Inside 3ds max 7

by Bonney, Sean

• ISBN13: 9780735713871
• ISBN10: 0735713871
• Edition: DVD
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: New Riders Press

Summary

The world of 3D modeling and animation is a complex one. Lucky for you, withInside 3ds max 7, you get not just one instructor but a team of expert developers and trainers who cover the newly revised program from every angle. Using case studies to uncover real-word solutions as well as hands-on tutorials to help you arrive at practical answers to everyday issues, this all-in-one reference is the answer to your 3ds max prayers. You'll find out how to use 3ds max's production tools (plus the whys behind their use) and be exposed to informative, inspirational examples of varying artistic styles. And when you're ready, you'll also find complete coverage of advanced topics: camera matching, character rigging, rendering, compositing, and more. To complete the learning package, a companion CD includes all of the book's lesson files. Whether you're a game designer, Hollywood effects wizard, or industrial designer you'll soon be creating out-of-this-word worlds with 3ds max 7 and this guide.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xix
Part I What's New
What's New in the Interface and Tools	3	(28)
Interface: Same Overall Look	3	(12)
Flat Shaded Mode	4	(2)
Walkthrough Mode	6	(5)
Toggling Dialogs and Editors	11	(1)
New Toolbar Items	12	(1)
Menu Changes	13	(2)
Tools: Workflow Timesavers	15	(14)
Paint Selection Region	16	(2)
Object Display Culling	18	(3)
Array Preview	21	(2)
New Align Tools	23	(4)
Snaps Improvements	27	(2)
Summing Up	29	(2)
What's New in Modeling	31	(18)
Edit Poly Modifier	32	(1)
Select Poly by Angle	33	(1)
Paint Soft Selection	34	(2)
Make Planar	36	(1)
Bridge	36	(3)
Building a Bridge	38	(1)
Cut Tool	39	(2)
Turn Edges	41	(2)
Paint Deformation and Relax	43	(3)
TurboSmooth Modifier	46	(1)
Summing Up	47	(2)
What's New in Texturing	49	(26)
Highlight Seams	50	(3)
Unwrap UVW Improvements	53	(2)
Absolute/Offset Mode	53	(1)
Paint Select Mode	53	(1)
Edge Loop	54	(1)
Projection Modifier	55	(7)
Projecting a Normal Map	56	(6)
MPEG Files for Input	62	(1)
Copying Texture Values	63	(1)
VertexPaint Modifier Improvements	64	(3)
Adjust Color Dialog	64	(2)
Color Palette	66	(1)
Preserve UVs	67	(2)
Subsurface Scattering (SSS)	69	(5)
Playing with SSS	71	(3)
Summing Up	74	(1)
What's New in Animation	75	(28)
Expose Transform Helper	76	(4)
Using Expose Transform	77	(3)
Parameter Collector	80	(2)
Taking Notes	81	(1)
Reaction Manager	82	(4)
Getting a Reaction	83	(3)
Skin Wrap Modifier	86	(2)
Skin Morph Modifier	88	(3)
Bone Tools Mirror	91	(1)
character studio	92	(10)
Figure Mode	93	(2)
Footstep Mode	95	(2)
Motion Flow Mode	97	(1)
Mixer Mode and Motion Mixer	98	(1)
Biped Animation Mode	99	(3)
Summing Up	102	(1)
What's New in Rendering	103	(20)
Photometric Lights: Preset Lights	104	(1)
mental ray Shadow Map Rollout	105	(2)
Render Shortcuts Toolbar	107	(4)
Renderable Spline Modifier	111	(2)
Motion Blur for Lights and Cameras	113	(2)
Assign Vertex Colors Utility	115	(4)
Summing Up	119	(4)
Part II Managing max
Scripting	123	(46)
Getting into the Mindset	125	(3)
Start with Pseudocode	125	(1)
Use the MAXScript Reference	125	(1)
Steal	126	(1)
Use the Macro Recorder, but Don't Rely on It Completely	126	(1)
Try to Generalize Code When You Feel It's Worth It	127	(1)
Get a Good Text Editor to Write Longer Scripts	127	(1)
Making Life Interesting---Your First Ten (or So) Words of MXS	128	(20)
The ``$'' Symbol	130	(1)
The ``show'' Command	131	(1)
Putting a Two-Word Vocabulary to Work	132	(1)
``move,'' ``rotate,'' ``scale,'' and ``in coordsys''	133	(1)
Automating with ``for'' Loops	134	(1)
``where'' and ``classOf''	135	(5)
``random'' Numbers	140	(3)
#( ) and [ ]---Working with Arrays	143	(3)
``at time''---Animating with MAXScript	146	(2)
Getting Your Way---Building Custom UI Elements	148	(17)
quickDraft: A Render Settings Manager	148	(13)
colorClip---Creating a Dockable Toolbar	161	(4)
Going Further with MAXScript	165	(4)
Part III Modeling
Precision Modeling	169	(28)
Primitives	170	(2)
Developing Primitives	170	(2)
Working with Arrays	172	(5)
Shapes and Splines	177	(6)
Adding Precision with Shapes	177	(3)
Cutting and Fitting	180	(3)
Profiles and Shapes	183	(9)
Adding Detail	187	(5)
Final Assembly	192	(4)
Finishing Touches	194	(2)
Summing Up	196	(1)
Environmental Modeling	197	(72)
Building Rocky Terrain	199	(22)
Roughing Out the Geometry	199	(8)
Mapping the Terrain	207	(4)
Adding Complexity with Materials	211	(10)
Modeling a Ground Plane	221	(4)
The Fiery Pit	225	(8)
Crystals	233	(3)
Creating Plant Life	236	(21)
Modeling a Tree	237	(15)
Grass	252	(5)
Modeling Microscopic Worlds	257	(10)
Building a Cell	257	(10)
Summing Up	267	(2)
Character Modeling	269	(58)
Modeling in Sub-Ds	270	(19)
A Pig in a Box	270	(5)
Pig's Feet	275	(1)
The Pig's Head	276	(6)
Polishing the Pig	282	(7)
Attaching Limbs	289	(8)
Assembling a Hand	289	(4)
Completing the Torso	293	(4)
Building Muscle	297	(5)
Modeling the Head	302	(17)
Edge-Looping the Mouth	303	(7)
Building the Nose	310	(4)
Completing the Head	314	(5)
The Eyes Have It	319	(5)
The Cartoon Eye	320	(4)
Summing Up	324	(3)
Part IV Texturing
Texture Mapping	327	(28)
The Material Editor	328	(9)
Shader Types	329	(1)
Material Types	330	(2)
Map Types and Examples	332	(4)
Dancing About Architecture	336	(1)
Texture Mapping	337	(17)
Mapping Procedural Objects	338	(7)
Multi/Sub-Objects	345	(5)
Decal Techniques	350	(4)
Summing Up	354	(1)
Developing Textures	355	(34)
Planar Mapping	356	(4)
Using Planar Mapping for Texturing	356	(4)
Procedural Mapping	360	(21)
Noise Mapping	360	(4)
Fun with Falloff	364	(10)
Diffuse Shading	374	(7)
Multi-Layer Materials	381	(5)
Creating a Lacquered Surface	381	(5)
Summing Up	386	(3)
Part V Lighting
Lighting Basics	389	(40)
Lighting Tells a Story	390	(4)
The Three Components of Light	394	(2)
Light Types	396	(3)
Standard Lights	396	(1)
Photometric Lights	397	(2)
Light Systems	399	(7)
Sunlight System	399	(3)
Daylight System	402	(4)
Shadow Types	406	(14)
Shadow Maps	406	(7)
Raytraced Shadows	413	(4)
Area Shadows	417	(3)
Lighting a Character	420	(7)
Character Key and Fill	420	(3)
Hotspot and Falloff	423	(4)
Summing Up	427	(2)
Lighting for Film, Video, & Games	429	(36)
Combining CG and Reality	430	(15)
Preparation and Research	430	(2)
Lighting the Scene	432	(4)
Using Light Tracer	436	(5)
Rendering Light Elements	441	(4)
Lighting for Games	445	(16)
Key Lighting	446	(3)
Fill and Special Lights	449	(6)
VertexPaint	455	(3)
Baking Materials	458	(3)
Summing Up	461	(4)
Part VI Animation
Introduction to Animation	465	(56)
Constraints	466	(46)
Attachment Constraints	466	(9)
Script Controllers	475	(7)
Simple Attachment	482	(5)
Link Constraints	487	(6)
Surface and LookAt Constraints	493	(4)
Recursive Constraints	497	(3)
LookAt Constraints	500	(2)
Path Constraints	502	(6)
Position Constraints	508	(4)
Manipulators	512	(8)
Wiring a Slider	513	(4)
Animating Sliders	517	(3)
Summing Up	520	(1)
character studio	521	(58)
cs Features and Benefits	522	(1)
Biped Rigs	523	(5)
Creation	523	(2)
Editing the Biped Skeleton	525	(2)
Figure Mode and Figure Files	527	(1)
Physique vs. Skin	528	(3)
Skin Your Mesh to Biped Bones	529	(1)
Physique Your Mesh to Biped Bones	530	(1)
Biped Animation Basics	531	(4)
Free Form and Footstep Animation	531	(1)
Quaternions	532	(1)
Setting Keys	533	(2)
Biped Free Form Mode	535	(1)
Animating Pivot Points	535	(1)
Biped Footstep Mode	536	(3)
Footstep Creation and Editing	536	(1)
Dynamic Steps	537	(2)
Biped Animation Tools	539	(9)
Track Selection Tools	539	(1)
Layers	540	(1)
Head and Body Animation	540	(2)
Shifting Weight	542	(1)
Animated IK Blend	543	(1)
Using List Controllers for Biped Subanimation	543	(1)
Copy/Paste Pose/Posture/Track	544	(1)
Display Tools	545	(2)
Motion Flow---Motion Scripting	547	(1)
Motion Capture Editing	548	(3)
Motion Mixer	551	(14)
Using Motion Mixer	552	(2)
Filtering Motion	554	(5)
Tiling a Clip	559	(2)
Using Track Weights	561	(4)
Quadrupeds and Extra Bones	565	(2)
Crowd	567	(9)
Using Crowd	568	(1)
Starting a Crowd	569	(3)
Getting More Crowded	572	(4)
Summing Up	576	(3)
Part VII Particles and Dynamics
Physics and Dynamics	579	(74)
Breaking the Ice	583	(17)
Convex and Concave Fragments	588	(6)
Creating Fragments	594	(2)
The Slice Approach	596	(4)
Testing and Stabilizing	600	(18)
Initial Testing of the Fracture	602	(2)
Storing and Viewing Collisions	604	(8)
Stabilizing the Fragments	612	(6)
Animating the Dolphin	618	(26)
Let Reactor Do It All	618	(2)
Hand-Animating a Rigid Body	620	(14)
A Deforming Mesh	634	(6)
Attaching a Deformable Body	640	(4)
Just Add Water	644	(5)
Back to Hand-Animation	645	(1)
Adding Water	645	(1)
Stabilizing the Ice	646	(2)
Making the Water Renderable	648	(1)
Finishing Touches	649	(2)
Summing Up	651	(2)
Introduction to Particle Flow	653	(80)
Elements of a Particle System	655	(5)
Non-Event-Driven Particle Systems	660	(3)
Event-Driven Particles	663	(21)
PF Source Parameters	664	(4)
Particle View	668	(1)
Menu Bar	669	(4)
Parameters Panel	673	(1)
The Depot	674	(1)
Event Display Panel	675	(3)
Actions	678	(5)
Wiring Events	683	(1)
Particles for Environmental Effects	684	(48)
Create a Particle Source	685	(8)
Force and Collision	693	(3)
Catching Stray Particles	696	(2)
BlobMesh	698	(5)
Rising Gas Bubbles	703	(5)
Spawning Animated Geometry	708	(9)
Splash Effect	717	(6)
Smear Effect	723	(7)
Glow Effect	730	(2)
Taking Your Exercises Further	732	(1)
Summing Up	732	(1)
Particle Effects	733	(62)
Flight Path	734	(7)
Leaving a Trail	734	(7)
Electricity	741	(20)
Triggering Lightning with Scene Objects	741	(6)
Branched Lightning	747	(3)
Expanding Electrical Field	750	(5)
Duplicating Particle Setups	755	(2)
Triggering Lightning with Scripts	757	(4)
Fire	761	(8)
Exploding Sparks	761	(3)
Scorch Marks	764	(2)
Going Down in Flames	766	(3)
Smoke	769	(10)
Smoke Trail	769	(3)
Blowing Smoke	772	(7)
More with PFlow Scripts	779	(5)
Final Touches	784	(7)
Non-Event-Driven Particles	784	(3)
Video Post	787	(4)
Summing Up	791	(4)
Part VIII Rendering and Compositing
Rendering Basics	795	(44)
ActiveShade	796	(4)
The Render Scene Dialog	800	(11)
Environment and Effects Dialog	811	(13)
Animation Rendering	824	(1)
Rendering to a Background	825	(7)
Printing and Exporting	832	(4)
Print Size Wizard	832	(1)
Panorama Exporter	832	(2)
Shockwave 3D Exporter	834	(2)
Rendering More Effectively	836	(1)
Taking Your Exercises Farther	837	(1)
Summing Up	837	(2)
Advanced Rendering	839	(40)
Ink 'n Paint	842	(7)
Light Tracer (Global Illumination)	849	(9)
Color Bleeding	849	(1)
The Light Tracer Panel	850	(2)
Adaptive Undersampling	852	(2)
Setting Up a Light Tracer Scene	854	(2)
Alternatives for Global Illumination	856	(2)
Radiosity	858	(9)
Light Sources for Radiosity	859	(1)
Exposure Controls	860	(2)
Materials Considerations	862	(1)
Using the Radiosity Renderer	863	(4)
mental ray	867	(11)
mental ray Lights	869	(1)
mental ray Materials	870	(2)
mental ray Rendering Setup	872	(5)
Additional mental ray Information	877	(1)
Taking Your Exercises Farther	878	(1)
Summing Up	878	(1)
Compositing	879	(42)
The Basics	880	(1)
Render Elements	881	(6)
Composition Strategies	887	(11)
Matte Material and the Exclusion of Objects	887	(11)
Video Post	898	(21)
Adding Filters	901	(8)
Motion Blur	909	(10)
Taking Your Exercises Farther	919	(1)
Summing Up	920	(1)
Index	921