Hi everyone,
We are just in the planning stages right now, but myself and a few others are putting together a plan for a third book entitled 3ds Max XXXX Architectural Visualization - Advanced to Expert to compliment our other two. This would be planned for release 2 years from now, but as you can imagine, books aren't put together overnight.
We are asking for topics that would be suitable for advanced to expert level discussion. Some examples that we are thinking of are:
- Render to Texture
- Linear Work Flow
- Color Management
- Advanced Unwrapping
- Reactor
- Forces and Deflectors
- Normal Mapping
- Maxscript
There will be 15-20 topics/chapters and each will be approximately 15-20 pages in length. The topics should be self-contained chapters that do not require the reader to read in any particular order. They should also be the some of the most complex topics available. There will be equal coverage of mental ray and V-Ray, so topics from either would be suitable. We are also open to the idea of including a few chapters on non-Max programs that are so critical in advanced workflow, such as compositing software or vegetation plugins.
If you have any ideas that you think would be suitable, please post them here. Thanks!