vjvas

hi
new to this forum
its my first post...and i am asking for help
sorry abt that

on the contrary wht bought me to this forum is my search for a 3ds max book focussed for architects but which should be PROJECT-BASED rather than explaining concepts and fininshing the chapter with tutorials

I was a complete novice to acad and i learnt autocad thru george omuras book. he explained the concepts while BUILDING ON A PROJECT and within 2 weeks i was making plans in my office on Acad.

is there sth like this for 3ds-max for complete beginners

i have come across books like
3ds max 8 fundamentals by ted boardman
and foundation 3dsmax8 architectural visualisation by brain smith

but r they project-based?

bigroo

I know Brian is clever but I wouldn't go as far as to say Brain! I have this book and with my self learnt knowledge it gives you a good understanding of max. The only thing that wasn't included that let it down for me was Vray. You won't learn everything in this book but it demonstrates how to work efficiently in areas.

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vjvas

sorry abt that

nevertheless i still need to focus on wht i want..

does the book explain concepts while building on a project so that we can learn the concepts accordingly rather than getting trained in software

a_w

Omura has another book called "Mastering Autodesk VIZ 2007". I have the 2005 version and it's project-based. Even though it covers VIZ, the same lessons apply to 3DSMax.

vjvas

theres a book
3ds max 8 fundamentals by ted boardman
any idea on how this book is arranged