Customer Reviews

OpenCad International Training CD: 3D Studio VIZ 3.0

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4 star:		(1)
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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.

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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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.

This book gives you a good, beginning knowledge of 3d VIZ. It teaches you how to apply materials, use lighting, etc.

The only problem (and it exists with all books of this type), is that the tutorials are parts of projects which you have to repeat many times to master the technique of that chapter. The only way that you'll will be totally motivated is to create your own building, and most likely it involes an element that is not covered, so you are on your own. Nothing truly replaces taking a class, but this is definately cheeper!

Had to stop and write in response to this review. I love this CD, and all the .max files work for me. Have to have the right versions of the software though (version 2.0 of VIZ and 3.0 of MAX). I use both MAX and VIZ (like most folks) so its perfect for me.