Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2014 BIBLE Autodesk 3ds Max ® ® 2014 BIBLE Kelly L. Murdock Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2014 Bible Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 10475 Crosspoint Boulevard Indianapolis, IN 46256 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2014 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-1-118-75507-5 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. 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Autodesk and 3ds Max are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats and by print-on-demand. Some content that appears in standard print versions of this book may not be available in other formats. For more information about John Wiley & Sons, Inc. products, visit us at www.wiley.com. Credits Acquisitions Editor Project Coordinators Carol Kessel Katie Crocker Patrick Redmond Project Editor Martin V. Minner Graphics and Production Specialists Carrie A. Cesavice Technical Editor Jennifer Goldsmith Steven D. Papke, AIA Amy Hassos Jennifer Mayberry Copy Editor Gwenette Gaddis Proofreading and Indexing The Well-Chosen Word Editorial Director BIM Indexing & Proofreading Services Robyn Siesky Vertical Websites Project Manager Business Manager Laura Moss-Hollister Amy Knies Vertical Websites Associate Producers Senior Marketing Manager Josh Frank Sandy Smith Shawn Patrick Doug Kuhn Vice President and Executive Group Marilyn Hummel Publisher Richard Swadley Vice President and Executive Publisher Barry Pruett About the Author Kelly Murdock has been authoring computer books for many years now and still gets immense enjoyment from the completed work. His book credits include various 3D, graphics, multime- dia, and Web titles, including 13 previous editions of this book, 3ds Max Bible. Other major accomplishments include Google SketchUp Bible, Edgeloop Character Modeling for 3D Professionals Only, Maya 6 and 7 Revealed, LightWave 3D 8 Revealed, The Official Guide to Anime Studio, Poser 6, 7, and 8 Revealed, 3D Game Animation For Dummies, gmax Bible, Adobe Atmosphere Bible, Master VISUALLY HTML and XHTML, JavaScript Visual Blueprint, and co-authoring duties on two editions of the Illustrator Bible (for versions 9 and 10) and five editions of the Adobe Creative Suite Bible. With a background in engineering and computer graphics, Kelly has been all over the 3D indus- try and still finds it fascinating. He’s used high-level CAD workstations for product design and analysis, completed several large-scale visualization projects, created 3D models for feature films and games, worked as a freelance 3D artist, and even did some 3D programming. Kelly’s been using 3D Studio since version 3 for DOS. Kelly has also branched into training others in 3D technologies. He currently works as a freelance graphic artist and video game producer. In his spare time, Kelly enjoys playing basketball and collecting video games.