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Realistic Architectural Visualization with 3ds Max and mental ray

By Roger Cusson and Jamie Cardoso

Realistic Architectural Visualization with 3ds Max and mental ray

ISBN: 9780240809120

Trim: 7.44in x 9.69in

Publication Date: April 19, 2007

Price: $49.95

Format: Book - Paperback

Pages: 344

Series: Autodesk Media and Entertainment Techniques Series

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Description

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.

* Color reproductions illustrate a wide array of subtle techniques.
* mental ray is made easy with accesible demonstations.
* Companion CD contains all of the project files.

Contents

Introduction, Section 1; Setting up the scene for "Ecological Harbour", Lighting, Applying shaders and materials on a completely new scene with no lights, Bringing the final scene together, Introducing the Night (lume) shader. Section 2: Setting up the scene for "The Living Room" day light: Lighting, Applying shaders and materials on a completely new scene with no lights, Bringing the final scene together. Section 3: Setting up the scene for "The Living Room" night scene: Lighting, Applying shaders and materials on a completely new scene with no lights, Bringing the final scene together, The Glow (lume) shader for interior lighting, Conclusion and Further Study, Appendix A ? Importing Models