Book description
3ds Max Modeling: Bots, Mechs, and Droids offers an unparalleled, project-based learning strategy for anyone who is interested in modeling with 3ds Max. From the very first pages, readers will discover how to use the Max toolset to create sophisticated models, including a spider bot, hunter-killer, battle mech, and android. Learn how to use the 3ds Max toolset without relying on third-party models. Watch the progression of the models through hundreds of screen captures, also available in full color on the companion DVD. Take advantage of the book’s learn-as-you-go approach to creating a variety of intricate robotic models with 3ds Max. Companion DVD includes full color, expanded chapter demonstrating how to model an android, ten hours of video tutorials including a 17-part tutorial from 3-d Palace on modeling a sentinel bot from the movie The Matrix, and full-color versions of the images in the book.Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- What ’s Different in 3ds Max 2008?
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction to Max
- Chapter 1 Spider Bot
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Chapter 2 Hunter-Killer
- Day 1: Building the Eye-Pod
- Day 2: Building the Engine Nacelles I
- Day 3: Building the Engine Nacelles II
- Day 4: Building the Engine Nacelles III — Pipes
- Day 5: Detailing the Nacelle
- Day 6: Building the Rotors
- Day 7: Building the Wing
- Day 8: Detailing the Wing
- Day 9: Making the Auto-Cannon Turret Assembly
- Day 10: Building the Auto-Cannon
- Day 11: Detailing the Auto-Cannon
- Day 12: Making the Missile Pods
- Day 13: Building the Body
- Day 14: Building the Boom Assemblies
- Day 15: Building the Hydraulics
- Day 16: Final Detailing
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Chapter 3 The Battle Mech
- Day 1: Building the Toe
- Day 2: Building the Toe Hydraulics
- Day 3: Completing the Toe Armor and Hydraulics
- Day 4: Completing the Foot
- Day 5: Assembling the Foot Controllers
- Day 6: Assembling the Middle Leg
- Day 7: Assembling the Upper Leg
- Day 8: Creating the Second Leg, Hips, and Base
- Day 9: Detailing the Rear Base and Adding the Turret and Upper Body
- Day 10: Detailing the Upper Body
- Chapter 4 Maxi the Android
- Index
Product information
- Title: 3ds Max Modeling: Bots, Mechs, and Droids
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2009
- Publisher(s): Jones & Bartlett Learning
- ISBN: 9780763782771
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