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I know this was just released , but anybody read through this yet? How much
non-manual "stuff" does this cover and is it worth it?

--Matt

        Well, I don't have the manuals, so I really wouldn't know how it
would campare to them. I guess, if you want to have definitive reference
book to Max, I would recommend it. I dunno this answer your question, but
it probably would cover almost all what the manaul does and maybe a
little bit more. It covers mainly the basics of  everything in Max and
goes to some intermediate topics of how to do stuff. Advance modelling
techniques and Character Animation w/ Character Studio book ( respectively
vol. 2 & 3) are coming out in February. If you want more adavanced stuff,
then wait for these books.

        If you want a very good reference that has everything you ever
wanted to know how to do or find that stoopid feature nested in all the
windows, sub-menu's, and pull-downs... then get Inside Max. Plus I think
the CD itself is worth it :) It has the sample demo AVI's used to train
people in Max... a couple plug-ins... meshes.. scene.. textures... It is
definitely a great "reference" book.

        Hope this helps.

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I'd say it is a VERY good addition to the manuals that come with Max.
I personally strongly dislike the manuals that ship with Max because of
their poor layout and format, self-contradicting descriptions, and
overall ease of use. I find the I3DSM book to be well laid out and
written in a style that works just as well for general informational
reading as it is for tracking down specific bits of info. I didn't
find the content of the included CD to be of much use personally, but
YMMV.  My personal recommendation would be to buy the book, and if
you are only going to be getting one book to reference to, this would
be the one to get.

Mihoshi

Although there's much material that is application-specific, from what
I've seen so far I'd also recommend it to anyone using any 3D package.

Good work, guys!  :D

jd

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