Mastering Autodesk VIZ 2008

Jon McFarland manages a design department at a property development company, where he uses AutoCAD and VIZ to create visualizations of proposed facility construction and expansions. An Autodesk Authorized Author, Jon has written or cowritten five books, including Mastering Autodesk VIZ 2007 (Sybex) and AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008: No Experience Required (Sybex). He has also taught VIZ, AutoCAD, and 3ds Max courses at the university level.

Introduction. Chapter 1: Getting to Know VIZ. Chapter 2: Introducing VIZ Objects. Chapter 3: Creating Shapes with Splines. Chapter 4: Editing Meshes and Creating Complex Objects. Chapter 5: Creating AEC and Entourage Objects. Chapter 6: Organizing and Editing Objects. Chapter 7: Light and Shadow. Chapter 8: Enhancing Models with Materials. Chapter 9: Staging Your Design. Chapter 10: Working with Files. Chapter 11: Using Radiosity. Chapter 12: Using mental ray. Chapter 13: Understanding Animation. Chapter 14: Creating Animations. Chapter 15: Using Photoshop with VIZ. Chapter 16: Combining Photographs with VIZ Designs. Chapter 17: Using Other Autodesk Applications with VIZ. Appendix A: The Bottom Line. Appendix B: Modifiers and Materials. Appendix C: Patches and NURBS Surfaces. Appendix D: Helpers and Effects. Index.