- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- About the Author
- Credits
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: Getting Started with 3ds Max
- Part II: Working with Objects
- Part III: Modeling Basics
- Part IV: Materials, Cameras, and Lighting Basics
- CHAPTER 15: Using the Slate Material Editor
- CHAPTER 16: Creating and Applying Standard Materials
- CHAPTER 17: Adding Material Details with Maps
- CHAPTER 18: Creating Compound Materials and Using Material Modifiers
- CHAPTER 19: Configuring and Aiming Cameras
- CHAPTER 20: Using Lights and Basic Lighting Techniques
- Part V: Animation and Rendering Basics
- Part VI: Advanced Modeling
- CHAPTER 25: Building Complex Scenes with Containers, XRefs, and the Schematic View
- CHAPTER 26: Deforming Surfaces and Using the Mesh Modifiers
- CHAPTER 27: Working with Compound Objects
- Understanding Compound Object Types
- Morphing Objects
- Creating Conform Objects
- Creating a ShapeMerge Object
- Creating a Terrain Object
- Using the Mesher Object
- Working with BlobMesh Objects
- Creating a Scatter Object
- Creating Connect Objects
- Creating a Loft Object
- Working with ProBoolean and ProCutter Objects
- Summary
- CHAPTER 28: Working with Solids and Body Objects
- CHAPTER 29: Adding and Styling Hair and Fur, and Using Cloth
- Part VII: Advanced Materials
- Part VIII: Advanced Animation Techniques
- Part IX: Working with Characters
- Part X: Dynamic Animation
- CHAPTER 41: Creating Particles and Particle Flow
- Understanding the Various Particle Systems
- Creating a Particle System
- Using the Spray and Snow Particle Systems
- Using the Super Spray Particle System
- Using the Blizzard Particle System
- Using the PArray Particle System
- Using the PCloud Particle System
- Using Particle System Maps
- Controlling Particles with Particle Flow
- Summary
- CHAPTER 42: Using Space Warps
- CHAPTER 43: Simulating Physics-Based Motion with MassFX
- CHAPTER 44: Animating Hair and Cloth
- CHAPTER 41: Creating Particles and Particle Flow
- Part XI: Advanced Lighting and Rendering
- APPENDIX A: What's New with 3ds Max 2012
- APPENDIX B: What's on the CD-ROM
- Index: Symbols and Numerics
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. End-User License Agreement
- BONUS CHAPTER 1: Installing and Configuring 3ds Max 2012
- BONUS CHAPTER 2: 3ds Max 2012 Keyboard Shortcuts
- BONUS CHAPTER 3: Using Asset Tracking
- BONUS CHAPTER 4: Modeling with Patches
- BONUS CHAPTER 5: Working with NURBS
- Lofting a NURBS Surface
- Tutorial: Creating a U Loft NURBS Spoon
- Creating a UV Loft Surface
- Lathing a NURBS Surface
- Tutorial: Lathing a NURBS CV Curve to Create a Vase
- Creating a 1-Rail and 2-Rail Sweep Surface
- Tutorial: Creating a Flower Stem
- Sculpting a Rectangular NURBS Surface
- Using NURBS Modifiers
- Summary
- BONUS CHAPTER 6: Using the Compact Material Editor
- BONUS CHAPTER 7: Creating and Animating Bipeds
- BONUS CHAPTER 8: Creating Character Crowds
- BONUS CHAPTER 9: Simulating Physics-Based Motion with reactor
- BONUS CHAPTER 10: Using the Motion Mixer
- BONUS CHAPTER 11: Quick Start— 3ds Max 4 Bible: Animating a Fighter Jet Fly-By
- The Speed of Jets
- Tutorial: Importing the Jet Model
- Tutorial: Applying Materials to the Jet Model
- Tutorial: Positioning the Background Environment
- Tutorial: Adding a Windmill Model
- Tutorial: Working with Cameras and Lights
- Animating the Jet
- Tutorial: Adding a Smoke Trail
- Rendering the Final Animation
- Summary
- BONUS CHAPTER 12: Quick Start— 3ds Max 4 Bible: Animating a Spaceship Re-Entry
- BONUS CHAPTER 13: Quick Start— 3ds Max 6 Bible: Animating a Monster Truck at the Beach
- BONUS CHAPTER 14: Quick Start— 3ds Max 7 Bible: Creating and Animating a Three-Fingered Gaaboot
- BONUS CHAPTER 15: Quick Start— 3ds Max 8 Bible: Creating a Furry Creature
- BONUS CHAPTER 16: Quick Start— 3ds Max 9 Bible: Animating a Dancing Cartoon Moose
- BONUS CHAPTER 17: Quick Start— 3ds Max 10 Bible: Creating and Flying Through a Greek Temple
- BONUS CHAPTER 18: Quick Start— 3ds Max 2009 Bible: Firing a Cannonball
- BONUS CHAPTER 19: Quick Start— 3ds Max 2010 Bible: Landing a Space Vehicle
- BONUS CHAPTER 20: Quick Start— 3ds Max 2011 Bible: Animating a Walking Dinosaur
- BONUS CHAPTER 21: Automating with MAXScript
- BONUS CHAPTER 22: Customizing the Max Interface
- BONUS CHAPTER 23: Expanding Max with Third-Party Plug-Ins
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