Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 Essentials

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Introduction xvChapter 1 The 3ds Max Interface 1Chapter 2 Your First 3ds Max Project 19Chapter 3 Modeling in 3ds Max: Part I 51Chapter 4 Modeling in 3ds Max: Part I I 87Chapter 5 Animating a Bouncing Ball 111Chapter 6 Animating a Thrown Knife 129Chapter 7 Character Poly Modeling: Part I 141Chapter 8 Character Poly Modeling: Part I I 165Chapter 9 Character Poly Modeling: Part I I I 185Chapter 10 Introduction to Materials: Red Rocket 201Chapter 11 Textures and UV Workf low: The Soldier 225Chapter 12 Character Studio: Rigging 255Chapter 13 Character Studio: Animating 275Chapter 14 Introduction to Lighting: Red Rocket 289Chapter 15 3ds Max Rendering 311Chapter 16 mental ray and HDRI 341Index 371