3ds Max 6.0 is the most widely used professional software solution in the field of 3D modeling. Want to learn how to get started creating your own eye-catching visual effects? Perhaps you are an educator and need a textbook that conveys in concise and simple terms the art of modeling, rendering and lighting? 

This is a book for the beginner, and is written with two distinct readers in mind. For those with no previous 3D knowledge or experience, 3ds Max 6.0 Basics is an excellent introduction into the fascinating world of 3D modeling: Basic techniques such as Spline Modeling, Box Modeling and NURBS are well covered, and the visuals are just excellent in this picture-packed volume. Lighting and texturing are equally well described and documented. Once the lessons in 3ds Max 6.0 Basics have been covered exhaustively, the new-beginner will have attained a superb foundation on which to continue building. 

For the educator, 3ds Max 6.0 Basics is likewise an excellent resource that can help any teacher achieve top results. If you are in need of a guidebook to help create a solid teaching program, this book is a superb choice. 

The material in 3ds Max 6.0 Basics has been used to train 3D students at Futurecom Århus in Denmark for over three years consecutively. The contents in this book provide a minimum of 5 weeks full-time instruction. 

288 pages, 4-color layout, loaded with helpful screen shots.