Autodesk 3ds Max 8 essentials.
3ds Max 8 essentials.
- Burlington, MA : Focal Press, 2013.
- xviii, 753 p. : ill. 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
- Autodesk media and entertainment courseware .
Includes index. CD-ROM contents: Support models, materials, textures, and animations for completing exercises.
User interface -- Overview lab -- Files and objects -- Transforms -- Applying modifiers -- Low poly modeling -- Shapes -- Using compound objects -- Modeling lab -- Animation basics -- Hierarchies -- Character animation--biped -- Animation lab -- Introduction to materials -- Using maps -- Mapping coordinates -- Materials and mapping -- Cameras -- Basic lighting -- Global illumination -- Rendering the scene -- Scene assembly lab.