Formz 4.0: 3D Modeling, Rendering, and Animation

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form*Z COMPLETE -- easygoing workshop style. . Relax, pour a cup of coffee, and pull up a chair, because you've just discovered the most enjoyable way to acquire professional skills with "form*Z 4.0." Organized just like the authors workshop courses taught for over 8 years at the University of California at Berkeley, "form*Z 4.0" brings Lachmi Khemlani's expert instruction in the world's most popular 3D modeling program right to your desktop.. . Work through Khemlani's interesting exercises and assignments at your own pace. Before you know it, you've explored and mastered the full range of form*Z 4.0's capabilities! This hands-on approach -- evolved over many years of instructing architecture, engineering, and design professionals and students, and based on their feedback -- lets you jump right into creating with form*Z. It's a method that's tailor-made to teach you tools and techniques in the order you want to use them, not the arbitrary sequence of program manuals.. . Both the book and the convenient CD lead you through an easy-to-follow workshop, showing you how to: . . * Create any 2D or 3D objects you can imagine, transform objects into desired configurations, and derive 3D objects from 2D shapes in a number of ways. * Conceptualize dimension and scale, work at multiple topological levels, and create custom textures, reference planes, views, and symbol libraries. * Model free-form shapes with Nurbz, patches, metaballs, and controlled meshes . * Create sketch renderings as well as realistic lighting and rendering effects with multiple light types, radiosity-based rendering, texture mapping, and decals. * Generate walkthroughs, QuickTime VR movies, and animations for interactive presentations of design concepts. . form*Z made e-z.* A hands-on guide to form.Z--the most popular 3D software on the market--specifically geared towards architects and designers * Workshop approach focuses on the concepts, skills, and technologies needed to master form.Z * CD-ROM contains step-by-step tutorials