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Inside 3D Studio VIZ 3
Ted Boardman , and Jeremy Hubbell Manufacturer: New Riders Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0735710023 |
Book Description
Workflow-focused, project-based, best-practices approach. Hands-on tutorials interspersed with referential material in each chapter. It's obvious from speaking both to customers and spending time on-line that users crave specific types of information related to their disciplines. More specifically, the information relates to how VIZ fits into their workflow. Given that VIZ is a different tool from most design tools, it requires them to change their workflow to match the product. The primary focus of this book would be to show users how to minimize the amount of "shifting" they have to do to use VIZ as well as how to get the most out of VIZ by understanding its features.
To summarize, the book will accomplish two main goals for presenting VIZ:
The CD-ROM includes all the files that are needed to complete the exercises in each chapter.
Customer Reviews:
Book for a true 3d modeler.......2003-04-24
Best 3D Studio Book.......2003-01-19
Inside 3D Studio VIZ 3.......2002-03-07
Forget the Tutorials (icluded with Viz).......2001-04-19
If your serious about VIZ you need this book!.......2001-01-26
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Mastering 3D Studio VIZ 3
George Omura Manufacturer: Sybex ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0782127754 |
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Written for architectural designers, Mastering 3D Studio VIZ 3 is a practical, hands-on guide to using this 3-D modeling and rendering tool from Kinetix. The author is a good writer, and he's got lots of experience in VIZ. This book, his fifth, highlights both facts.Spanning over 1,100 pages, and containing 16 chapters and four appendices, the book covers everything from the basics of using VIZ all the way through final rendering and delivery of VIZ-rendered animation on videotape. Each chapter is illustrated with screen shots and rendered frames, and contains step-by-step text for the tutorial in question.
While the book does a terrific job of teaching how to use the program, the real stars are the appendices. "Modifiers and Materials," "Patches and NURBS," and "Helpers and Effects" offer clear and concise information on all of these important features. These appendices alone are an invaluable reference resource.
Technically oriented tools like 3D Studio VIZ aren't easy to use. At best, the rendered image simply will look wrong; but, at worst, it can convey the wrong information to the client, and force design changes when none should be made. Using a tool like VIZ with accuracy is important, and Mastering 3D Studio VIZ 3 is a terrific reference guide for learning and using it correctly, efficiently, and painlessly. --Mike Caputo
Book Description
Master 3D Studio VIZCustomer Reviews:
The manual Viz should have come with.......2003-05-03
Although it is 1100 pages of info, it is not blindingly full on, rather the author concentrates on making sure the methods and techniques are fully and clearly explained with plenty of screen shots and repeating previously explained information where needed. You won't find everything Viz does in this book but you will find more than enough to be able to create life like rendereings.
As much a [beginners] guide as it is an advanced user's salvation, this book sits on or near my workstation at all times.
Just make sure you order the correct version (for Viz 3 or 4)!
Good content, BAD typographic job.......2002-02-01
"THE" VIZ Book-You needn't look further.......2001-07-18
The best viz book to date.......2001-01-11
The VIZ book you really need.......2000-11-30
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3D Studio VIZ 3
Dzhordzh Omura Manufacturer: Lori ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 5855821722 |
Product Description
V knige vsemirno izvestnogo eksperta po AutoCAD Dzhorzha Omury rassmotreny vse vozmozhnosti i sredstva moschnogo paketa trekhmernogo modelirovaniya i dizajna kompanii Autodesk. Kak novichki, tak i kvalifitsirovannye spetsialisty poluchat vse neobkhodimye znaniya dlya uspeshnogo primeneniya novoj versii paketa VIZ. Izuchenie soprovozhdaetsya yasnymi i ponyatnymi poshagovymi uprazhneniyami, pozvolyayuschimi poluchit' prakticheskie navyki primeneniya 3D Studio VIZ 3 v proektakh lyuboj slozhnosti.
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3D Studio VIZ 3 Advanced by OpenCAD
Barent Wagar Manufacturer: OpenCAD International Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: CD-ROM ASIN: 1891873253 |
Book Description
This easy to install training product contains 28 Step by Step tutorials for 3D Studio VIZ 3/3i covering:* Using Externally Referenced Designs and Objects,
* Using Reference Geometry and Proxy Objects,
* Modeling Roofs and Skylights, Creating and Editing 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 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 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 75 hours of training and 500+ full size, full color illustrations.
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3D Studio VIZ 3.0 & 3D Studio MAX 3.0 Training PAK (Complete Support Series)
Nancy Fulton Manufacturer: OpenCAD International Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: CD-ROM ASIN: 1891873164 |
Book Description
This training CD delivers 38 in-depth, step-by-step, hands on tutorials for 3D Studio VIZ 3.0, 40+ tutorials for 3D Studio MAX 3.0, and 8 tutorials covering 3D modeling in AutoCAD 2000.This CD delivers all the skills you need to use either 3D Studio VIZ 3.0 or 3D Studio MAX 3.0 to create photorealisitc images and animations.
The 3D Studio VIZ 3.0 projects on the CD cover photorealistic lighting, creating custom materials, modeling with NURBS and modifiers, linking VIZ designs to AutoCAD 14 and 2000 drawings, working with external references and proxy objects, and creating your own tools and toolbars. You also learn how to control visibility with fog, and how to create walkthroughs with the Walkthrough Assistant. You master simple character modeling and animation, camera matching and rendering virtual environments with Smooth Move Panorama. Perhaps most important, you learn how to create 3D models from floor plans, and to work with 3D geometry created in AutoCAD.
The 3D Studio MAX 3.0 projects on the CD cover volume lights, how light and color interact, creating custom materials with scanned images, modeling with modifiers, organic and inorganic modeling techniques, NURBS, forward and inverse kinematics, animating with bones, expression controllers, an introduction to MAXScript and more.
The AutoCAD 2000 3D projects are included on the CD because many users prefer to create their 3D models in AutoCAD. These eight projects give you the skills to create 3D geometry in AutoCAD as well as 3D Studio VIZ and 3D Studio MAX. You can use drawing link to bring this geometry into 3D Studio VIZ, or the .dwg import tools to bring them into MAX.
System Requirements: Netscape 5.0+ or Internet Explorer 5.0+. TCP/IP installed. If you can view pages on Amazon, you can use this CD. You do not have to be online to use the CD, and all the source files required by the projects are on the CD.
The publisher provides technical support and discounts on other training products to customers who purchase Complete Support interactive training CDs.
Customer Reviews:
Amazing product, easy to install.......2001-02-15
Better off with a real book.......2000-08-19
3d studio viz3 and max3 training cd.......2000-04-14
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3D Studio VIZ 3.0 Book by OpenCAD (Complete Support)
Nancy A Fulton Manufacturer: OpenCAD International Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1891873199 |
Book Description
The 3D Studio VIZ 3.0 Book by OpenCAD delivers 20 step by step, hands-on tutorials designed to get new VIZ users up to speed fast. The book is more than 400 pages long, and features hundreds of hi-res illustrations. It is concisely written in a readable font.Topics covered in the book include:
Using AutoCAD Commands to Create Objects in 3D Studio VIZ 3.0,
Controlling Illumination,
Understanding How Lights Affect Materials,
Using the Material/Map Browser to Drag and Drop Materials,
Creating Wireframe, Transparent and Filter Mapped Materials,
Incorporating Images into Materials,
Applying, Scaling and Rotating Materials,
Creating Custom Wall, Door and Window Materials from Templates,
Creating a 3D Model from a 2D Floor Plan,
Attaching and Modifying 3D AutoCAD Drawings,
Applying Materials to Architectural Desktop 2.0 Models,
Using ACI Colors to Assign Materials to AutoCAD Objects,
Modeling with Modifiers,
Creating a Chandelier with Frosted Glass Shades,
Creating Stairs and Rails,
Modeling Roofs & Skylights,
Camera Matching Survival Guide,
Making Shadows Fall in Background Images,
Creating Walkthrough Animations Fast,
Using Externally Referenced Designs and Objects
This book comes with a CD that contains all the source files required for the tutorials.
Note, all the projects in this book and 20+ more can be found on the 3D Studio VIZ 3.0 Interactive Training CD also sold through Amazon.com.
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nice for beginners.......2000-08-22
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3D Studio VIZ 3.0 Interactive Training CD (Complete Support Series)
Nancy Fulton Manufacturer: OpenCAD International Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: CD-ROM ASIN: 1891873156 |
Book Description
This training CD delivers 38 in-depth, step-by-step, hands on tutorials for 3D Studio VIZ 3.0. The CD also contains 8 tutorials covering 3D modeling in AutoCAD 2000. This CD delivers all the skills you need to use 3D Studio VIZ to create photorealisitc images and animations of architectural environments.The 3D Studio VIZ 3.0 projects on the CD cover photorealistics lighting, creating custom materials, modeling with NURBS and modifiers, linking VIZ designs to AutoCAD 14 and 2000 drawings, working with external references and proxy objects, and creating your own tools and toolbars.
You also learn how to control visibility with fog, and how to create walkthroughs with the Walkthrough Assistant. You master simple character modeling and animation, camera matching and rendering virtual environments with Smooth Move Panorama. Perhaps most important, you learn how to create 3D models from floor plans, and to work with 3D geometry created in AutoCAD.
The AutoCAD 2000 3D projects are included on the CD because many users prefer to create their 3D models in AutoCAD using the elevations and floor plans found in their working drawings. These eight projects show you how to create 3D objects in AutoCAD using surface and solid modeling tools.
System Requirements: Netscape 5.0+ or Internet Explorer 5.0+. TCP/IP installed. If you can view pages on Amazon, you can use this CD. You do not have to be online to use the CD, and all the source files required by the projects are on the CD.
The publisher provides technical support and discounts on other training products to customers who purchase Complete Support interactive training CDs.
Customer Reviews:
Great Training!.......2002-03-08
Most authors seem to think its enough just to rewrite
the manuals. This one actually provides training
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.
Not even worth the 1 star rating!!!.......2001-11-23
Good Tutorial.......2001-05-12
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!
I think it works great.......2000-04-07
THERE IS NO SHORT CUT!Be careful.MOST .MAX FILES NOT SUPPORT.......2000-04-04
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3d Studio VIZ Advanced Courseware, Architectural Applications Module (Release 3)
Roger Cusson courseware mgr. Manufacturer: Autodesk ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1564440044 |
Product Description
Autodesk "Official Training Courseware for Studio VIZ" Release 3 software. The student or self learner will find a wealth of information contained within this volume. This book will take you through some advanced concepts & applications of using Studio VIZ software. Will show how 3D Studio VIZ can be used with AutoCAD Architectural Desktop & Lightscape. The CD-Rom is loaded w/3D Studio Viz support models, materials & textures for polishing your skills.
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3D Studio VIZ Fundamentals Using Release 3
Stephen J. Ethier , and Christine A. Ethier Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0130287911 |
Book Description
Ideal both for learners who know just the basics about computers and CAD and for those who are experts in CAD but wish to add a new dimension, 3D Studio VIZ Fundamentals blends theory and practical applications in a hands-on, lab- and exercise-intensive tutorial. It provides a basic introduction to computer animation, an overview of 3D Studio VIZ, preparation for 3D modeling, 3D modeling, presentation, and practical applications that reflect today's animated world, e.g., in films, advertisements, and gaming environments. Many of the features in VIZ have been modeled after AutoCAD's interface, allowing for faster learning and application. An appendix explains the features and procedure to bring AutoCAD files into 3D Studio VIZ. For those who use AutoCAD, and those whose work involves computer graphics, technical illustrations, architectural design and drafting, and animation.
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3D Studio VIZ Release 3 Fundamentals Courseware
Manufacturer: Autodesk, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 156444001X |
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A Seer Out of Season: The Life Of Edgar Cayce (Seer Out of Season)
Harmon H. Bro Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0312959885 |
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The gift of prohecy....Millions worldwide have turned to the writings of Edgar Cayce for advice on holistic medicine and spiritual growth. Hailed as the father of the New Age movement, his works have been translated into dizens of languages, and he has received outpourings of acclaim from individuals, doctors, and spiritual leaders around the globe.A Seer out of Season....Drawing from his experience as Cayce's longtime associate, Dr. Harmon Bro has written the first-ever full-length biography of the gifted spiritualist. Long awaited by followers and skeptics alike, this definitive, intimate account tells the story of how an enigmatic Kentucky farm boy with no formal education became the soft-spoken seer who inspired so many. It is also the story of a man hounded by disbelievers who again and again branded him a charlatan--only to walk away stunned by his power.Customer Reviews:
Great Read.......2004-06-27
Honest portrayal of Cayce as a gifted seer -- but very human.......2003-09-23
This is NOT a debunking book. Bro personally worked with Cayce for almost a year in 1944, and retains a deep, abiding respect for "The Sleeping Prophet." He accepts the reality of Cayce's abilities, and continues to study the Readings. However, in later years, there was a falling out between Bro and the Edgar Cayce Foundation, and Bro now has his own org. Much of the controversy centered around Bro's more humanistic views of Cayce, as he is portrayed in this book.
The very fact that Bro knew Cayce personally is what prevents him from falling into the trap of hero worship. As Bro himself writes: "For many -- though not all -- he [Cayce] is a modern equivalent to oracles of the past, celebrated in traditions of East or West, or in legends of Shamanism. Yet this treatment rubs the face out of his portrait, because it removes an essential part of his story." (P. 5) Amen. If you, too, are interested in the man behind the Cayce legend, then by all means, do read this book.
It didn't change my life, but it changed the way I view life.......1997-08-28
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A Seer Out of Season : The Life of Edgar Cayce
Manufacturer: N A L ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000HNRSNW |
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SEER OUT OF SEASON, A: THE LIFE OF EDGAR CAYCE
Harmon Hartzell Bro Manufacturer: Signet Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000NTJJKA |
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A Seer Out of Season: The Life of Edgar Cayce
Harmon: Hartzell Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OTQ6IW |
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