3Ds Max and Its Applications

by Augspurger, Eric K.; Fisher, Blake J.

• ISBN13: 9781566378567
• ISBN10: 1566378567
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Goodheart-Willcox Pub

Summary

Text provides straightforward, easy to read instruction for mastering the software 3ds max R4, and is designed specifically for the education market. Tutorial suitable for an optical laboratory exercise or as a section-ending measuring device.

Table of Contents

Section One: Getting Started
Getting Started Modeling	18	(26)
Introduction to Advanced Computer Graphics	18	(1)
Introduction to 3ds max	19	(7)
Understanding the 3ds max Drawing Planes	26	(2)
Basic Setup	28	(7)
Viewport Navigation Controls	35	(4)
Saving Your Work and Resetting 3ds max	39	(2)
Chapter Test	41	(3)
Creating Basic 3D Geometry (Standard Primitives)	44	(26)
Box	44	(2)
Sphere	46	(3)
GeoSphere	49	(1)
Cylinder	50	(2)
Tube	52	(2)
Cone	54	(2)
Pyramid	56	(2)
Torus	58	(1)
Plane	59	(2)
Teapot	61	(2)
Moving, Rotating, and Scaling	63	(1)
Chapter Test	64	(1)
Modeling Problems	65	(5)
Creating Extended Primitives and Patch Grids	70	(36)
Extended Primitives	70	(28)
Hedra	70	(3)
Chamfer Box	73	(1)
Chamfer Cylinder	74	(2)
Capsule	76	(3)
Oil Tank	79	(2)
Spindle	81	(2)
Prism	83	(2)
Gengon	85	(2)
L-Ext	87	(2)
C-Ext	89	(2)
Torus Knot	91	(3)
Ring Wave	94	(1)
Hose	95	(3)
Patch Grids	98	(2)
Chapter Test	100	(1)
Modeling Problems	101	(5)
Creating Basic 2D Geometry (Shapes)	106	(26)
The Rendering and Interpolation Rollouts for Splines	106	(1)
AutoGrid	107	(1)
Line	107	(3)
Rectangle	110	(1)
Circle	111	(1)
Arc	112	(2)
Ellipse	114	(1)
NGon	115	(2)
Donut	117	(1)
Star	118	(2)
Helix	120	(2)
Text	122	(1)
Section	123	(3)
Chapter Test	126	(1)
Modeling Problems	127	(5)
Model Editing	132	(58)
Undo/Redo and Hold/Fetch	132	(2)
Selecting Objects	134	(5)
Transforms vs Modifiers	139	(1)
Transforms	140	(5)
Cloning (Copying) Objects	145	(1)
Introduction to Modifiers and ``The Stack''	146	(7)
Applying Modifiers	153	(2)
Introduction to Parametric Deformer Modifiers	155	(6)
Bend Modifier	155	(1)
Taper Modifier	156	(2)
Twist Modifier	158	(1)
Noise Modifier	159	(2)
Introduction to Mesh Editing Modifiers	161	(3)
Extrude Modifier	161	(1)
Face Extrude Modifier	162	(2)
Introduction to Patch/Spline Editing Modifiers	164	(1)
Lathe Modifier	164	(2)
Editing Splines and Applying the Edit Spline Modifier	166	(8)
Hiding and Displaying Objects	174	(2)
Grouping Objects	176	(1)
Aligning Objects	176	(1)
Mirroring Objects	177	(1)
Arrays	178	(4)
Spacing Tool	182	(2)
Chapter Test	184	(1)
Modeling Problems	185	(5)
Creating Compound Objects	190	(20)
Loft Objects	190	(6)
Boolean Objects	196	(3)
Terrain	199	(5)
Chapter Test	204	(1)
Modeling Problems	205	(5)
Introduction to Materials and Rendering	210	(30)
What Is Rendering?	210	(1)
What Is a Material?	210	(1)
Introduction to the Material Editor	210	(6)
Introduction to the Render Scene Dialog Box	216	(6)
ActiveShade	222	(2)
Chapter Test	224	(1)
Modeling Problems	225	(15)
Tutorial	230	(10)
Section Two: Moving to Realism
Modeling with Modifiers	240	(52)
Selection Modifiers	241	(3)
Mesh Select	241	(3)
Patch Select	244	(1)
Surface Modifiers	244	(2)
Material	244	(1)
Displacement Approximation	245	(1)
Patch/Spline Editing Modifiers	246	(6)
Edit Patch	246	(3)
Normalize Spline	249	(1)
Surface	250	(2)
Mesh Editing Modifiers	252	(5)
Edit Mesh	253	(1)
Delete Mesh	253	(2)
Tessellate	255	(2)
Parametric Deformer Modifiers	257	(9)
Displace	257	(6)
Lattice	263	(1)
Push	264	(2)
Xform	266	(1)
Free Form Deformer Modifiers	266	(6)
FFD Types	266	(1)
Applying and Using FFDs	266	(6)
Animation Modifiers	272	(9)
Flex	272	(5)
Linked Xform	277	(1)
Melt	277	(3)
Skin	280	(1)
World Space Modifiers	281	(2)
Modeling with Modifiers	283	(4)
Chapter Test	287	(1)
Modeling Problems	288	(4)
Creating Advanced Compound Objects	292	(36)
Complex Loft Objects	292	(22)
Advanced Compound Objects	314	(9)
Chapter Test	323	(1)
Modeling Problems	324	(4)
Lighting	328	(26)
What Are Lights?	328	(14)
Exposure Control	342	(1)
Lighting Theory	343	(5)
Chapter Test	348	(1)
Modeling Problems	349	(5)
Cameras	354	(26)
What Are Cameras?	354	(2)
Creating Cameras	356	(5)
Depth of Field	361	(1)
Camera Motion Blur	362	(2)
Safe Frame	364	(1)
Introduction to Camera Matching	365	(4)
Animating Cameras	369	(4)
Chapter Test	373	(1)
Modeling Problems	374	(6)
Hierarchy and Linking	380	(22)
Introduction to Creating a Hierarchy	380	(2)
Linking (Forward Kinematics)	382	(2)
Creating Links	384	(1)
Pivot Points	385	(3)
Parent-Child Inheritance	388	(2)
Linking Application	390	(4)
Introduction to Using Link Constraints	394	(2)
Chapter Test	396	(1)
Modeling Problems	397	(5)
Creating Basic Materials	402	(28)
Material Types	402	(1)
Shading Types	403	(10)
SuperSampling Rollout	412	(1)
Material Color	413	(4)
Opacity	417	(1)
Specular Highlights	418	(2)
Other Settings	420	(3)
Chapter Test	423	(1)
Modeling Problems	424	(6)
Animating a Scene	430	(20)
Introduction to Animation	430	(3)
Animating a Scene in 3ds max	433	(5)
Motion Blur	438	(2)
Snapshot	440	(1)
Dummy Objects	441	(3)
Chapter Test	444	(1)
Modeling Problems	444	(6)
Rendering an Animation	450	(44)
Previewing an Animation	450	(4)
Rendering the Animation	454	(4)
Environments and Background	458	(2)
Rendering Effects	460	(13)
Chapter Test	473	(1)
Modeling Problems	474	(20)
Tutorial	478	(16)
Section Three: Making It Real
Using Track View	494	(36)
What Is Track View?	494	(1)
Track View Layout	495	(6)
Sample Model	501	(4)
Editing Keys	505	(4)
Finishing the Space Garage	509	(1)
Using Track View to Control Visibility	510	(2)
Block Controller	512	(2)
Adding and Managing Notes	514	(2)
Adding Sound	516	(2)
Introduction to Schematic View	518	(4)
Chapter Test	522	(1)
Modeling Problems	523	(7)
Creating Advanced Materials	530	(52)
Material Types	530	(31)
Climbing the Material Tree	532	(2)
Blend	534	(2)
Composite	536	(3)
Double Sided	539	(2)
Matte/Shadow	541	(4)
Morpher	545	(1)
Multi/Sub-Object	545	(3)
Raytrace	548	(8)
Shellac	556	(2)
Top/Bottom	558	(3)
Extended Parameters	561	(4)
Dynamics Properties	565	(1)
Material Modifier	565	(2)
Introduction to Maps	567	(1)
UVW Map Modifier	568	(8)
Animated Materials	576	(2)
Chapter Test	578	(1)
Modeling Problems	579	(3)
Material Mapping	582	(62)
Map Types	582	(34)
Shared Rollouts	582
Bitmap	580	(10)
Bricks	590	(4)
Cellular	594	(2)
Checker	596	(2)
Dent	598	(2)
Flat Mirror	600	(4)
Marble	604	(2)
Particle Age	606	(1)
Raytrace	606	(8)
Wood	614	(2)
Mapping Material Components	616	(14)
Ambient Color Mapping	617	(1)
Diffuse Color Mapping	617	(1)
Diffuse Roughness Mapping	618	(1)
Diffuse Level Mapping	619	(1)
Specular Color Mapping	619	(1)
Specular Level Mapping	620	(1)
Glossiness Mapping	620	(1)
Self-Illumination Mapping	621	(1)
Opacity Mapping	622	(1)
Filter Color Mapping	622	(2)
Anisotropy Mapping	624	(1)
Orientation Mapping	624	(1)
Metalness Mapping	625	(1)
Bump Mapping	626	(1)
Reflection Mapping	627	(1)
Refraction Mapping	627	(1)
Displacement Mapping	628	(2)
Raytrace Material Component Mapping	630	(6)
Chapter Test	636	(1)
Modeling Problems	637	(7)
Lighting Effects	644	(50)
Colored Lights	644	(2)
Hotspot, Falloff, and Light Shape	646	(2)
Projectors	648	(1)
Shadow and Shadow Map Parameters	649	(4)
Animating Lights	653	(1)
Atmospheric Effects	654	(14)
Chapter Test	668	(1)
Modeling Problems	669	(25)
Tutorial	674	(20)
Section Four: Objects in Motion
Creating Systems and Wiring Parameters	694	(22)
What Is a System?	694	(1)
Bones	694	(2)
Ring Array	696	(4)
Sunlight	700	(4)
Introduction to Parameter Wiring and Manipulators	704	(7)
Chapter Test	711	(1)
Modeling Problems	711	(5)
Introduction to Inverse Kinematics	716	(40)
What Is Inverse Kinematics?	716	(3)
Creating Bones	719	(4)
Using Any Hierarchy as a Bone Network	723	(1)
Initial Bone Position	723	(1)
Creating an Object Hierarchy for IK	723	(3)
Freezing Objects	726	(2)
Setting IK Joint Parameters	728	(4)
Binding	732	(1)
Animating with Applied IK	733	(2)
Animating with Interactive IK	735	(1)
Animating with History-Dependent IK Solver	736	(6)
Animating with History-Independent IK Solver	742	(5)
Using the Limb Solver	747	(1)
Skin and Bones	747	(3)
Chapter Test	750	(1)
Modeling Problems	751	(5)
Introduction to Particle Systems	756	(48)
What Is a Particle System?	756	(2)
Types of Particle Systems	758	(2)
Creating Particle Systems	760	(32)
Adding Motion Blur to Particles	792	(2)
Gravity, Deflectors, and Other Space Warps	794	(4)
Chapter Test	798	(1)
Modeling Problems	799	(5)
Introduction to Space Warps	804	(62)
Space Warp Basics	804	(1)
Supported Object Types	804	(1)
Binding Objects to Space Warps	804	(3)
Multiplying the Effects of Space Warps	807	(1)
Forces	807	(17)
Push	807	(2)
Vortex	809	(3)
Gravity	812	(2)
Drag	814	(4)
Path Follow	818	(5)
Wind	823	(1)
Deflectors	824	(7)
Deflector	824	(2)
SDeflector	826	(1)
UDeflector	826	(1)
Omniflectors	827	(4)
Dynaflectors	831	(1)
Geometric/Deformable	831	(12)
Wave	831	(4)
Bomb	835	(3)
Ripple	838	(2)
Conform	840	(3)
Modifier-Based	843	(1)
Chapter Test	843	(1)
Modeling Problems	844	(22)
Tutorial	850	(16)
Section Five: Introduction to NURBS
Introduction to NURBS	866	(24)
What Are NURBS?	866	(1)
Why Model with NURBS?	866	(1)
NURBS Components	866	(2)
NURBS Curves	868	(3)
NURBS Surfaces	871	(1)
Forcing Two-Sided Rendering	871	(1)
NURBS Snaps	872	(1)
Creating NURBS Curves	873	(6)
Creating NURBS Surfaces	879	(5)
Chapter Test	884	(1)
Modeling Problems	885	(5)
NURBS Modeling	890	(74)
Modify Tab Layout	890	(8)
Creating Point Sub-Objects	898	(9)
Creating Independent Curve Sub-Objects	907	(2)
Creating Dependent Curve Sub-Objects	909	(22)
Creating NURBS Surface Sub-Objects	931	(26)
Chapter Test	957	(1)
Modeling Problems	958	(6)
Editing and Animating NURBS Models	964	(96)
Editing NURBS Sub-Objects	964	(1)
Selection Levels	964	(1)
Cloning NURBS Sub-Objects	965	(1)
Applying Modifiers to Sub-Objects	966	(2)
Common Sub-Object Editing Rollouts	968	(1)
Point Rollout	969	(6)
Soft Selection Rollout	975	(4)
Point Type-Specific Rollouts	979	(2)
CV Rollout	981	(6)
Curve Common Rollout	987	(9)
Curve Type-Specific Rollouts	996	(13)
Surface Common Rollout	1009	(9)
Surface Type-Specific Rollouts	1018	(10)
Applying Materials to a NURBS Model	1028	(7)
Chapter Test	1035	(1)
Modeling Problems	1035	(25)
Tutorial	1040	(20)
Index	1060