3ds Max 9 Bible


Kelly L. Murdock

Wiley Publishing, Inc.

Published by
Wiley Publishing, Inc.
10475 Crosspoint Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46256
http://www.wiley.com

© 2007 Wiley Publishing, Inc.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Published simultaneously in Canada

ISBN-13: 978-0-470-10089-9

ISBN-10:

0-470-10089-3

1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

1O/RY/RS/QW/IN

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, (317) 572-3447, fax (317) 572-4355, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions.

image from book

LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WORK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO WARRANTY MAY BE CREATED OR EXTENDED BY SALES OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR EVERY SITUATION. THIS WORK IS SOLD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PUBLISHER IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. IF PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, THE SERVICES OF A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL PERSON SHOULD BE SOUGHT. NEITHER THE PUBLISHER NOR THE AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREFROM. THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE IS REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK AS A CITATION AND/OR A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FURTHER INFORMATION DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER ENDORSES THE INFORMATION THE ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE MAY PROVIDE OR RECOMMENDATIONS IT MAY MAKE. FURTHER, READERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT INTERNET WEBSITES LISTED IN THIS WORK MAY HAVE CHANGED OR DISAPPEARED BETWEEN WHEN THIS WORK WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN IT IS READ.

image from book

For general information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at (800) 762-2974, outside the U.S. at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2006936816

Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley logo, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates, in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. 3ds Max is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book.

Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books.

High up in a nest, way above the trees,

Sits a stately father eagle talking with his progenies.

The smallest asked a question that caught his father unaware,

But father saw a chance to teach and listened to his heir.

"Why can't I be a sparrow, living closer to the ground?"

"Why must I soar so high, where there is not a sound?"

"The bustle of the world below seems so much more exciting, To be around their kind would be rather inviting."

The father listened patiently and then his wisdom he did share,

Just as the pair flew off together into the open air.

"If a sparrow would ascend to here, what do you think they'd see?"

The eaglet listened carefully and did not disagree.

"The truth is that they wouldn't see much," his father did explain.

"Because the sparrow's eyesight is poor, they'd be looking out in vain."

"But you and I can soar on high and clearly see below, The beauty of this wide, wide world and all it has to show."

"God gave us keen eyes and wide open skies, So enjoy who you are for in this there's a prize."

"Those with great vision have a much wider world to explore, Than those whose short-sighted view always leaves them wanting more."

To my beloved father, who has always been therefor me. 2006

About the Author

Kelly Murdock has been authoring computer books for many years now and still gets immense enjoyment from the completed work. His book credits include various 3D, graphics, multimedia, and Web titles, including six previous editions of this book, 3ds Max Bible. Other major accomplishments include Edgeloop Character Modeling for 3D Professionals Only, Maya 6 and 7 Revealed, LightWave 3D 8 Revealed, Poser 6 Revealed, 3D Game Animation For Dummies, gmax Bible, Adobe Atmosphere Bible, Master VISUALLY HTML and XHTML, JavaScript Visual Blueprint, and co-authoring duties on two editions of the Illustrator Bible (for versions 9 and 10) and two editions of the Adobe Creative Suite Bible.

With a background in engineering and computer graphics, Kelly has been all over the 3D industry and still finds it fascinating. He's used high-level CAD workstations for product design and analysis, completed several large-scale visualization projects, created 3D models for feature films and games, worked as a freelance 3D artist, and even done some 3D programming. Kelly's been using 3D Studio since version 3 for DOS. Kelly has also branched into training others in 3D technologies and is a frequent speaker at various conferences.

In his spare time, Kelly enjoys the outdoors while rock climbing, mountain biking, or skiing. He works at the design company he co-founded with his brother Chris, Logical Paradox Design.

Credits

Product Development Supervisor
Courtney Allen

Project Editor
Martin V. Minner

Technical Editor
Chris Murdock

Copy Editor
Gwenette Gaddis Goshert

Editorial Manager
Robyn Siesky

Business Manager
Amy Knies

Vice President and Executive Group Publisher
Richard Swadley

Vice President and Publisher
Barry Pruett

Project Coordinator
Patrick Redmond

Graphics and Production Specialists
Claudia Bell
Beth Brooks
Sean Decker
Joyce Haughey
Jennifer Mayberry
Barbara Moore
Barry Offringa
Alicia B. South

Quality Control Technician
Christy Pingleton

Media Development Project Supervisor
Laura Moss

Media Development Specialist
Kit Malone

Proofreading
Christine Sabooni

Indexing
Kevin Broccoli

Cover Design
Michael Trent

Cover Illustration
Joyce Haughey

Acknowledgments

I have a host of people to thank for their involvement in this major work. The order in which they are mentioned doesn't necessarily represent the amount of work they did.

Thanks as always to my dear wife, Angela, and my sons, Eric and Thomas, without whose support I wouldn't get very far. They are my QA team and my brainstorming team who always provide honest feedback on my latest example. We have had many family sessions to think of good tutorial examples, and I'm always amazed with what they come up with. One of my favorites that hasn't been implemented yet is a tutorial of a group of bicycles chasing an ice cream truck.

In the first edition, the task at hand was too big for just me, so I shared the pain with two co-authors-Dave Brueck and Sanford Kennedy (both of whom have gone on to write books of their own). I still thank them for their work, which, although overhauled, retains their spirits. In a later edition, I again asked for help, a request that was answered by Sue Blackman. Sue provided several excellent examples that show off the power of the Track View interface. Thanks for your help, Sue.

Major thanks to the editors and personnel at Wiley. I'd like to specifically thank Tom Heine. This will be the last Max book with Tom's help as he is moving on to better things. He has been the editor on all previous editions of this book and others and has become a good friend. I'll miss his influence going forward and wish him the best of luck in his new endeavors.

Huge thanks to Marty Minner (the double M), who has once again managed the entire editing process, and to Gwenette Gaddis Goshert (the triple G) for her excellent copy editing input. Their comments during the review cycle always crack me up. Maybe someday I'll understand Marty's love of doughnuts.

I'd also like to thank Chris Murdock for taking on the technical editing even though he felt like playing with another version of Max. What a great virtual team we have here. Additional thanks go out to Laura Moss and her co-workers in the Media Development department for chasing down the required permissions and for compiling the resources for the DVD, and finally, to the entire staff at Wiley who helped me on this journey. Of particular note are the cover designers who have been delightfully stuck on reptiles and amphibians for the covers to the last several editions. I'm starting to refer to the titles by their cover creature, i.e., "hand me the frog book next to the lizard book."

The various people who work in the graphics industry are amazing in their willingness to help and support. I'd like to thank first of all Rob Hoffman, Roohi Saeed, Christine Stoner, Susan Holman, Shannon McPhee, and the entire Autodesk team for their timely support and help. I'd also like to thank the talented people at Zygote Media, Curious Labs, and Viewpoint Digital Media for many of their models, which make the examples much more interesting (you can only do so much with the teapot after all). Thanks to Michael Valentine at Zygote Media and Tom Avikigos at Digimation for help in securing a new set of Viewpoint models. Additional thanks go out to David Mathis, Sue Blackman, and Chris Murdock for completing models used in some of the tutorials.

Finally, I'd like to thank the many artists who contributed images for the color insert pages for sharing their talent, knowledge, and vision with us. They are an inspiration to me.




3ds Max 9 Bible
3ds Max 9 Bible
ISBN: 0470100893
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 383

flylib.com © 2008-2017.
If you may any questions please contact us: flylib@qtcs.net