Master 3D Studio VIZ Including All the New Features of Release 3 In Mastering 3D Studio VIZ 3, world-renowned AutoCAD expert George Omura teaches you every aspect of AutoDesk's powerful 3D design and modeling tool. Whether you're entirely new to VIZ or just want to get up to speed on the latest release, this book offers the explanations and clear, step-by-step instruction you need to put VIZ to work in even the most complex of design projects. Coverage includes: Finding your way around in VIZ Getting up to speed on the newest features Importing and exporting AutoCAD files Creating walls and doors Creating complex shapes Matching designs to background photographs Creating realistic and dramatic lighting effects Creating materials and applying materials to objects Creating geometry from bitmap images Basing designs on bitmap sketches Setting up animated walkthroughs Producing video output from animations Adding props to VIZ models Produce design presentation views-building elevations and top, front, and side views Placing sunlight for sun-shadow studies Using image editing programs in conjunction with VIZ Using AutoCAD in conjunction with VIZ Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Written by a team of highly qualified Kinetix-certified training specialists, this book is filled with proven, practical examples and exercises that teach novices and experienced users how to make MAX perform amazing animations and special effects, as used in the entertainment industry. Includes CD.

This text is an aid to learning AutoCAD features and tasks, from AutoCAD fundamentals to dimensioning, 3-D modelling, file sharing, VBA and customization.

Mastering 3D Studio employs projects from fields of engineering, architecture and business to demonstrate how students can transform their ideas from storyboards and preliminary sketches to stunning 3D Studio models, renderings, and animations. Most books on 3D Studio list all commands and procedures in the program; Duff & Ross provide a context for technical use of 3D Studio by providing a practical approach to the work animators must do to formulate and execute a project. Using worksheet pages, they lead students through the vital planning stages of an animated presentation, and the ways 3D Studio can be used to put the final project together.