[...]... The Bottom Line 11 6 11 7 11 9 11 9 12 1 12 3 12 4 12 6 12 7 13 1 13 3 13 6 14 2 14 3 14 3 14 6 14 7 15 3 15 6 15 7 16 1 16 4 16 7 17 0 17 2 17 6 | Contents   xi Chapter 4  •  Editing Meshes and Creating Complex Objects 17 7 Creating Openings in a Wall with Boolean Operations Hiding Shapes That Get... of AutoCAD 2 011 from the Autodesk website These additional software applications are not crucial, but you may find them to be useful companions to 3ds Max Design 2 011 Chapter 1 Getting to Know 3ds Max Design 2 011 Welcome to Mastering Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2 011 Autodesk 3ds Max Design is the premier software package for design visualization and animation and has many features specifically designed... 2 011 icon on the Desktop •u Choose Start  Programs  Autodesk  Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2 011  3ds Max Design 2 011 You’ll see a variety of components in the 3ds Max window (see Figure 1. 2)—some that may be familiar and others that may not Figure 1. 2 The standard 3ds Max Design 2 010 window 8  | Chapter 1 Getting to Know 3ds Max Design 2 011 The Large Icons Option The images in this book use the Large... contents: Chapter 1: Getting to Know 3ds Max Design 2 011 ​ In Chapter 1, you will get an introduc ​ tion to 3ds Max Design 2 011 and the user interface, and you’ll get a first look at 3ds Max objects and how they are created and animated Toward the end of Chapter 1 you will be introduced to the different ways you can view your designs in 3ds Max Design 2 011 Chapter 2: Introducing 3ds Max Objects ​ Chapter... materials in 3ds Max Design 2 011 Appendix C: Inverse Kinematics and MAXScript ​ Appendix C is a reference for finding  ​ information on MAXScript and inverse kinematics (IK) Appendix D: The Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2 011 Certification Exams ​ Appendix D is a  ​ reference for finding information that will help you prepare for taking the Autodesk certification exams related to 3ds Max Design 2 011 | Introduction... Snapshot The Bottom Line 17 7 17 8 18 0 18 1 18 4 18 4 18 6 18 7 19 1 19 3 19 6 204 205 208 211 216 220 220 2 21 224 2 31 234 238 240 240 243 244 244 2 51 254 254 257 259 2 61 Chapter 5  •  Working with External Design Data 263 Creating Topography with Splines ... animations This book focuses on the use of 3ds Max Design 2 011 as a modeling and presentation tool Because Mastering Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2 011 is focused on design issues, you will not find comprehensive information about character animation or advanced special effects You also will not find descriptions of every single tool or function available in 3ds Max Design 2 011 In this book you will find step-by-step... Chapter 1 Getting to Know 3ds Max Design 2 011 Save to previous versions ​ 3ds Max Design will now let you save your 3ds Max files back ​ ward to the previous version number In 3ds Max Design 2 011 you can save back to the 2 010 version to make sharing of your project files easier if you are collaborating with other users who haven’t transitioned to the newest version yet This is a first; 3ds Max has... then export an FBX file for linking into 3ds Max Design 2 011 For more information about new features and improvements in 3ds Max, go to the What’s New in Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2 011 section of the help system You can also find information on the Autodesk website or the Autodesk Media and Entertainment forums called The Area What Was New in 3ds Max Design 2 010 If you are upgrading from several releases... xix Chapter 1 •  Getting to Know 3ds Max Design 2 011 1 Introducing the New 3ds Max Design 2 011 Features 1 What Was New in 3ds Max Design 2 010 5 Getting Started with 3ds Max 7 Touring the Interface . Kinematics and MAXScript 8 81 Appendix D  •  The Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2 011 Certification Exams 9 01 Index 907 Contents Introduction xix Chapter 1 •  Getting to Know 3ds Max Design 2 011 1 Introducing. MAXScript 896 Understanding MAXScript 896 XVIII | Contents Appendix D  •  The Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2 011 Certication Exams 9 01 3ds Max Design 2 011 Exam Preparation Road Map 9 01 Assessment Tests 902 ATC ® . 1 Introducing the New 3ds Max Design 2 011 Features 1 What Was New in 3ds Max Design 2 010 5 Getting Started with 3ds Max 7 Touring the Interface 8 The Menu Bar 8 The Quick Access Toolbar 10 The Information