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Autocad 2000 3d F/X and Design

Name: Autocad 2000 3d F/X and Design
Author: Brian Matthews
ISBN: 9781576104064

by Brian Matthews

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Provides the incentive for more experimentation with the powerful modeling and editing capabilities built into 3D Studio. Provides intermediate to advanced readers with an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format of the capabilities and AutoCAD and 3D design. Demonstrates the use of color, light, texture, animation, and sound to bring designs to life. Shows how to create basic forms of 3D: wireframe, surface, and solid models. Shows readers how to master 3D with the most powerful design tool available. 3D modeling in AutoCAD is a daunting yet rewarding task. AutoCAD 2000 3D f/x and design helps readers hone 3D skills in an easy-to-follow, project-oriented approach. Explores creating 3D models and exporting them to a Web site for client viewing, which decreases project development times. 16-page Color Studio educates readers by illustrating results of projects, such as joining wire-frame, surface, and solid models, which are complex to understand in black and white. Trial versions of today's hottest software, including JASC Paint Shop Pro and Mech-Q drafting utilities. More than 100 original project drawings, image files, and sound files to help you work through the book's 3D projects. All the files needed to complete the exercises in the book with answers and examples of completed work.

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A book/CD-ROM package providing an overview of how to move from 2D to 3D using AutoCAD 2000. Coverage includes viewing and working with 3D drawings, creating and editing 3D models, and rendering and image presentation. Offers thorough explanations and illustrations of 3D concepts, along with exercises that explain processes step by step. Contains b&w and color images. The CD-ROM contains project drawings and files for projects, plus trial versions of software. Matthews teaches graphic communications at North Carolina State University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)