ABSTRACT

Bring new realism to your visualizations with a command of the 3ds Max toolset. Three step-by-step tutorials demonstrate exterior and interior, day and night lighting scenes. You learn the nuts and bolts of importing models from CAD programs, lighting, applying mr shaders and materials, and optimizing your renders. Mental ray is made simple with an accessible description of its tools.

part |1 pages

The Living Room: Introduction

chapter 1|39 pages

Preparing Materials for an Interior Space

chapter 2|43 pages

Day Lighting for an Interior Space

chapter 3|33 pages

Artificial Lighting for the Interior Space

part |1 pages

The Harbor: Introduction

chapter 4|37 pages

Preparing Materials for an Exterior Scene

chapter 5|27 pages

Lighting for an Exterior Scene

chapter 6|20 pages

Working with the mr Physical Sky Shader