3D Studio Max Applied

This books has good tutorials and explanations about topics like, methods of object creation/modeling, textures and lights. This is what you have to understand before making a scene or animation. You can also work with animations, if you pc is good enough. This book gives what it takes to start working or work better with 3DSMax fx. By the way, the book is about 3D Studio Max 1, but since the way lights, materials and objects work is the same, it's a good choice.Go to #3dsmax at Undernet if you need help.

This IS the book to get if you are a biginner with MAX! I bought Inside 3D Studio MAX Vol. 1 about a week ago. I now know that 3D Studio MAX Applied is the book i should have bought. I learned more in the first fifty pages than i did in the two- hundred of Inside 3ds!! Excellent!

More visuals would help, but overall I thought the book was good at re-aquainting an old user with the new layout. I'm not sure how this book would fare for brand new users, however, most books covering this topic can be quite daunting to the new user.

If your like I am, I jumped in and tried to teach myself 3D MAX from scratch. Although, I'm able to do quite a bit, I missed out on some the finer features as well as some basics. This book got me up to speed quickly and can be used a textbook. I highly recommend it! Arthur

Not too bad of a tutoriall for the beginner. I like the implementation of something neat and flashy for the very first lesson. This gives one some confidence to go on. Pretty easy to understand. Would buy another tutorial from authors.