How to Cheat in 3ds Max 2011

** How to Cheat in 3ds Max - updated for the latest rev of Max **

Need to get results with 3ds max fast? Why take months to learn every button in 3ds max? Learn to create quick healthy effects. Need convincing grass, trees, water, shadows? You can use the memory-hogging methods that you can do it with your bing-bang with this book. When you need an animated character, you need to spend the day with a lot of money. How to Cheat in 3ds max includes a host of time-saving techniques. This book is for professionals, it needs to be done right.

This revolt will have higher-end cheats (for Intermediate users) and ALL NEW or UPDATED content on: modeling and material tools, mental ray, special effects, particle systems, and scripting.

The web site offers scene files and bitmaps photos of Michele. Michele showing some of the trickier techniques.

* 3ds Max luminary, Bousquet, shares 3ds Max secrets and little-known tips and tricks that save users bundles of time.
* Concise, step-by-step, focused, examples with everything on the accompanying web site so the animators and modelers can start right away: NEW camtasia MOVIES with Michele demonstrating the trickiest cheats.
* Proven "How to Cheat" series - Learn to create quick effects, effects, animations, realistic textures, and game elements.

How to Cheat in 3ds Max 2011 TOC

Introduction
Graphite tools (ribbon)

1. Modeling
















2. Character Modeling
















3. Materials & Mapping
















4. Lighting








5. Shadows








6. Reflection








7. Glass
















8. Animation








9. Character Animation








10. rendering
















11. Wiring & Scripting
















12. Special Effects

Appendix

index

Notebook:

Treatments logo chapter to be retired to the website. A few of the cheats may be portable to other chapters.