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Autodesk VIZ 2005 
for Beginners 

Release 2005

Text by Elise Moss

 
     
 
description

This textbook is written to help beginners learn how to navigate the interface, set up and create basic scenes and animations. 

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  table of contents

1.   The User Interface
Exercise 1-1: Using the View Navigation Tools 
Exercise 1-2: Using View Shading 
Exercise 1-3: Creating Viewport Configurations
Exercise 1-4: Changing Display Colors
2.   Importing Models
Exercise 2-1: Importing an AutoCAD Model 
Exercise 2-2: Importing an ADT Model 
Exercise 2-3: Importing a Revit Model 
Exercise 2-4: Importing an Inventor Model 
Exercise 2-5: Importing a Mechanical Desktop Model
3.   Working with Objects
Exercise 3-1: Naming Objects 
Exercise 3-2: Selecting Objects  
Exercise 3-3: Defining Layers 
Exercise 3-4: Object Properties  
Exercise 3-5: Creating Geometry 
Exercise 3-6: Moving Geometry  
Exercise 3-7: Arranging Geometry 
Exercise 3-8: Creating Arrays 
4.   Adding Cameras and Lights
Exercise 4-1: Adding a Camera  
Exercise 4-2: Modifying a Camera 
Exercise 4-3: Create Camera from View 
Exercise 4-4: Checking your Units 
Exercise 4-5: Creating Lights 
Exercise 4-6: Creating a Daylight System
Exercise 4-7: Adjusting Exposure
Exercise 4-8: Adding a Background
Exercise 4-9: Adding a Street Lamp
Exercise 4-10: Creating a Volume Light
Exercise 4-11: Lighting an Interior Scene
5.   Materials 
Exercise 5-1: Configuring the Material Sample Window 
Exercise 5-2: Applying Material to an Object
Exercise 5-3: Correcting Materials
Exercise 5-4: Assigning a Map
Exercise 5-5: Creating a Map
Exercise 5-6: Controlling Material Appearance
Exercise 5-7: Rendering a Still Image
Exercise 5-8: Creating a Tire Material
6.   Creating Animations 
Exercise 6-1: Opening a Door 
Exercise 6-2: Moving a Car 
Exercise 6-3: Assigning a Path Constraint 
Exercise 6-4: Adding Sound to an Animation 
Exercise 6-5: Building up your Animation 
Exercise 6-6: Creating a Walkthrough 
Index

 185 pages

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Release 2008
ISBN:  978-1-58503-413-0

Release 2005
ISBN:  978-1-58503-212-9

 

 
   
     
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