3D Studio VIZ Tutorials

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Summary: 3D Studio VIZ Tutorials
Review: Excellent, easy to follow, lots of additional tips and information. Very good sample projects allowing to gain knowledge on software use fairly fast. One needs to pay attention to EVERYTHING that's printed, otherwise will miss something very useful.

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Summary: great for starters!
Review: I bought this book with a background in 3D Max which made it very easy to understand. Although, I think with no experience, this book is an excellant teaching tool for 3D VIZ beginners. It takes you step by step through the process and explains the reasons behind the actions. It's best feature is that all commands are in large bold type while all explanations are in regular font type. You can cruise through picking out the steps of the process if you want to create your model with out reading all of the explanations first. Then you can go back and see the reasons why.
There are a wide range of models that span many disciplines as well. I would recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn the basics of 3D VIZ.

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Summary: EXCELLENT BOOK
Review: I tried several other books on the subject before trying this one. It is by far the best I've encountered so far. The tutorial approach is an excllent way to grasp all the fundamentals of VIZ as opposed to other books that only go through a boring explanation of the commands and their functions. This book will teach you how to light a scene effectively, what makes a rendering interesting, making believable materials as well as great modeling techniques. Even though some areas of the interface have changed comparing Autodesk VIZ 4 to 3d Studio VIZ, the differences are minor and this book remains an excellent way of mastering the program.