3ds Max 2010 Bible E-Book

Kelly L. Murdock

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Serie: Bible
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 1926

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2009

Beschreibung

The bestselling 3ds Max book ever, now updated for the latest version 3ds Max is the world's most popular animation modeling and rendering software used to create 80 percent of commercially available video games, including those for Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's Playstation 3, and Nintendo's Wii. It is an expensive, intricate program that can take years to thoroughly master. As the ultimate comprehensive reference and tutorial on 3ds Max, this guide contains in-depth coverage of every aspect of 3ds Max and explores the newest features that the latest version has to offer. You'll learn to master the complexities of 3ds Max under the guidance of 3D expert Kelly Murdock. * Includes in-depth detail on all the latest features for veterans of earlier versions of 3ds Max from 3D expert Kelly Murdock * Shares expert advice, timesaving techniques, and more than 150 step-by-step tutorials * Features a 16-page, full-color insert with inspiring examples of cutting-edge 3ds Max art * Bonus DVD contains all the examples from the book, unique models and textures that you can customize on your own, and a searchable, full-color version of the book A Quick Start chapter shows you how to create an exciting animation on your very first day with the software so you can dive in and get started immediately. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Leseprobe

3ds®Max Bible

Table of Contents

Part I: Getting Started with 3ds Max

Quick Start: Landing a Space Vehicle

Spaceships and Ports—Planning the Production

Setting Up the Scene

Tutorial: Gathering models

Tutorial: Adding a ground plane

Adding Materials and Lights

Tutorial: Adding materials

Tutorial: Adding a Sun & Sky system

Tutorial: Rendering the scene

Animating the Spaceship

Tutorial: Animating a spaceship landing

Summary

Chapter 1: Exploring the Max Interface

Learning the Interface Elements

Using the Menus

Using the Toolbars

Docking and floating toolbars

Using tooltips and flyouts

Using the Caption Bar

Learning the main toolbar

Using the Ribbon

Using the Viewports

Using the Command Panel

Working with rollouts

Increasing the Command Panel's width

Tutorial: Rearranging the interface for lefties

Using the Lower Interface Bar Controls

Interacting with the Interface

Gaining quick access with the right-click quadmenus

Understanding the button color cues

Using drag-and-drop features

Controlling spinners

Understanding modeless and persistent dialog boxes

Getting Help

Using the InfoCenter toolbar

Viewing the Essential Skills Movies

Using the browser-based reference guides

Using the rest of the Help menu

Summary

Chapter 2: Controlling and Configuring the Viewports

Understanding 3D Space

Learning Axonometric versus Perspective

Learning Orthographic and Isometric views

Discovering the viewports in Max

Using the Navigation Gizmos

Working with the ViewCube

Using the SteeringWheels

Tutorial: Navigating the active viewport

Controlling Viewports with a Scroll Wheel

Using the Viewport Navigation Controls

Zooming a view

Panning a view

Walking through a view

Rotating a view

Maximizing the active viewport

Controlling camera and spotlight views

Changing the Viewport Display

Undoing and saving viewport changes

Disabling and refreshing viewports

Viewing materials in the viewports

Displaying lights and shadows in the viewports

Enabling Exposure Control and Ambient Occlusion

Configuring viewport lighting and shadows

Locating mesh problems with xView

Configuring the Viewports

Setting the viewport rendering method

Altering the viewport layout

Using Safe Frames

Understanding Adaptive Degradation

Defining regions

Viewing statistics

Working with Viewport Backgrounds

Loading viewport background images

Loading viewport background animations

Tutorial: Loading reference images for modeling

Summary

Chapter 3: Working with Files, Importing, and Exporting

Working with Max Scene Files

Using the Application Button

Starting new

Saving files

Archiving files

Opening files

Setting a Project Folder

Merging and replacing objects

Getting out

Setting File Preferences

Handling files

Backing up files

Tutorial: Setting Up Auto Backup

Maintaining log files

Importing and Exporting

Importing supported formats

Import preference

Exporting supported formats

Exporting utilities

Using the File Utilities

Using the Asset Browser utility

Finding files with the Max File Finder utility

Collecting files with the Resource Collector utility

Using the File Link Manager utility

Using i-drop

Accessing File Information

Displaying scene information

Viewing file properties

Viewing files

Summary

Chapter 4: Customizing the Max Interface and Setting Preferences

Using the Customize User Interface Window

Customizing keyboard shortcuts

Customizing toolbars

Tutorial: Creating a custom toolbar

Customizing quadmenus

Customizing menus

Tutorial: Adding a new menu

Customizing colors

Customizing Modify and Utility Panel Buttons

Working with Custom Interfaces

Saving and loading a custom interface

Locking the interface

Reverting to the startup interface

Switching between default and custom interfaces

Configuring Paths

Configuring user paths

Configuring system paths

Selecting System Units

Using Custom and Generic units

Handling mismatched units

Rescaling world units

Setting Preferences

General preferences

Files panel preferences

Viewport preferences

Gamma preferences

Other preference panels

Summary

Part II: Working with Objects

Chapter 5: Creating and Editing Primitive Objects

Creating Primitive Objects

Using the Create menu

Using the Create panel

Naming and renaming objects

Assigning colors

Using the Color Clipboard

Using different creation methods

Using the Keyboard Entry rollout for precise dimensions

Altering object parameters

Recovering from mistakes and deleting objects

Tutorial: Exploring the Platonic solids

Exploring the Primitive Object Types

Starting with the Standard Primitives

Extended Primitives

Modifying object parameters

Tutorial: Filling a treasure chest with gems

Using Architecture Primitives

Using AEC Objects

Tutorial: Adding stairs to a clock tower building

Summary

Chapter 6: Selecting Objects and Setting Object Properties

Selecting Objects

Selection filters

Select buttons

Selecting with the Edit menu

Selecting multiple objects

Using the Paint Selection Region tool

Tutorial: Selecting objects

Locking selection sets

Using named selection sets

Editing named selections

Isolating the current selection

Selecting objects in other interfaces

Setting Object Properties

Viewing object information

Setting display properties

Setting rendering controls

Enabling Motion Blur

Using the Advanced Lighting and mental ray panels

Using the User-Defined panel

Hiding and Freezing Objects

Using the Display Floater dialog box

Using the Display panel

Tutorial: Hidden toothbrushes

Using Layers

Using the Layer Manager

Using the layer list

Tutorial: Dividing a scene into layers

Using the Scene Explorer

Selecting and filtering objects

Finding objects

Editing in the Scene Explorer

Summary

Chapter 7: Transforming Objects, Pivoting, Aligning, and Snapping

Translating, Rotating, and Scaling Objects

Translating objects

Rotating objects

Scaling objects

Using the transform buttons

Working with the Transform Gizmos

Using the Transform Toolbox

Using the Transform Type-In dialog box

Using the status bar Type-In fields

Understanding the Transform Managers

Tutorial: Landing a spaceship in port

Using Pivot Points

Positioning pivot points

Aligning pivot points

Using the Working Pivot

Transform adjustments

Using the Reset XForm utility

Tutorial: A bee buzzing about a flower

Using the Align Commands

Aligning objects

Using the Quick Align tool

Aligning normals

Tutorial: Aligning a kissing couple

Aligning to a view

Using Grids

The Home Grid

Creating and activating new grids

Using AutoGrid

Tutorial: Creating a spyglass

Using Snap Options

Tutorial: Creating a 2D outline of an object

Setting snap points

Setting snap options

Using the Snaps toolbar

Tutorial: Creating a lattice for a methane molecule

Summary

Chapter 8: Cloning Objects and Creating Object Arrays

Cloning Objects

Using the Clone command

Using the Shift-clone method

Tutorial: Cloning dinosaurs

Using Quick Clone

Understanding Cloning Options

Working with copies, instances, and references

Tutorial: Creating instanced doughnuts

Tutorial: Working with referenced apples

Mirroring Objects

Using the Mirror command

Tutorial: Mirroring a robot's leg

Cloning over Time

Using the Snapshot command

Tutorial: Creating a path through a maze

Spacing Cloned Objects

Using the Spacing tool

Tutorial: Stacking a row of dominoes

Using the Clone and Align Tool

Aligning source objects to destination objects

Tutorial: Cloning and aligning trees on a beach

Creating Arrays of Objects

Linear arrays

Tutorial: Building a white picket fence

Circular arrays

Tutorial: Building a Ferris wheel

Working with a ring array

Tutorial: Using Ring Array to create a carousel

Summary

Chapter 9: Grouping, Linking, and Using Containers

Working with Groups

Creating groups

Ungrouping objects

Opening and closing groups

Attaching and detaching objects

Tutorial: Grouping a plane's parts together

Building Assemblies

Understanding Parent, Child, and Root Relationships

Building Links between Objects

Linking objects

Unlinking objects

Tutorial: Linking a family of ducks

Displaying Links and Hierarchies

Displaying links in the viewport

Viewing hierarchies

Working with Linked Objects

Locking inheriting transformations

Using the Link Inheritance utility

Selecting hierarchies

Linking to dummies

Tutorial: Circling the globe

Working with Containers

Creating and filling containers

Closing and saving containers

Updating and reloading containers

Summary

Part III: Modeling Basics

Chapter 10: Accessing Subobjects and Using Modeling Helpers

Exploring the Model Types

Parametric objects versus editable objects

Converting to editable objects

Understanding Normals

Viewing normals

Tutorial: Cleaning up imported meshes