Appendix B. About the Companion DVD

Topics in this appendix include:

  • What You'll Find on the DVD

  • System Requirements

  • Using the DVD

  • Troubleshooting

What You'll Find on the DVD

The following sections summarize the content you'll find on the DVD. If you need help installing the items provided on the DVD, refer to the installation instructions in the "Using the DVD" section.

Projects

The Projects folder contains subfolders organized by chapter. Each folder contains a 3ds Max project .mxp file and associated project subfolders. Example scene files are in the scenes folder and subfolders, rendered images and animations are in the renderoutput folder and subfolders, and bitmaps and precomputed scene data are in the sceneassets folder.

Plug-Ins

The Plugins folder ...

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