3ds Max 4 Ground Rules

by Michael Todd Peterson and Todd Peterson

The first in our new Ground Rules series, this book paves the way to mastery of 3ds max Release 4 basics - that is, the ground rules - by inviting readers to work through thoughtfully crafted... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766837831
• ISBN13: 9780766837836
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Autodesk Press
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.6" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Nice and Easy - Still reading

One aspect of the book is that it is easy to read. Samples, examples explanations. Definately worth reading.

Excellent for beginners

I have read many a 3DS MAX book. -- Well I have tried to read many that is. -- Believe me I have tried off and on for a year or so now. --- This book *truly* is a beginners book that will start you off on the ground level and have you doing things very quickly that are fun. -- I learned more with 3 hours and this book in front of MAX than I had in 3 weeks prior just because this book has a good focus.Everyone gives everything 5 stars... and I try not to... but then again... I usually only feel inclined to rate things I trully feel derserve high praise. -- This is one of those things.

Good book, but not a lot detail

If you are a newbie to 3ds max then this would be a good book for you. I am on chapter 7 of this book and am finding a small fraction of difficulty. This book doesn't get into as much detail as I would have preferred it to. One thing I didn't like was making this robot model. All it really is, is spheres and cylinders. But I guess it's just a newbie book. So let me just say that its not the best book in the world for max 4. Seriously my friends, if you want to start 3ds max 4, there are better books out there than this one. Overall, this book is an alright book to get a novice modeler up and going.

Easy to read, easy to learn

This book makes it so easy to learn 3ds max! The writing style is so easy to read and follow. You can learn quickly and painlessly just by doing the examples. I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn 3ds max 4.

Good books are rare. This is a good book!

Even dough I am not new to 3d modeling, I am a new user of the 3ds max4 program. Mr. Peterson's book is well written and I am very happy that I own it. His teaching style is down to earth and the CD (included with the book) is a must have. 3ds max 4 Ground Rules covers pretty much everything that one needs to know to get up and running with this amazing program.I have found nothing negative about this book and the CD is gold worth. I don't think I need another book for a long time. It covers everything I wanted to do and the information is accurate and easy to follow.If you are a new user, check it out!