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OpenCad International Training CD: 3D Studio VIZ 3.0 [CD-ROM]

Nancy Fulton (Author)
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)


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Book Description

September 1, 1999
This easy to install training product contains 51 Step by Step tutorials for 3D Studio VIZ 3/3i covering:

* Controlling Illumination,

* Understanding How Lights Affect Materials,

* Animating Lights,

* Creating a Street Light,

* Creating Recessed Lights with Lightscape Lights,

* Using the Material/Map Browser to Drag and Drop Materials and Maps,

* Creating Wireframe, Transparent and Filter Mapped Materials,

* Incorporating Images into Materials,

* Applying, Scaling and Rotating Materials,

* Creating Custom Wall, Door and Window Materials,

* Creating and Rendering Mirrored Materials,

* Creating Foliage and Working with Foliage Materials,

* Modeling with Modifiers,

* Using AutoCAD Commands to Create Objects in 3D Studio VIZ ,

* Creating a 3D Model from a 2D Floor Plan,

* Attaching and Modifying 3D AutoCAD Drawings with VIZ,

* Creating Stairs and Rails,

* Placing Parametric Plants in Designs,

* Creating Digital Terrains and Sections,

* Creating a Low-Polygon Car,

* Lofting a Freeway,

* Introduction to Simple Character Animation,

* Using Inverse Kinematics to Make a Character Ride a Bike,

* Boolean Operations and Inverse Kinematics,

* Creating Digital Terrains and Controlling Visibility,

* Creating Walkthrough Animations,

* Using Externally Referenced Designs and Objects,

* Using Reference Geometry and Proxy Objects,

* Modeling Roofs and Skylights,

* Working with Human Figures,

* Creating a Refractive Lens,

* Working with Alpha Channel Images,

* Working with Layers and Shapes,

* Lofting a Chandelier with Frosted Glass Shades,

* Creating a Working Escalator,

* Constructing a Radial Tent with NURBS,

* Creating, Sectioning and Exporting NURBS Models,

* Applying Materials to Architectural Desktop 2.0 Models,

* Using ACI Colors to Assign Materials to AutoCAD Models,

* Using AutoCAD Commands to Create Objects in VIZ,

* Reflective Surfaces and Reflected Light,

* Camera Matching Survival Guide,

* Making Shadows Fall in Background Images,

* Creaing Candle Light with Lens Effects,

* Using the Track View Editor to Control Animation,

* Creating Titles and Timers in VIZ Animations,

* Placing Photographed Characters in Rendered Scenes,

* Theatrical Staging with 3D Studio VIZ,

* Rendering Architectural Models with Artistic Special Effects,

* Rendering Virtual Environments with Smooth Move Panorama,

* Creating Scripts and Utilities for MAXscript,

* Creating Custom Toolbars and User Interfaces,

* Inserting Autodesk 3D Symbols into VIZ Designs

This training product uses the standard Autodesk Learning Assistance browser and takes just minutes to install. This product contains no animation or audio components, which means it runs quickly on standard Windows workstations, and can be conveniently used as a training and comprehensive reference tool even by employees in busy office environments and and students in computer labs.

Each tutorial delivers between one and three hours of hands-on instruction. The CD delivers more than 130 hours of training and 1300+ full size, full color illustrations.

If you are looking for comprehensive, hands-on, step-by-step instruction in 3D Studio VIZ, then this is the product for you. It delivers more than 130 hours of training targeting beginning, intermediate and advanced skills. Its projects can be undertaken in any order.

Tutorials can be printed for offline use, or bookmarked for easy return. All projects are compatible with 3D Studio VIZ 3/3i.


Editorial Reviews

From the Author

The best thing about this training CD is that it delivers the training you need, when you need it. Follow our sequential course outline for a very comprehensive course in 3D Studio VIZ and AutoCAD. Skip any lessons that don't immediately interest you. Return to the CD when a topic becomes important, or refer to it when you need help with a particular feature. This CD delivers just-in-time training 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. -Nancy Fulton --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Nancy Fulton has published more than 10 books and 12 interactive training CD's for Autodesk products. She is also a regular contributer to cadalyst magazine.

Product Details

  • CD-ROM: 1000 pages
  • Publisher: OpenCAD International Inc; 1 edition (September 1, 1999)
  • ISBN-10: 189187313X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1891873133
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,579,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars THERE IS NO SHORT CUT!Be careful.MOST .MAX FILES NOT SUPPORT, April 4, 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: OpenCad International Training CD: 3D Studio VIZ 3.0 (CD-ROM)
If you ever bought any Max book, I recommend buy two more books instead buying this CD. Few actual files are supported and most techniques are easily found on any other Max books. Check out Max user groups or just follow Tutorials from Max help. Models used in this CD no more impress today's 3D artist. If you are a beginner or self-learner to look for a short cut, I have no objection to get this CD.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Training!, March 8, 2002
I purchased this author's MAX 4 Training CD and
really liked it. So I bought this product too. Its
just as good if not better.


Most authors seem to think its enough just to rewrite
the manuals. This one actually provides <I>training</I>
on a CD. You follow the steps, you learn the software.
By the time you've done half the tutorials on this
CD you can do your own projects.


Also, there are links on the CD that let you email the
author. Following the steps on the MAX 4 CD, I ran into
trouble. I mailed the author. She wrote back to provide
me with help!


What I love about Amazon is that you can buy products
you would never hear about otherwise. This is a great
training CD. I highly recommend it.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not even worth the 1 star rating!!!, November 22, 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: OpenCad International Training CD: 3D Studio VIZ 3.0 (CD-ROM)
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My only return in a sea of books and CD's. You figure out how
bad it must be! Even the interface does not work, I very much doubt this work is done by a computer science educated programmer. Don't ask me the studio max content, it is so elementary you will be shocked. Check out a freebie internet exercise instead such as the soccerball which will familiarize you with enough max interface.
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