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Realistic Architectural Visualization with 3ds Max and mental ray, Second Edition (Autodesk Media and Entertainment Techniques) |  | Authors: Roger Cusson, Jamie Cardoso
Publisher: Focal Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 36884
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 295
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0240812298
Dewey Decimal Number: 720.2840285536
EAN: 9780240812298
ASIN: 0240812298
Publication Date: November 2, 2009
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Product Description
Revitalize your architectural visualizations by bringing new levels of realism to them with an enhanced command of the mental ray toolset in 3ds Max. Full-color step-by-step tutorials give you a firm understanding of the processes and techniques needed to create impressive interior and exterior visualizations. You'll learn how to prepare materials, light a daytime interior scene, use mr Physical Sky, and how to save time during complex renders. The companion website includes all of the tutorial files and sample files from the book. Plus find more information at http://jamiecardoso-mentalray.blogspot.com/.
* Beautiful full-color visualization projects provide step-by-step instruction on valuable techniques and tools
* An official Autodesk Techniques co-branded title written by an authoritative expert on visualization
* Companion website contains all of the tutorial files from the book
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 In-Depth Instructions for Mental Ray December 8, 2009
Terri J. Rice (WA United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is definitely an excellent step-by-step tutorial to achieve very professional looking 3D architectural renderings with 3ds Max and mental ray.
The book is very well laid out. It has numbered instructions to follow along with color illustrations with highlighting in red to follow. So not only do you get the written instructions but the photos with red highlighting and arrows to doubly ensure understanding.
You will be able to achieve any sort of lighting for both interior and exterior, smooth and textured surfaces, and color correction in your finished rendering.
This book walks you through the steps with clarity.
A well-organized and comprehensive book December 7, 2009
buru buru piggu (New York, NY USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Co-branded with Autodesk, this is a comprehensive and authoritative book on creating realistic, lifelike architectural renderings with 3ds Max and mental ray. Discussion is limited to materials and lighting, so prior knowledge of modeling/CAD is required. It is intended for intermediate to advanced 3ds users only.
The book is well-organized and very easy to follow. Every step is numbered and very clearly described, accompanied by large color screenshots throughout. The menus and buttons are prominently marked with red arrows, underlines, or boxes to show the relevant settings to modify or button to click. The steps are very detailed and specific. Example: Step 12: "In the Bitmap Parameters, Coordinates rollout, change the Blur value to 0.2". Far from being just a recipe book, the chapters go over key lighting concepts and rendering terms and how the different tools and setting affect the final render. Two bonus chapters (PDF) are available for download on the publisher's website, along with all the project files from each chapter.
This is an excellent and practical resource for architectural students and professionals.
A detailed guide to Mental ray, Photomontage and Verified views December 14, 2009
Mannina Magha (Traveller)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
3DS Max ia a pretty comprehensive and detailed software for architectural modeling - which involves detailed & comprehensive work on various aspects of a creating a architectural diagram, rendering and presenting it.
This book is not a 3DS Max tutorial or a introduction, but for more advanced users.
What this book covers:
- Mental ray : Lighting, shadow ....
- photo montage : Designing elements of a real photo into your architecture
- Verified view : Presenting for planning and marketing
The book does not waste any time and energy in the basics, but jumps straight into practicals from page 1 with screen shots from the sofware with exact instructions on what to click and what to do to get these effects into your architecture.
How to add the finishing touches on your 3d CAD project December 22, 2009
Dustin F
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book, from Autodesk (the makers of the Autocad and 3dsmax software series) is very comprehensive in helping you apply materials and lighting and other elements to turn your well detailed 3D model into something awesome and realistic when using 3DSmax and mental ray.
It's that final finish that always takes me the most time, when 3D modelling. What do I blur, how fine a texture should I use? How do I go about this and that?
Every detail of the process is laid out. Buttons, commands, menu options, it's all covered with the kind of nice detailed instructions you'd expect from a company in the design business. It's not easy and dumbed down... this is professional level assistance, but I don't think it's too dense for the novice user.
Just remember, this isn't a book on basic drafting or 3D modeling. You need to be able to make or have access to a nice detailed 3D model. But I think it's not too hard to make something like that. Turning that into a presentation class image, in a world of Playstation 3s and special effects TV shows, takes an attention to detail and a set of skills. This provides both. Just open to page one, and read the entire thing. Don't hunt for help with one or two elements. I tried that, and I found I get great results now that I simply followed the entire book's advice on various aspects of realistic rendering. If you need help with the rest of the process, look into modeling books. Heck, just playing around isn't the worst way to learn how to model. But most folks will need some instructions to get realism.
Have fun! This is such a blast to do well. You'll be impressed with what your software can accomplish!
3ds Max December 29, 2009
W. DEMEDIO (Oz)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a veteran user of the program 3ds Max I know that there are always new things that can be learned in the course of using the application.I found this book very helpful when using Mental Ray to create a more realistic rendition of a couple of my previous creations. The details and step by step processes given in this book are clearly written not only for the veteran user but beginners as well. This makes it easier to learn Mental Ray and all of its capabilities.
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