack of an errata statement from Sybex is disgracef
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