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Bounce, Tumble, and Splash!: Simulating the Physical World with Blender 3D 1st Edition

by Tony Mullen (Author), Erwin Coumans (Foreword)

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Learn all about Blender, the premier open-source 3D software, in Bounce, Tumble, and Splash!: Simulating the Physical World with Blender 3D. You will find step-by-step instructions for using Blender’s complex features and full-color visual examples with detailed descriptions of the processes. If you’re an advanced Blender user, you will appreciate the sophisticated coverage of Blender’s fluid simulation system, a review Blender’s latest features, and a guide to the Bullet physics engine, which handles a variety of physics simulations such as rigid body dynamics and rag doll physics.

ISBN-10

0470192801
ISBN-13

978-0470192801
Edition

1st
Publisher

Sybex
Publication date

June 30, 2008
Language

English
Dimensions

7.75 x 0.75 x 9.75 inches
Print length

400 pages
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Defy the Rules of 3D and Get Physical with Blender

Bounce, Tumble, and Splash! is the only book to cover the advanced simulation features of Blender, the premier open source 3D software that is a must-have for your animation toolbox. Expert author Tony Mullen provides you with the real-world know-how to create dynamic, highly realistic images of flames, cloth, hair and other physical phenomena from the world around you. This unique guide will help you push the boundaries of 3D and take your Blender skills to the limit.

You'll discover the very latest Blender physics and dynamics tools, including simulations for soft body, fluid, rigid body, and rag doll dynamics. Hone the skills to create stormy seas, flowing hair, or fiery flames with the sophisticated coverage of advanced Blender features included in this beautiful, full-color guide.

Set particle parameters, define systems, and discover new Blender particle functionality
Explore the new cloth simulation, improved tools for soft bodies, and the Demolition Python script
Style the latest look in hair with strand particles, new styling tools, and new features for hair and fur
Make a splash with fluid simulations and modifiers
Use the Blender Game Engine and the Bullet physics library to create rigid body physics simulations
Build realistic trees and plants with Blender scripts and third-party tools

Create dynamic hair effects using hair styling and soft body simulation for particles

Use the improved soft bodies to create jiggling, bouncing objects

Valuable Companion CD
Access the CD for Blender 2.46 installers for Windows and Macintosh and a source tarball for users of Linux and other flavors of Unix. You'll also find a variety of .blend files to support the projects in the book.

About the Author

Tony Mullen, PhD, teaches at Tsuda College, Tokyo, where his courses include modeling and animation with Blender as well as the Python programming language. Mullen has been a cartoonist and an illustrator and has a broad background in CG-related work. His screen credits include writer, codirector, or lead animator on several short films, including the award-winning Gustav Braüstache shorts. He is also the author of Introducing Character Animation with Blender (Sybex).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sybex; 1st edition (June 30, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0470192801
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0470192801
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.45 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 0.75 x 9.75 inches

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I'm a lecturer in computer science at Tsuda College, Tokyo and an independent filmmaker. I'm interested in animation of all kinds, but especially in CG animation using Blender, the open source 3D modeling and animation package.

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H. Yamasaki

The one-stop guide to all of the Blender's physical reality

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2008

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This is a great book. The quality of the print, color illustrations (although they sometimes don't do justice to the original RGB artwork), the bundled DVD with examples and scripts... everything is top-notch.

The text is easy to understand, and illustrations give you a very clear picture of what you need to do, and where. It covers all (and I really mean all) aspects of physics simulation: materials, shaders, hair, soft bodies, cloth, water... everything. It presents everything in a well systematized way, so you can't get lost.

The only thing that bothered my a little, is that author makes references to previous chapters, so if you're jumping around the book, you may find you need to read a few chapters more than you thought you'd need. But that's okay, because anything you read in this book is good learning material.

For an aspiring Blender newbie, this book is, probably, the quickest way of getting up to speed, and even getting the hang of some pretty advanced stuff.

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Benji

Very Nice Book

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2011

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Very enjoyable, easy reading. This book goes in depth on the physics, and water simulations, as well as how to use the game engine to animate effects that cannot be done otherwise. This book is not cumulative, so you can jump right in to the chapters you want to learn about. Definitely not for the absolute beginner though. Highly recommended.

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Davin Cheaney

Far to outdated.

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2014

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Although is a xcelent book. i do NOT recomend purchasing it. It is insanely outdated. This book is writen for version 2.49, and we are now in version 2.70. The interface is almost unrecognizable. The book was writen before Blender even had the Cycles engine.

You will NOT be able to follow along with the book if you use the current version. A great many of the setting are now completely differant than they were in 2.49. Differant names, differant options...the difference between 2.49, and 2.70

However on the off chance Tony Mullen reads this review, I beg you to do a updated version of this book. If you did, I would buy it today, it is the only book of its kind on the subject for blender that I can find.

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MonkeMan

Book examples don't match CD file info and couldn't replicate his examples

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2010

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This book is a serious waste of time. I'm not a beginner and am interested in learning how to create waves. On page 27, step 4, he explains how to create an empty, make a texture, and name it Displacement. Then he says to "Map it to Nor and Disp with the values shown in Figure 1.35." When I couldn't figure out how to do that I opened up the file in the provided CD with the book and realized that his file did not match his instructions in the book. I've bought hundreds of books from Amazon for personal and professional use and this is the first one I'm asking for a refund.

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O. Harris

Fantastic Book Fantastic Author

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2008

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I just bought the book and will start learning it immediately. The book is amazing in its illustrations and quality. I had a complaint about another book by Tony Mullen. He responded to my complain in a matter of hours. I will let more experienced reviewers evaluate the book, but I will highly recommend any author who cares so much for his customers.

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BA Reader

Meets all expectaions

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2013

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Excellent and very informative. I am new to 3D and find this book extremely sensitive to that. I keep it on my desk as a reference.

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D. Alyousef

good content but poor presentation

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2010

This book does teach you how to do neat things that many Blender users overlook..

However, the explanations (if they exist) are very poorly presented.. The writer does not explain why or when to use a certain technique; it tells you to blindly follow instructions and (hopefully) figure things out on your own.. This is frustrating and demotivating. Why should I follow your instructions when I don't know what you're trying to do?

Overall, as I said, you get to learn a few neat things (the hair chapter is especially well-written), but most of the book is following instructions without getting the big picture.

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raul diaz

Very Nice

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2013

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I'm so glad someone took the time to write this book. It helps to not have to manually move everything

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drup

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2014

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state described = state received! absolutly recommended

Edgar Kaestner

Buch mit Tiefgang und gut nachvollziehbaren Beispielen

Reviewed in Germany on May 27, 2010

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Beim Durcharbeiten dieses Buches erhält man einen tiefen Einblick in die Funktionsweise von Blender 3D. Vorausgesetzt, man hat schon einige Kenntnisse im Vorfeld gesammelt. Damit man die sich ausgedachten Animationen und Szenen auch wirklich gut umsetzten kann, ist ebenfalls die Programmiersprache Python notwendig. Das Buch gibt einen allgemeinen Einstieg in die Sprache. Zum Verständnis der damit folgenden Beispiele und Kapitel muss man sich allerdings mit Python gründlich auseinander setzen. Das Buch ist mit erfrischender Sprache geschrieben und zeigt, dass der Autor sein Handwerk versteht. Die Kapitel sind logisch aufgebaut. Nur zu empfehlen..!

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Mike

Nur für ältere Version nutzbar

Reviewed in Germany on July 30, 2012

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Gut aufgemacht, nur leider ist das Buch nicht auf dem aktuellen Stand, somit ist das Werk nur bis zur Bblender Version 2.4 geschrieben worden.

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Paul Gauger

Great but not for newbies!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2009

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This book will take your Blender skills to the next level but be warned - you do need to be at least intermediate level to tackle it.

The step-by-step tutorials have a nasty tendency to miss the odd important step, meaning your end results don't match the book's photographs so it's a bit dispiriting at times. Pre-existing skills should allow you to work out the omissions though and many (though frustratingly not all) of the tutorials have a blender file on the accompanying disc.

Also if you're working through the book with a more recent version of Blender than 2.46 you'll find that config options aren't where the book shows and you'll have to hunt around for them.

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Mr. Paul John Price

A very good book but needs an update

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2016

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Loads of great stuff in it but you'll need to already be a bit of a Blenderhead to translate much of it to the newer interface. I'm glad I got it though.

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