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Essential 3ds max 2008
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Essential 3ds max 2008

by Sean McBride
March 2008
Beginner content levelBeginner
445 pages
15h 43m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Content preview from Essential 3ds max 2008
to chug a little bit. This makes sense considering you are ren-
dering much more than simple surfaces now. Having Isoline
turned on minimizes this effect while still giving you a
wireframe.
Lofting vs. Renderable Splines
Welcome to the wonderful world of lofting! Loft objects are
two-dimensional shapes (splines) extruded along a path that
you designate.
Loft has many options and possibilities; however, the basic
procedure is very easy.
One method is to create a Loft object via Get Shape. First,
create a path using the Line tool. This path is simply a line
that your shape will travel along. Next, you need to draw the
shape that you want to send on the “path.” ...
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ISBN: 9781598220506