Inside 3D Studio Max 2 [With Contains Working Demos of Plug-Ins, Texture Maps..]

by Steven Elliott and Mark Williamson

Inside 3D Studio MAX 2 is a complete tutorial, reference, and production guide to creating professional-quality 3D graphics and animation with MAX 2. Users will learn how to enhance, clarify, and add... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1562058576
• ISBN13: 9781562058579
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: New Riders Publishing
• Length: 1335 Pages
• Weight: 4.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great for Teachers But not Guerillas who need quick result

When I first opened Inside Max, I had to close it right away. What was wrong was that I wasn't good at 3d then especially the technical terms. I realized that I had to go through the rigors of the fundamentals. Once done, every word written by the author is a revelation to me! Inside Max is recommended to teachers who want his students to learn the software in a formal and 'correct way.' Certainly, it's not for guerillas. One should be reminded that Max, the software, is to 3D what Photoshop is to 2D: some operations takes a couple of steps but only because it is broad, and looks into the long term. I recommend it to serious learners.

If you have some experience with MAX, this book is for you!

I strongly recommend this book for people who already have some experience with MAX. You must atleast read the "3D Studio MAX Fundamentals" book before reading this one. The book is perfectly written and contains all the information you need to work with MAX. However the CD is a little messy but it doesn't affect you so much.

The most advanced learning book for 3d Studio Max 2.0

With a complete step-by-step guide to all the futures and tools that 3d Studio Max 2 can provide, a complete in-depth tutorial for beginners and advanced user's, with an easy to understand language and step-by-step excercises, also it includes a CD-ROM with some Freeware and shareware plug-ins and all the completed excercices in the book, also recommended Inside 3D Studio Max 2.0 Volume II & III for a complete training. If you want to learn everything you need to know about 3D SMax2.0 this is a great way to begin with.

An Indispensable Resource

The Inside 3D Studio MAX series is an indispensable resource for the novice and experienced user alike. For the novice, Volume I is an outstanding companion to MAX's own documentation blending description, concepts and tutorials into an extraordinarily useful reference. My copy of the original Inside 3D Studio MAX Volume I is now quite stained and tattered from daily use, and the new Inside 3D Studio MAX2 Volume I is seeing similar wear. These are the only MAX books which I have worn out before they have become out of date.

Very good program manual!

Since 3DS Max 1.2 is not packaged with a very good users manual, I believe that Inside:Volume I is an excellent subsitute! I have found it to be well worth the investment, as are the 2 following books (which are tutorial based).