[Michele_Bousquet,_Michael_McCarthy]3ds Max Animation with Biped(chm){Zzzzz}

3ds Max is a leader in 3D animation for game development, design visualization, and visual effects and enables users to outperform the competition when it comes to high-volume visual effects production. From 3D storyboards and digital matte paintings to realistic digital environments, believable characters, and impressive crowds, this all-in-one software is professional and fast! The powerful Biped module in 3ds Max 8, with pre-linked and realistically constrained skeletons and its suite of motion tools, dramatically speeds up the animation process. In this book and accompanying CD, author and award-winning animators Michele Bousquet and Michael McCarthy look at the Biped, Physique, Crowd, and Motion Mixer tools and demonstrate how to animate character models quickly. They start with the basics of Biped, and then move on to footstep animation, freeform animation and the use of crowd behavior simulation tools. Readers will also learn how to use all the new tools of Motion Mixer for mixing motion files, and the Workbench for adjusting biped function curves, and learn specific animation techniques, including how to adjust physique for perfect deformation, fit a biped to any character model, create realistic motions, combine motions on any character, create crowd scenes automatically, and more!

Publisher: New Riders; 1 edition (March 19, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0321375726
ISBN-13: 978-0321375728

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Michele Bousquet, an Autodesk Certified Trainer, has been using Biped and Character Studio since its first release. She is the author of Model, Rig, Animate! with 3ds max 7 and Animation with Character Studio 3. Michael McCarthy is an accomplished 3D artist and animator. His skills in the 3D field are largely derived from many years of painting and drawing. Character animation is one of Michael's passions and he enjoys the study of motion. Michael is very involved in teaching 3D art in the classroom, in books, and with training DVD's.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3ds Max Animation with Biped
By Al Perez on May 10, 2007
This is by far the best book covering Biped. 3ds Max Animation with Biped is for the beginner who wants to learn how to use Biped. Few books cover the Biped in any detail.

The examples are straight forward and well explained. The authors know "How to Teach". Very few books about 3ds Max are well written. Most leave details out and confuse the reader. I have purchased almost all the books written about 3ds Max and have been greatly disappointed by most. Michele Bousquet and Michale McCarthy have done an excellent job in writing this book.

nice book
By crispylocal on January 10, 2013
A very simple but a very good for beginners i.e. the very basic for biped but a real and a nice cd with it.
5+ Stars
Thank you

great book!, July 27, 2010
By
Zap Zhong "Zap"
This review is from: 3ds Max Animation with Biped (Paperback)
Like other reviewers say, a lot of the 3ds Max books leave a lot to be desired.. but this one is truly exceptional. The lessons are well articulated and the tutorials have all the steps explained. The only cautionary points i would make are 1) the book was written for 3ds Max 8 so it is aging a little and 2) to follow along you will need to know the 3ds Max interface already.. the book assumes a basic knowledge of Max... so if you are a total Max beginner, you should start with something else.

Good for Learning the Basics of Character Studio, December 20, 2007
By
Mark (Calif)
If you've looked around for books on learning Character Studio, you've undoubtedly noticed there's not much of a selection. 3ds Max Animation with Biped is probably as good a book on the basics as you're going to find. Also addresses some of the more advanced features of CS including combining mo cap files in Motion Mixer and building multiple Biped crowds. Michele Bousquet does a good job breaking things down into easy to understand terms. If you're wanting to learn a few things about Max's 'other' Bone system...get the book.