Originally published as Inside Softimage 3D by New Riders, the complete guide to using Softimage|3D is back in print as Softimage|3D Fundamentals, updated for Softimage|3D v4.0 and with an additional all-new chapter on writing expressions. Softimage|3D Fundamentals covers the techniques and art of animating with Softimage|3D, but it is also so technically complete that Softimage licensed Fundamentals as the user manual included with the Softimage|3D 4.0 software!
Complete coverage of:
Exploring the Softimage Interface
Moving in Space
Producing Your First Animation
Advanced Interface Concepts
General Modeling Concepts
Polygon Modeling
NURBS Modeling
Boolean Modeling
Meta-Clay Modeling
Duplicates and Instances
Materials and Textures
General Animation Concepts
Shape Animation
Animating with Deformations
Animating with Inverse Kinematics
Animating with Dynamics
The mental ray Renderer
NEW! - Expressions for Animation and Character Rigging
