“One picture is worth a thousand words.” If you prefer instructions that show you how rather than tell you why, then this intermediate to advanced reference is for you. Hundreds of succinctly captioned, step-by-step screen shots reveal how to accomplish more than 150 3ds Max tasks, including:

   - Navigating within the interface
   - Creating and editing 2D and 3D objects
   - Controlling animation with function curves
   - Integrating walls, doors and windows
   - Simulating water surfaces and fluttering flags
   - Adjusting color and brightness of lighting
   - Rendering scenes with Quick Render

Part I Explore the 3ds Max 8 interface
Part II Modeling your objects
Part III Animating your scene
Part IV Working with materials and maps
Part V Adding lights and cameras
Part VI Performing quality rendering
Part VII Apply effects for super results
Part VIII Appendix