Product Description

Autodesk VIZ 4 is a powerful real–time 3D design, modeling, and animation tool from Autodesk, makers of AutoCAD. The follow–up to 3D Studio VIZ 3.0, VIZ 4 now incorporates a previously separate program called Lightscape. Key new features include powerful lighting functions such as radiosity and global illumination, as well as a dramatically upgraded interface. This comprehensive guide describes the full range of VIZ 4′s new capabilities and shows architects, mechanical and civil engineers, planners, interior designers, and other design professionals how to create 3D models quickly and intuitively.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #930151 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1056 pages

From the Back Cover
VIZ 4 Is More Powerful Than Ever—So Take Advantage of It!

In Mastering Autodesk VIZ 4, world–renowned AutoCAD expert George Omura teaches you how to get the most out of Autodesk′s powerful 3D design, modeling, and animation tool. Whether you’re entirely new to VIZ or just want to get up to speed on its newest features, including radiosity rendering and the improved interface, this book offers the explanations and the clear, step–by–step instruction you need to put VIZ to work in the most demanding design projects.

Coverage Includes:

• Finding your way around in VIZ
• Creating realistic and dramatic lighting effects
• Importing and exporting AutoCAD files
• Creating walls and doors
• Creating complex shapes
• Matching designs to background photographs
• Creating materials and applying them to objects
• Creating 3D geometry from bitmap images
• Using scanned images as backgrounds
• Setting up animated walk–throughs
• Using radiosity to create lifelike views of a scene
• Adding props to VIZ models
• Producing design presentation views
• Placing the sun in a scene for accurate sun–shadow studies
• Using Photoshop with VIZ to create 3D effects

About the Author
George Omura is the all–time best–selling AutoCAD author, having written the enormously succesful series of Mastering AutoCAD books. When he′s not writing, he helps architects produce 2D and 3D computer models and renderings of their real–world creations. Omura is an architect, illustrator, and animator who has worked on design projects ranging from resort hotels to transit systems to the prestigious San Francisco library.